[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AWAY FROM
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATE TO STORM INFORMATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT OFFERS GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
MARINERS...AS WELL AS OTHER MARINE INTERESTS...ALONG ALL COASTAL
WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.7N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ALTHOUGH HURRICANE IRENE IS NEARLY 250 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CHARLESTON SC...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
COASTAL WATERS OFF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. OVER LAND...WINDS HAVE
BEEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN
BREEZY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH...MAINLY
NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM EDISTO TO HAMPTON THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

.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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ350-281215-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
812 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BEFORE
DECREASING BY THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SEAS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY
DECREASING...THEY ARE STILL 10 TO 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE SHORE.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE STRONGER WINDS FROM
HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUE TO MOVE WELL NORTH OF THE REGION.

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