[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
127 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION...STORM TIDES AND STORM SURGE AND WINDS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO
EDISTO BEACH OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR...AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS FROM
SAVANNAH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST
OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 270 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAVANNAH
GA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY IMPROVE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS LARGE AND
POWERFUL HURRICANE IRENE MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.


&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 4 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

SCZ045-050-052-280530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
127 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
SEAS HAVE PEAKED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY...HOWEVER AN
ELEVATED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ADDITIONAL MINOR
BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE. BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE OF 6
TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. THESE
WAVES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE AND PEOPLE
ARE URGED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THE BREAKER HEIGHT
DIMINISHES.

...WINDS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
THROUGH DAYBREAK. THESE WINDS COULD DOWN A FEW POWER LINES...
TREES OR TREE LIMBS...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...BUT
THESE DEPARTURES WILL DECREASE PRIOR TO THE NEXT HIGH TIDE. THE
COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL ENHANCE
THE RISK FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR AROUND 651 AM. THE RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AREA.

$$

AMZ330-280530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
127 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
THROUGH DAYBREAK. WAVES WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 FEET WITH ROUGH
CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT.

$$

AMZ350-280530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
127 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATER THIS MORNING.
SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM AS HIGH AS 15 TO 20 FEET...TO 10 FEET OR
LESS BY DAYBREAK. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

$$

AMZ374-280530-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
127 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH DAYBREAK. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL REMAIN WELL OFF
THE GEORGIA COAST...WHERE SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM AS HIGH AS 10 TO
15 FEET TO 10 FEET OR LESS BY DAYBREAK. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT.

$$

JAQ



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