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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE NORTH GEORGIA COAST...

.AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST OR ABOUT 35
MILES SOUTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 219 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA AND 271 MILES SOUTH OF
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

FAY HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...
BUT A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO BEGIN
TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS
THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY...AND NEAR OR ALONG THE
GULF COAST IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA ON FRIDAY.

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE AND FROM NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL SLIGHT STRENGTHENING
IS POSSIBLE WHILE THE CENTER OF FAY REMAINS OVER WATER TONIGHT AND
VERY EARLY TOMORROW...BUT GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON
THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY AFTER FAY MOVES BACK OVER THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
WAS 29.35 INCHES.

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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH GEORGIA
COAST. STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS
OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. HAVE BATTERY POWERED APPLIANCES
ON HAND IN CASE POWER IS LOST. A BATTERY POWERED NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS DEVICE IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...ESPECIALLY IF POWER IS LOST.

HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS. HAVE A SUPPLY OF
SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES TO
PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE.

IF YOU USE A PORTABLE POWER GENERATOR IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BE
CAREFUL. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING...ELECTROCUTIONS OR A FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD
ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE THURSDAY AS FAY MEANDERS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. TIDES
ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATE THIS
EVENING AND TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TIDAL
DEPARTURES WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF MCINTOSH
AND LIBERTY COUNTIES.

MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH MAJOR EROSION POSSIBLE ON
NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND BEACHES SUCH AS TYBEE ISLAND AND
SAPELO ISLAND. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR SHOULD
TIDAL DEPARTURES REACH GREATER THAN 2 FEET DURING HIGH TIDE.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND LIKELY REACH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. AT THIS
TIME...THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS OF LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH
MAY OCCUR AT ANYTIME ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA IN PASSING SQUALLS.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF BREAKING SMALL TO MODERATE
SIZE TREE LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS
FROM HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO
INCREASE THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINS LIKELY OCCURRING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE
RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT THE SAVANNAH
RIVER ENTRANCE AT 1153 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY BUT AN
ENHANCED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED
SURF SWIMMERS THAT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER
THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING
QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR
BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS
GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE
BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
MARINE INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
BETWEEN THE SAVANNAH RIVER AND THE ALTAMAHA SOUND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS
OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE TONIGHT RESULTING IN VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING BETWEEN 25 TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS EVENING. THE SABSOON R2 TOWER RECENTLY
REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SPEEDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT AS FAY DRIFTS NORTHWARD AND
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS BY
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN PASSING SQUALLS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MEANDER OFF THE FLORIDA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL
HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE THURSDAY AS FAY MEANDERS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. TIDES
ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATE THIS
EVENING AND TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR EROSION
POSSIBLE ON NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND BEACHES SUCH AS
HUNTING ISLAND AND EDISTO BEACH. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD ALSO
OCCUR SHOULD TIDAL DEPARTURES REACH GREATER THAN 2 FEET DURING
HIGH TIDE. CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD OCCUR IN PASSING SQUALLS.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINS LIKELY OCCURRING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE
RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE BEAUFORT
RIVER NEAR BEAUFORT AT 1234 AM THURSDAY MORNING AND 102 PM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS LOW.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY BUT AN
ENHANCED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED
SURF SWIMMERS THAT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER
THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING
QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR
BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS
GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE
BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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CHARLESTON-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MEANDER OFF THE FLORIDA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE THURSDAY AS FAY MEANDERS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. TIDES
ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THIS EVENING AND
TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER
INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR EROSION
POSSIBLE ON NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND BEACHES SUCH AS FOLLY
BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND WILD DUNES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD
ALSO OCCUR SHOULD TIDAL DEPARTURES REACH GREATER THAN 2 FEET
DURING HIGH TIDE. CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH COULD OCCUR IN PASSING SQUALLS.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINS LIKELY OCCURRING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY
RAINS FALL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR AT 1140 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY BUT AN
ENHANCED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED
SURF SWIMMERS THAT KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER
THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING
QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR
BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS
GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE
BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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BERKELEY-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MEANDER OFF THE FLORIDA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON LAKE MOULTRIE.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
INCREASE THURSDAY AS FAY MEANDERS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. TIDES
ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATE THIS
EVENING IN THE DANIEL ISLAND AREA AND TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS MAINLY THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE MOULTRIE ON THURSDAY AS
WINDS INCREASE ON THE LAKE. WAVE ACTION MAY RESULT IN MINOR
EROSION ALONG THE LAKESHORE...ROUGHLY BETWEEN PINOPOLIS...BLACKS
CAMP AND ANGLES LANDING.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF BERKELEY
COUNTY THIS EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
NEAR DANIEL ISLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY
AS FAY MEANDERS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. ENHANCED WINDS WILL PERSIST
ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15
KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS AND A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
RAINS LIKELY OCCURRING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY
RAINS FALL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR AT 1140 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-INLAND JASPER-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MEANDER OFF THE FLORIDA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL
HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD OCCUR IN PASSING
SQUALLS.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE RISK FOR FLOODING MAY
BECOME ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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INLAND COLLETON-
1145 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM FAY CONTINUES TO MEANDER OFF THE FLORIDA COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH
ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE RISK FOR
FLOODING MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS REMAIN VERY LOW...WITH SOME RISES LIKELY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING...AT
LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...IS LOW.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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