[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...

.AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES...NORTH OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 210
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...AND 285 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF FAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE CROSSING THE
NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 29.44 INCHES.

OCCASIONAL SQUALLS...WIND GUSTS TO 30 OR 40 MPH AND PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL AFFECT COASTAL
AREAS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AS TIDE LEVELS
CONTINUE TO RUN ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. THE NEXT
HIGH TIDE WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM EDT.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ALL
COASTAL AREAS...WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

SCZ048>051-222345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION UPDATED...AND WIND ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...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...TORNADO WATCH...

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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>101-114-115-137-222345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION 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...TORNADO WATCH...

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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.

$$

SCZ047-222345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JASPER-
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION 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...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...TORNADO WATCH...

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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.

$$

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042-044-222345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-DORCHESTER-
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION 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...
TORNADO WATCH...

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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.

$$

AMZ330-350-352-SCZ043-045-222345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
INLAND COLLETON-BERKELEY-
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION UPDATED.

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

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM FAY FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

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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