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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FAY BEGINNING TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...

.AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 190
MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH...AND 250 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON.

FAY HAS BEEN STATIONARY DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...
A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO BEGIN SOON
AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...FAY IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA
TODAY...AND BE VERY NEAR THE GULF COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BY LAT FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE CENTER
MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY. A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER
FAY MOVES BACK OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.

GAZ116>119-138>141-221630-
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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 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
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER
INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL LIKELY OCCUR
ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF MCINTOSH AND LIBERTY COUNTIES AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE.

GENERALLY MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
LATER TONIGHT AROUND OF THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. NORTHEAST FACING
BEACHES WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK FOR MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

...WINDS...
NEAR THE COAST...WINDS ARE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 TO 40 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO LOW END
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...30 TO 40 MPH..THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES. GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH MAY OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER SQUALLS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY MOVE WESTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...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. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE
WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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 CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM 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.

$$

AMZ354-374-221630-
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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-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 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
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE
NORTH GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY REACH MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD
GUST 40 TO 45 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY IN PASSING SQUALLS.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM 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-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FAY BEGINNING TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...

...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...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...AND
TIDES OF 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
LINGER INTO FRIDAY. THE NEXT HIGH WILL BE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN
OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD
OCCUR IN STRONGER 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 PERIODICALLY MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY... 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. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT THE BEAUFORT RIVER
AT 124 AM FRIDAY 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 CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND AN ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM 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.

$$

SCZ050-221630-
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CHARLESTON-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FAY BEGINNING TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...

...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...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...AND ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH
FRIDAY.

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. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN CHARLESTON WILL AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE AVERAGING 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE VERY POSSIBLE WITHIN
SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.

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 PERIODICALLY MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...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 CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND AN ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM 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.

$$

SCZ045-221630-
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BERKELEY-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FAY BEGINNING TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...

...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...

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES ARE RUNNING NEAR 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...AND TIDES
OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO
FRIDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF BERKELEY
COUNTY...WITH HIGHER WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH NEAR THE COAST. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS. ENHANCED WINDS WILL
PERSIST ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED NEAR THE COAST 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 CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND AN ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM 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.

$$

GAZ099>101-114-115-137-SCZ047-221630-
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CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-INLAND JASPER-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FAY BEGINNING TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...

...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...

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER GUSTS OF 30 TO 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 TO PERIODICALLY MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. RAIN
AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

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 PM 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.

$$

SCZ043-221630-
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INLAND COLLETON-
1217 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF FAY BEGINNING TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...

...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 ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
INCREASE DURING THE DAY...BUT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER GUSTS OF 30 TO 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 PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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 AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 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 PM 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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