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Hurricane Local Statement 1002, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this hurricane local statement at May 27, 2012, 12:24 AM EDT for Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2012, 12:24 AM EDT (04:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2012, 11:22 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
County Berkeley County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 33 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
734 WTUS82 KCHS 270424 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WATCHES CANCELLED FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES AND CHARLESTON HARBOR. UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS SW OR 230 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN TURN WESTWARD BEFORE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT. SINCE THE SYSTEM IS ENCOUNTERING DRY AIR AND IS STILL INTERACTING WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE...LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE BERYL REACHES THE COAST NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT. AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. WINDS AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH SHOULD BEGIN IN THE WATERS 20 TO 60 NM OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AND THE WATERS NEAR 20 NM OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST JUST AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHWESTWARD...REACHING THE WARNED AREAS FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...ONLY MINOR WIND IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THE INLAND FLOODING THREAT IS LOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW TRACK OF BERYL OR ITS REMNANTS AFTER LANDFALL...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. EVEN THOUGH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOR THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...KEEP AWARE OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOOD WARNINGS ARE EVENTUALLY ISSUED EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR YOU LOCATION. 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 3 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-280430- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.A.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HU.S.1002.120527T0424Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH CANCELLED... $$ SCZ047>049-051-280430- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 46 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR IMPACTS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION FROM A COMBINATION OF HIGHER TIDES AND ROUGH SURF...ALONG WITH SOME WATER POSSIBLY ON SMALL BEACH ACCESS ROADS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-280430- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 61 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY...BUT SINCE WE ARE AT A RELATIVE LOW POINT IN THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE...IMPACTS SHOULD BE RELEGATED TO SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDES AROUND MID DAY SUNDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AS WATER LEVELS AT THE SHORE PRODUCE 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO... SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN BANDS MOVING ONSHORE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK OF BERYL. $$ AMZ350-352-280430- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ354-374-280430- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST AND 12 TO 18 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK OF BERYL. $$ AMZ330-270530- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.A.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... $$ MTE
12 follow-up statements
895 WTUS82 KCHS 270658 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM LOCATION...INTENSITY AND MOVEMENT. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. 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 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8N...LONGITUDE 77.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 200 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY WEST SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TODAY...THEN TURN WESTWARD BEFORE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TONIGHT. SINCE THE SYSTEM IS ENCOUNTERING DRY AIR AND IS STILL INTERACTING WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE...LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE BERYL REACHES THE COAST. AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OR WIND GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH SHOULD BEGIN IN THE WATERS 20 TO 60 NM OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AND THE WATERS NEAR 20 NM OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AROUND DAYBREAK AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHWESTWARD...REACHING THE WARNED AREAS FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...ONLY MINOR WIND IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EROSION OCCURRING AROUND HIGH TIDE SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. THE INLAND FLOODING THREAT IS LOW THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW TRACK OF BERYL OR ITS REMNANTS AFTER LANDFALL...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. EVEN THOUGH SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ARE LOOKING MORE LIKELY...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...KEEP AWARE OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOOD WARNINGS ARE EVENTUALLY ISSUED EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR YOU LOCATION. 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 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-280700- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR BEACH EROSION AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THE MAIN ISSUE ALONG THE COAST WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND INCREASINGLY ROUGH SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. NO INUNDATION OF COASTAL STRUCTURES IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. $$ SCZ047>049-051-280700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 46 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR IMPACTS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION FROM A COMBINATION OF HIGHER TIDES AND ROUGH SURF...ALONG WITH SOME WATER POSSIBLY ON SMALL BEACH ACCESS ROADS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-280700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 61 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AT THIS TIME...STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT HIGH TIDE TODAY...BUT SINCE WE ARE AT A RELATIVE LOW POINT IN THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE...IMPACTS SHOULD BE RELEGATED TO SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDES AROUND MID DAY TODAY AND THEN AGAIN TONIGHT AS WATER LEVELS AT THE SHORE PRODUCE 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO... SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN BANDS MOVING ONSHORE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK OF BERYL. $$ AMZ350-352-280700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ354-374-280700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 258 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST AND 12 TO 18 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE TODAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK OF BERYL. $$ MTE
493 WTUS82 KCHS 271105 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST... EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT... .NEW INFORMATION... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON WINDS FOR THE WARNING AREA. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF SOUTH OF I-16 IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5N...LONGITUDE 78.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TURN MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. BERYL IS STILL EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AROUND THE GEORGIA- FLORIDA BORDER EARLY TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED UNTIL TIME OF LANDFALL. ACROSS THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH TROPICAL STORM THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EROSION OCCURRING AROUND HIGH TIDE SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. THE INLAND FLOODING THREAT IS LOW THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... SINCE BERYL IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER MAKING LANDFALL TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AN EXTENDED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY...WHICH IS WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-281115- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THE MAIN ISSUE ALONG THE COAST WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND INCREASINGLY ROUGH SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ SCZ047>049-051-281115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 49 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR IMPACTS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION FROM A COMBINATION OF HIGHER TIDES AND ROUGH SURF...ALONG WITH SOME WATER POSSIBLY ON SMALL BEACH ACCESS ROADS. UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ONCE BERYL MAKES LANDFALL WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STORM MAY STALL THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY RESULT. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A VERY SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS RAINBANDS FROM BERYL APPROACH THE AREA. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-281115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTH EAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS LATER THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT...BUT IMPACTS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO SHORELINE. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDES AROUND MID DAY TODAY AND THEN AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO... SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FINALLY...BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. IF BERYL STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA SOUTH GEORGIA FOR PART OF MONDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IF BERYL STALLS FOR A PERIOD ON MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... AS BERYL APPROACHES THE REGION THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. THE HIGHEST THREAT PERIOD WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT WITH ANY RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. $$ AMZ350-352-281115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE INCREASING RAPIDLY TODAY AS BERYL APPROACHES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS RAINBANDS FROM BERYL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT. $$ AMZ354-374-281115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY AS BERYL CONTINUES TO APPROACH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS RAINBANDS FROM BERYL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$
150 WTUS82 KCHS 271249 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 849 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL HEADING TOWARD THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE STORM... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE STORM LOCATION. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-16. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 78.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN BAD DECISIONS AND PLACE YOU OR THOSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT GREATER RISK. BERYL IS FORECAST TO TURN MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND IS STILL EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AROUND THE GEORGIA-FLORIDA BORDER EARLY TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TIME OF LANDFALL. ACROSS THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE BY LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM BERYL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING. THERE MAY BE AN EXTENDED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THIS EXTENDED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE LARGELY DUE THE POTENTIAL THAT BERYL MAY BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ON MONDAY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA OR SOUTHERN GEORGIA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .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. SCZ045-050-052-281300- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 849 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR BEACH EROSION AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TODAY THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ SCZ047>049-051-281300- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 849 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 49 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 TO 30 MPH NEAR THE COAST...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. CHANCES FOR RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS OUTER RAINBANDS FROM BERYL APPROACH. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STORM MAY STALL THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY RESULT. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A VERY SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS RAINBANDS FROM BERYL APPROACH THE AREA. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TODAY THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-281300- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 849 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTH EAST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS LATER THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS... SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT...BUT IMPACTS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO SHORELINE. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDES AROUND MID DAY TODAY AND THEN AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. IF BERYL STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA SOUTH GEORGIA FOR PART OF MONDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IF BERYL STALLS FOR A PERIOD ON MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... AS BERYL APPROACHES THE REGION THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE. THE HIGHEST THREAT PERIOD WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT WITH ANY RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TODAY THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ350-352-281300- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 849 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 54 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE INCREASING RAPIDLY TODAY AS BERYL APPROACHES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS RAINBANDS FROM BERYL MOVE INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT. $$ AMZ354-374-281300- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 849 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY TODAY AS BERYL CONTINUES TO APPROACH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS RAINBANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$
742 WTUS82 KCHS 271659 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL HAS BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE STORM POSITION AND STRENGTH. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH I-16. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 12 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 79.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 260 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN STRENGTH OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD TOWARD THE COASTAL LINE ALONG THE BORDER OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. WINDS HAVE ALSO INCREASED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS FROM CHARLESTON SOUTHWARD. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NOW THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM BERYL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING. THERE MAY BE AN EXTENDED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH BERYL TRIES TO BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA OR SOUTHERN GEORGIA ON MONDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-281700- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION TONIGHT... ...WINDS... THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS HAVE INDICATED SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IN GENERAL...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO COME CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN ANY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN BANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE COAST...THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY STRONGER SHOWERS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASING SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ SCZ047>049-051-281700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 49 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 TO 30 MPH NEAR THE COAST...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... OTHER THAN SOME BRIEF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN BANDS MOVING ONSHORE...NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STORM MAY STALL THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY RESULT. ...TORNADOES... A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL APPROACH THE AREA. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND INCREASING SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-281700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTH EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES... SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BRIEF PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH BERYL APPROACH FROM THE EAST. GIVEN THAT THE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF... RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 1/2 INCH TO ONE INCH BY THE END OF THE DAY. HOWEVER...BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS MORE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS FROM THE STORM MOVE INTO THE AREA. IF BERYL STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA SOUTH GEORGIA FOR PART OF MONDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IF BERYL STALLS FOR A PERIOD ON MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE COAST...THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY STRONGER SHOWERS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SURF. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ350-352-281700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 54 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AS BERYL APPROACHES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND. $$ AMZ354-374-281700- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1259 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AS BERYL CONTINUES TO APPROACH. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA WITHIN A FEW HOURS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO ACROSS INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND. $$
675 WTUS82 KCHS 271852 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL HAS BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE STORM. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-16. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 79.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BEAUFORT SC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY TO 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL HAS TAKEN ON MORE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HAS NOW CHANGED CLASSIFICATION FROM SUBTROPICAL TO TROPICAL STORM. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS INCREASED THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS SLIGHTLY TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM BERYL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING. RAIN BANDS ARE NOW IMPACTING MUCH OF THE AREA AS THE CIRCULATION OF BERYL CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE FLORIDA-GEORGIA COASTLINE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. THE SAVANNAH PORT HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO INCREASING WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-281900- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION TONIGHT... ...WINDS... THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE CLOSER TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO GUST NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN ANY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN BANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COAST...THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY STRONGER SHOWERS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASING SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ SCZ047>049-051-281900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 49 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... OTHER THAN SOME BRIEF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN BANDS MOVING ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT. CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE STORM MAY STALL FOR MUCH OF MONDAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY RESULT. ...TORNADOES... A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND INCREASING SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION MAINLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-281900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... NORTH EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF SOME DOWNED BRANCHES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE SAVANNAH AREA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS WINDS BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES... SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF BERYL. IF BERYL WERE TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDES AND INUNDATION VALUES COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AND MCINTOSH COUNTY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AS BERYL APPROACHES FROM THE EAST. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF IN DURATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY KEEPING RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO 1/2 INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AS MORE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS FROM THE STORM MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. IF BERYL STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA SOUTH GEORGIA FOR PART OF MONDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IF BERYL STALLS FOR A PERIOD ON MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING... POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY STRONGER SHOWERS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... AS NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SURF. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ350-352-281900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 54 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AS BERYL APPROACHES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW GENERALLY TO BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. SEAS CONTINUE TO BUILD ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND. $$ AMZ354-374-281900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AS BERYL APPROACHES FROM THE EAST. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE NOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO ACROSS INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND. $$
220 WTUS82 KCHS 272227 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 627 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL HEADED FOR FAR NORTHERN FLORIDA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0N...LONGITUDE 80.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE THIS EVENING NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM BERYL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-282230- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 627 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION TONIGHT... ...WINDS... THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SOME WIND GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE CLOSE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING... POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND INCREASING SURF THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ SCZ047>049-051-282230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 627 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 49 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERAL RAIN BANDS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THE CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND INCREASING SURF THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION MAINLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-282230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 627 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE UNLIKELY TO BE ENTIRELY UNDER WATER BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF BERYL. ALSO... SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF BERYL. IF BERYL WERE TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDES AND INUNDATION VALUES COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AND MCINTOSH COUNTY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AS BERYL APPROACHES FROM THE EAST. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF IN DURATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY KEEPING RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO 1/2 INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...BY TONIGHT...HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AS MORE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS FROM THE STORM MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. IF BERYL STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA SOUTH GEORGIA FOR PART OF MONDAY...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IF BERYL STALLS FOR A PERIOD ON MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY IN RAIN BANDS TONIGHT DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH AND DANGEROUS SURF. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ350-352-282230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 627 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 54 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND. $$ AMZ354-374-282230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 627 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST TONIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MAINLY THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO ACROSS INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATER TONIGHT AS BERYL MOVES INLAND. $$ MTE
487 WTUS82 KCHS 280109 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 909 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL NEARING THE COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 80.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE THIS EVENING NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM BERYL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-290115- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 909 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION TONIGHT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 20 TO 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING... POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT. $$ SCZ047>049-051-290115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 909 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 49 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERAL RAIN BANDS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THE CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE MAINLY IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION MAINLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-290115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 909 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE UNLIKELY TO BECOME IMPASSIBLE. ALSO... SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF BERYL. IF BERYL WERE TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDES AND INUNDATION VALUES COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AND MCINTOSH COUNTY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FROM 1/2 TO 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS AND THEN AWAY FROM THE AREA BY MID WEEK. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ350-352-290115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 909 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 54 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ354-374-290115- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 909 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST TONIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO ACROSS INTO THE AREA. $$ MTE
958 WTUS82 KCHS 280349 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING INLAND NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2N...LONGITUDE 81.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM BERYL IS MAKING LANDFALL NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE HIGHEST INITIAL IMPACTS FROM BERYL ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND WIND GUSTS OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN RAIN BANDS. THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH WATER...INLAND FLOODING WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS AND THEN MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ045-050-052-290400- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ... ..WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OVERALL...STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING... POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT. $$ SCZ047>049-051-290400- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE COULD BE UP TO 1/2 TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...PRODUCING SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...INLAND FLOODING... EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERAL RAIN BANDS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THE CHANCES FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE MAINLY IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION MAINLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-290400- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. A FEW COASTAL ROADS MAY HAVE SOME WATER ON THEM AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT MAJOR ARTERIES...SUCH AS ROUTE 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND...ARE UNLIKELY TO BECOME IMPASSIBLE. ALSO...SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF BERYL. IF BERYL WERE TO GET A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED...MAXIMUM STORM TIDES AND INUNDATION VALUES COULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER REGION AND MCINTOSH COUNTY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FROM 1/2 TO 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS AND THEN AWAY FROM THE AREA BY MID WEEK. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT MAJOR HIGH TIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ AMZ350-352-290400- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ354-374-290400- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1149 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST TONIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. $$ MTE
576 WTUS82 KCHS 280637 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL INLAND NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA... .NEW INFORMATION... CANCEL TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS OFF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. REMOVED MENTION OF TIDAL AND INLAND BERKELEY. STORM UPDATE. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH... COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON AND COASTAL JASPER. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 81.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 275 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM BERYL HAS MADE LANDFALL. GRADUAL WEAKENING OF THE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN DECEASING IMPACTS TODAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. 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 6 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ050-290645- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. $$ SCZ047>049-051-290645- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN RAIN BANDS...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE... MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL COMMENCE BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. ...INLAND FLOODING... SEVERAL RAIN BANDS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH EROSION MAINLY THIS MORNING. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-290645- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH DAYBREAK. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... UP TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS TODAY AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH DAYBREAK. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THIS MORNING. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED. $$ AMZ352-290645- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH DAYBREAK. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. $$ AMZ354-374-290645- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS FROM 16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY DAYBREAK. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. $$ AMZ350-280745- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ SCZ045-052-280745- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY- 237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...IMMEDIATE IMPACTS FROM BERYL HAVE ENDED... $$
348 WTUS82 KCHS 280937 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE TO CANCEL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR ALL OF SOUTH CAROLINA .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH AND COASTAL MCINTOSH. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON... BEAUFORT AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 82.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EXTREME NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE BIGGEST HAZARD THAT REMAINS WITH THIS STORM IS THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AS OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR AREAS STILL WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...BE ALERT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES IF YOU NEED TO GO OUTDOORS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. SCZ050-290945- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. $$ SCZ047-281045- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER- 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ SCZ048-049-051-290945- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-290945- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ESPECIALLY WITHIN RAIN BANDS. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS TODAY AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED. $$ AMZ352-281045- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ AMZ354-374-290945- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 537 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 24 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS FROM 9 TO 12 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. $$
869 WTUS82 KCHS 281223 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 823 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN BUT THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE STORM INFORMATION. .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 BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH AND COASTAL MCINTOSH. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON... CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM BERYL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WELL INLAND ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN FLORIDA AND INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA. THE .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR AREAS STILL WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...BE ALERT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES IF YOU NEED TO GO OUTDOORS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .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. SCZ048>051-291230- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 823 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-291230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 823 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY WITHIN RAIN BANDS. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BANDS OF SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS BERYL STALLS TODAY AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED. $$ AMZ354-374-291230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 823 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN RAIN BANDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS FROM 9 TO 12 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 5 TO 8 FEET CLOSER TO THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. $$
431 WTUS82 KCHS 281522 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL STILL EXPECTED... .NEW INFORMATION... WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. .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... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5N...LONGITUDE 82.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA-GEORGIA STATE LINE. ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE THREAT THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AS RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPRESSION CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. ACROSS AREA BEACHES...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG WITH SOME ROUGH SURF THROUGH TODAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ANY DOWNED LIMBS AND TREES...WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME DOWNED POWER LINES. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY PLANS TO DEPART THROUGH THIS EVENING. && .NEXT UPDATE... AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA. SCZ048>051-281630- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-281630- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ354-374-281630- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 1122 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane local statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane local statement went out at May 26, 9:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 9:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
958 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE
FLORIDA-GEORGIA BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS THEN
EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA/NORTHERN FLORIDA BEFORE
MOVING BACK UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
A FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST COULD IMPACT THE AREA FOR THE
LATE WEEK PERIOD.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
LATE THIS EVENING...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY WEATHER PREVAILING
OVER JUST ABOUT ALL OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THESE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS
WILL PROBABLY HOLD UP FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE EFFECTS FROM
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL SPREAD OVER THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
LATE HALF OF THIS WEEKEND.
OVERNIGHT...WE MAINTAINED TRENDS FOR INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WE TRIMMED BACK POPS THROUGH 4 AM GIVEN RECENT RADAR
AND 18Z MODEL TRENDS BUT CONTINUED SOME COASTAL CHANCES LATE.
OTHERWISE...OVERNIGHT FORECAST ON TRACK AND LITTLE CHANGE WAS
NEEDED ON RECENT UPDATES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...IT WILL BE DURING THIS TIME THAT THE WORST
IMPACTS FROM THE APPROACH OF BERYL WILL OCCUR IN OUR CWFA...AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE NEAR THE GEORGIA/FLORIDA BORDER AROUND 06Z
MONDAY. BERYL IS BEING DRIVEN BY A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE THAT WILL
BE SITUATED FROM OLD MEXICO TO THE OH/TN VALLEYS...AND THEN
EXTENDING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.
THIS WILL STEER THE SYSTEM MORE WESTWARD AND PUTS THE FORECAST AREA
INTO THE NE QUAD RELATIVE TO THE STORMS MOTION. THE DRY AIR IN PLACE
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BERYL INITIALLY WILL HOLD IN PLACE LONGEST
ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES...BUT WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
AND CONSIDERABLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE OUR RAIN PROBABILITIES WILL
STEADILY CLIMB FROM EAST TO WEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME OF THE
OUTERMOST RAIN BANDS WILL BE IMPACTING THE COASTAL ZONES AT
DAYBREAK...WITH POPS TO THEN CLIMB FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST RAIN
CHANCES WILL BE FROM BEAUFORT AND COASTAL JASPER TO
MCINTOSH...LIBERTY AND LONG COUNTIES WHERE 60-70 POPS ARE CURRENTLY
EXPECTED. PROBABILITIES WILL FURTHER RISE ABOUT 10 PERCENT ALL AREAS
SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN
SECTIONS AND ALONG THE COAST. /SEE OUR HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW FOR
FURTHER DETAILS/.TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL START OCCURRING IN
THE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING FROM BEAUFORT AND JASPER
COUNTIES SOUTH OF MCINTOSH...LIBERTY AND LONG COUNTIES. THE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS TO BE LIMITED TO THESE SE GA ZONES THE REST OF
SUNDAY NIGHT. FURTHER NORTH AND WEST THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG...BUT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL STILL RESULT WITH THE
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND BERYL TO OCCUR. THE ONSHORE FLOW AND
AN INCREASE/THICKENING OF CLOUD COVER WILL NOT ALLOW TEMPS TO CLIMB
AS WARM AS THEY DID ON SATURDAY...BUT THERE IS STILL ENOUGH
SUBSIDENCE IN ADVANCE OF BERYL TO ALLOW FOR MID AND UPPER 80S TO
OCCUR AWAY FROM THE COAST. IT/LL BE WARM AND VERY HUMID SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH MINS NO LOWER THAN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BERYL WILL BE INLAND OVER NORTHERN
FLORIDA/SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND WEAKENING...WITH THE LATEST PROJECTIONS
SHOWING IT DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THAT TIME. THE
RIDGING ALOFT BEGINS TO START BREAKING DOWN...AS A BROAD AND DEEP
LAYERED TROUGH IS FOUND MOVING INTO THE PLAINS STATES. DEPENDING
UPON HOW FAR INLAND THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO MOVE BEFORE STALLING WILL
DETERMINE HOW STRONG OUR LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE. BUT AMPLE
FORCING AND DEEP MOISTURE SUPPORTS KEEPING AT LEAST 40-60 POPS
MONDAY AND 30-50 POPS MONDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS
OUR SOUTHERN ZONES DURING THIS TIME. PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL CAN AGAIN OCCUR WITH THE RAIN BANDS AROUND BERYL. WINDS
COULD STILL BE NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE EARLY MONDAY NEAR PARTS OF
THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE ON A DECREASING TREND.
DESPITE PLENTY OF CLOUDS THERE LOOKS TO BE JUST ENOUGH INSOLATION TO
BOOST TEMPS TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S DURING THE DAY...WHILE THE
SAME CLOUD COVER WILL PREVENT MINS FROM FALLING ANY LOWER THAN THE
UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY...THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAMS WILL START TO PHASE AND
THE ASSOCIATED DEEP TROUGHING WILL RECURVE BERYL AND TURN IT BACK
TOWARD THE NE. SHE MAY RETURN TO TROPICAL STORM STATUS FOR AWHILE AS
SHE MOVES BACK INTO THE ATLANTIC OFF THE NC/SC COASTS...BUT THE
SYSTEM WILL BE TRAVELING AT A QUICKER PACE THAN WHAT IT WAS AS IT
APPROACHED THE COAST EARLIER. SO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR
NOT ANY TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL BE ABLE TO OCCUR AGAIN IN OUR
CWFA. THERE IS STILL AMPLE MOISTURE AND FORCING TO KEEP POPS AT
LEAST IN THE 30-50 PERCENT RANGE AT A MINIMUM. TEMPS LOOK TO REACH
THE MID AND UPPER 80S.
REGARDING THE RISK FOR TORNADOES...WITH 0-1 KM BULK SHEAR OF 30-35
KNOTS AND THE 0-3 KM VGP APPROACHING 0.20 THERE IS STILL AT LEAST A
SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY.
THE BEST CHANCES LOOK TO BE ACROSS OUR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ZONES
IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE TRACK OF BERYL.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FORECAST UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS INTO THE MID WEEK PERIOD DUE TO
DIFFERING MODEL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DEPARTING LOW SYSTEM TO THE
NORTHEAST. WILL LEAN TOWARD A MORE CONSERVATIVE SOLUTION
INDICATING A WEAKER AND SLOWER MOVING SYSTEM UP THE CAROLINA
COASTLINE...AND THUS MAINTAIN SOLID RAIN CHANCES INTO WEDNESDAY.
WILL THEN INDICATE LOWER RAIN POTENTIAL BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM BY THURSDAY...WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION MORE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN IN NATURE. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGHING AND A COLD FRONT COULD IMPACT THE AREA FROM THE WEST
LATE NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
KCHS...WE COULD SOME OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE FIRST
PART OF THE OVERNIGHT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE PREVAILING SURFACE WIND
GUSTS WILL ENSUE CLOSER TO DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY...THEN INCREASING
NE FLOW...BECOMING E SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 30 KT POSSIBLE
AFTER 18Z. FOR NOW WE HAVE INTRODUCED VCSH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
WITH BANDS FROM BERYL AFTER MID AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. LATER TAF
CYCLES MAY NEED TO PREVAIL SHOWERS AS EARLY AS MIDDAY. CIGS
SHOULD BECOME MVFR LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY
IN AND OUT OF MVFR SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN BANDS INCREASING.
KSAV...OVERNIGHT VFR CONDITIONS WITH SURFACE WINDS FROM THE N
BEGINNING TO GUST AND INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. BASED
ON THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK OF BERYL...WE HAVE INDICATED
WINDS NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN GUSTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ESPECIALLY IN CONSIDERATION TO THE DIURNAL EFFECTS WHICH ALREADY
FAVOR HIGHER GUSTS DURING THESE HOURS WITH SYNOPTIC ENE FLOW.
WE PREVAILED SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PORTION OF THE TAF CYCLE ON
SUNDAY AS WELL WITH CIGS LIKELY MVFR AT TIMES.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...STEADILY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY DUE TO WIND AND RAIN IMPACTS FROM SUBTROPICAL
STORM BERYL TRACKING TOWARD NORTHERN FLORIDA/SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
VERY GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT KSAV...ARE
LIKELY ALONG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. SUB-VFR CONDITIONS REMAIN
POSSIBLE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS LOW PRESSURE LINGERS NEAR THE
AREA.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
MARINE AREA OUTSIDE CHARLESTON HARBOR WHERE A WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF CHARLESTON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT AS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES
SOUTHWEST JUST EAST OF THE LOCAL WATERS. INCREASING WINDS AND
SWELL WILL DRIVE UP SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS TO AROUND 9-13 FT
BEYOND 20 NM FROM THE COAST...HIGHEST EAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE LIKELY BEYOND 20 NM BY DAYBREAK WITH AT LEAST TROPICAL
STORM FORCE GUSTS WITHIN 20 NM.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...TREACHEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT WATERS...WITH THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BERYL AS THE CENTER
PASSES NOT FAR TO THE SOUTH OR THE GA WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SC WATERS OUT 20 NM AND THE GA WATERS
OUT 60 NM DURING THIS PERIOD...WHILE THE CHARLESTON COUNTY WATERS
INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL GENERATE AT LEAST STRONG SCA
CONDITIONS. SEAS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 7-9 FT NORTHERN WATERS...8-10
FT CENTRAL WATERS...9-12 FT SOUTHERN WATERS OUT 20 NM...BUT UP TO
12-18 FT 20-60 NM OFF THE GA COAST. EVEN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL
EXPERIENCE WAVES OF 2-3 FT.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY IMPROVE AS BERYL
MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH
ONCE THE TROPICAL HEADLINES COME DOWN WE/LL STILL LIKELY REQUIRE AT
LEAST SCA HEADLINES FOR OUR GA WATERS.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BERYL WILL RE-CURVE BACK TOWARD THE NE
AND SHE MAY BE ABLE TO GAIN SOME STRENGTH AGAIN AS THE SYSTEM
RE-EMERGES OFF THE SE COAST. THE QUESTION IS WILL IT BE ABLE TO
REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...OR WILL STRONG SCA/S SUFFICE. WE CAN
ADDRESS THIS IN LATER FORECAST CYCLES. BUT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE YET AGAIN.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PROVIDED THAT BERYL BEHAVES AS
EXPECTED...SHE LOOKS TO BE OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BY
THURSDAY....AS WEAK ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN HER WAKE.
LINGERING SCA OR POSSIBLE TROPICAL HEADLINES WEDNESDAY WILL FINALLY
COME DOWN BY THURSDAY AS CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THEN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MAINLY
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND POSSIBLY FAR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA SUNDAY
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS BERYL PUSHES TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
TOWARDS THE FLORIDA/GEORGIA BORDER. THE STRONG ONSHORE/CYCLONIC FLOW
COUPLED WITH INCREASING COASTAL CONVERGENCE AND PWATS AT OR ABOVE
2 INCHES /2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE CLIMO FOR LATE MAY/ WILL
SUPPORT A RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...MAINLY SUNDAY THROUGH AT LEAST
MONDAY.
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST FOR BERYL...WE/RE LOOKING AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF 2-4 INCHES OF RAIN INTO EARLY THIS UPCOMING WEEK. THE
BEST POTENTIAL VORTICITY AND THE STRONGEST LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
TRANSPORT IS TO BE SITUATED ACROSS SE GA...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-16. IT
IS THESE AREAS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR FLOODING
RAINS...ESPECIALLY WITH ELEVATED TIDES THAT MAY INCREASE THE RISK
FOR FRESH WATER FLOODING ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. THE EVENTUAL
TRACK BERYL TAKES WILL ULTIMATELY DEFINE WHERE THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST
RAINS WILL SETUP AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED
FOR PARTS OF THE DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREA AS THESE DETAILS BECOME MORE
APPARENT. FOR NOW...WITH THE STRONGEST 850-300 MB BULK SHEAR
FORECAST FROM THE NW...WHICH WOULD DISTORT THE HEAVIEST RAIN OUTSIDE
OUR FORECAST AREA...WE HAVE HELD OFF ON A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THIS
TIME.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GAZ116>119-137>141.
SC...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SCZ047>049-051.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR SCZ045-050-052.
MARINE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR AMZ350-352-354-374.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR AMZ330.
&&
SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...RJB
MARINE...
HYDROLOGY...Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:57 AM EDT, 18 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 557 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 SCZ045-050-052-271000- INLAND BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- 557 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042>044-271000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- 557 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ047>049-051-271000- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 557 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ099>101-114-115-271000- CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- 557 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY RAINS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL IMPACTS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ350-352-354-374-271000- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 557 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 60 hr |
| May 27, 4:16 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.