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Hurricane Local Statement 1018, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this hurricane local statement at Oct 25, 2012, 12:44 PM EDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012, 12:44 PM EDT (16:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2012, 4:08 AM EDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
775 WTUS82 KCHS 251644 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1244 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL AND NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 12 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4N...LONGITUDE 75.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM WAS A CATEGORY TWO STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. SINCE HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTLINE...THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MARINE WATERS. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SOME BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE COAST...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY BY LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SWIMMERS AND SURFERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL LATER ON SUNDAY WHEN THESE HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE. && .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. AMZ350-352-354-374-260045- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 1244 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-260045- /O.NEW.KCHS.HU.S.1018.121025T1644Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1244 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... ALTHOUGH THE CIRCULATION WITH SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE...BUILDING WAVES FURTHER OFFSHORE WILL LIKELY TRANSLATE TO HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. $$ AMZ330-260045- /O.NEW.KCHS.HU.S.1018.121025T1644Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1244 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF HURRICANE SANDY AND HOW CLOSE THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TO THE HARBOR. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. $$
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079 WTUS82 KCHS 251833 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 690 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 680 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. SINCE HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTLINE...THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MARINE WATERS. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SOME BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE COAST...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY BY LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SWIMMERS AND SURFERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL LATER ON SUNDAY WHEN THESE HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE. && .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. AMZ350-352-354-374-260245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-260245- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE LIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SECURED TO INSIDE LOCATIONS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN INTO AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING OTHER ITEMS. ANCHOR LOOSE TARPS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY...AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... ALTHOUGH THE CIRCULATION WITH SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE...BUILDING WAVES FURTHER OFFSHORE WILL LIKELY TRANSLATE TO HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. $$ AMZ330-260245- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 233 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF HURRICANE SANDY AND HOW CLOSE THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TO THE HARBOR. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. $$
686 WTUS82 KCHS 252125 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 525 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND CHANGED COASTAL WATER HEADLINES. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. REGARDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. 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 900 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-260530- /O.UPG.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.TR.W.1018.121025T2125Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 525 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM...AND AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAINLY FROM FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-260530- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 525 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE LIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SECURED TO INSIDE LOCATIONS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN INTO AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING OTHER ITEMS. ANCHOR LOOSE TARPS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY...AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MAT BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ AMZ330-260530- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.TR.A.1018.121025T2125Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 525 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS AS HIGH AS 20 OR 25 KT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. $$
290 WTUS82 KCHS 252203 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 602 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND CHANGED COASTAL WATER HEADLINES. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 620 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. REGARDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. 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 900 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-260630- /O.UPG.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.TR.W.1018.121025T2202Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 602 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM...AND AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAINLY FROM FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-260630- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 602 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE LIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SECURED TO INSIDE LOCATIONS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN INTO AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING OTHER ITEMS. ANCHOR LOOSE TARPS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY...AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MAT BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ AMZ330-260630- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.TR.A.1018.121025T2202Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 602 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS AS HIGH AS 20 OR 25 KT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. $$
607 WTUS82 KCHS 260047 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 847 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.8N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. REGARDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. 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 AROUND MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-260600- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 847 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM...AND AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAINLY FROM FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-260600- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 847 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE LIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SECURED TO INSIDE LOCATIONS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN INTO AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING OTHER ITEMS. ANCHOR LOOSE TARPS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HOWEVER...AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY...AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MAT BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ AMZ330-260600- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 847 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SYSTEM. && ...WINDS AND WAVES... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS AS HIGH AS 20 OR 25 KT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$
810 WTUS82 KCHS 260402 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1202 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS... .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3N...LONGITUDE 76.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 560 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. 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 300 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-261215- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 1202 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS DAYBREAK FRIDAY FOR THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM...AND AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAINLY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-261215- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1202 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. FORECAST CONDITIONS ARE BEING MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY... AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ AMZ330-261215- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1202 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SYSTEM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR 20 TO 25 KT WINDS AFFECTING CHARLESTON HARBOR ON FRIDAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT FRIDAY...AND AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$
560 WTUS82 KCHS 260652 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 252 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS AS A CATEGORY ONE... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND EXPECTED ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.8N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 510 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. 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. AMZ350-352-354-374-261500- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING FOR THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM...AND THIS EVENING FOR ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGINNING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND THE WATERS WITHIN 20 NM STARTING THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND INTO SUNDAY BEYOND 20 NM. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-261500- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 252 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. FORECAST CONDITIONS ARE BEING MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY... AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ AMZ330-261500- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 252 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SYSTEM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR 20 TO 25 KT WINDS AFFECTING CHARLESTON HARBOR TODAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$
891 WTUS82 KCHS 260909 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND NEW WATCHES. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON... CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-261715- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGINNING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND THE WATERS WITHIN 20 NM STARTING THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND INTO SUNDAY BEYOND 20 NM. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ SCZ045-052-261715- /O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY- 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ SCZ048>051-261715- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ AMZ330-261715- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SYSTEM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS FAR OFFSHORE... SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR 20 TO 25 KT WINDS AFFECTING CHARLESTON HARBOR TODAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-261715- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS AS A CATEGORY ONE... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY... AND MAYBE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE MAINLY OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ SCZ047-261715- /O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER- 509 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$
189 WTUS82 KCHS 261003 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS AS A CATEGORY ONE... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION...WATCHES...AND FORECAST. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND COASTAL GEORGIA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EXCEPT CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON... CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL GEORGIA...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS AND POSSIBLE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTH. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. 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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-261815- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGINNING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND THE WATERS WITHIN 20 NM STARTING THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITHIN 20 NM FROM THE COAST...AND INTO SUNDAY BEYOND 20 NM. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM LATER TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION. $$ SCZ045-048>052-261815- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. && ...WINDS... WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS...GENERALLY WITHIN A MILE OF SHORE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES WILL BE RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY. MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-261815- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SYSTEM. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER BUT REMAINS OFFSHORE...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR 20 TO 25 KT WINDS AFFECTING CHARLESTON HARBOR TODAY...THEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT A LATER TIME. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-261815- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT... NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ SCZ047-261815- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JASPER- 603 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. $$
864 WTUS82 KCHS 261322 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS AS A CATEGORY ONE... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WATCH AREA AND 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON... CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH...OR CATEGORY ONE IN STRENGTH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD...WHICH IS WHY THE COASTAL LAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WERE ADDED INTO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-262130- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE OUTER WATERS BEYOND 40 MILES BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE REGION BY TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE MARINE AREA. BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WITHIN HEAVY RAINBANDS LATER TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. $$ SCZ045-047>052-262130- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BE PREPARED FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING WHICH COULD CLOSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE SANDY. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. HOWEVER...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY. MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ SCZ043-262130- /O.EXA.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON- 922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ AMZ330-262130- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE...THE EXPANDING WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS...LIKELY REACHING TROPICAL FORCE...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOMETIME TODAY. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-262130- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 922 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS TO AVOID BEING BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT... NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE COAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
163 WTUS82 KCHS 261601 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA....WHILE A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.7N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD...WHICH IS WHY THE COASTAL LAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WERE ADDED INTO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-270015- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE OUTER WATERS BEYOND 40 MILES BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE REGION BY TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY...MAKING MARINE ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE MARINE AREA...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST...MAKING MARINE TRAVEL UNSAFE FOR ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-270015- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE....BUT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CAUSE LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS...SUCH AS SMALL TREE LIMBS...GARBAGE CANS...AND UN-ANCHORED TARPS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY IN TYPICAL LOCATIONS OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-270015- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL POSSIBLE OVER CHARLESTON HARBOR...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO EVEN MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-270015- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1201 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT... NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE COAST...CAUSING LIGHT OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND POTENTIALLY PRODUCING LIGHT DAMAGE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
237 WTUS82 KCHS 261831 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY NOW JUST NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA....WHILE A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.1N...LONGITUDE 77.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 350 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD...WHICH IS WHY THE COASTAL LAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WERE ADDED INTO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-270245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE OUTER WATERS BEYOND 40 MILES BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE REGION BY TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY...MAKING MARINE ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE MARINE AREA...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST...MAKING MARINE TRAVEL UNSAFE FOR ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-270245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE....BUT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CAUSE LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS...SUCH AS SMALL TREE LIMBS...GARBAGE CANS...AND UN-ANCHORED TARPS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY IN TYPICAL LOCATIONS OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-270245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL POSSIBLE OVER CHARLESTON HARBOR...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO EVEN MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 FT STARTING LATER TODAY...AND BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-270245- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 231 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT... NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE COAST...CAUSING LIGHT OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND POTENTIALLY PRODUCING LIGHT DAMAGE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
382 WTUS82 KCHS 262154 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED FOR MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON SANDY AND TO UPGRADE THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN CHARLESTON HARBOR TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3N...LONGITUDE 77.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD...WHICH IS WHY THE COASTAL LAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WERE ADDED INTO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE 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. 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 900 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-270600- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS OUT 60 NM UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS OUT 20 NM AND IN CHARLESTON HARBOR BY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF THE MARINE AREA. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 18 TO 22 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OF THE COAST...AND TO 12 TO 17 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE NAVIGATION UNSAFE FOR MOST IF NOT ALL BOAT TRAFFIC. THESE CONDITIONS CAN ALSO EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-270600- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. HOWEVER...THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ALTHOUGH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...AND UN-ANCHORED TARPS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD. SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY ALSO BREAK OFF AND CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY IN TYPICAL LOCATIONS OF LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS...WITH STRUCTURES NOT EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-270600- /O.UPG.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND WAVES... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE EARLY TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR PERHAPS 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER CHARLESTON HARBOR...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO EVEN MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT...THEN UP TO 4 FEET SATURDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...LARGER WAVES WILL OCCUR NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-270600- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 554 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT... NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE COAST...CAUSING LIGHT OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND POTENTIALLY PRODUCING LIGHT DAMAGE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST TO BECOME FLOODED OR IMPASSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
175 WTUS82 KCHS 270058 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 390 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD...WHICH IS WHY THE COASTAL LAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WERE ADDED INTO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH EARLIER THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-270900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS...AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 KNOTS FRIDAY EVENING...WILL CONTINUE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE REGION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 15 TO 20 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-270900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS THE TRACK OF HURRICANE SANDY PASSES CLOSEST TO THE COAST SATURDAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD DEVELOP. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CAUSE LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS SMALL TREE LIMBS...GARBAGE CANS...AND UN-ANCHORED TARPS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDES. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY IN TYPICAL LOCATIONS OF LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS AND ROADS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-270900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES CLOSE BY...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL POSSIBLE OVER CHARLESTON HARBOR...WHICH COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL TO EVEN MEDIUM SIZED BOATS. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-270900- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 858 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT... NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVERTHELESS GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NEAR THE COAST...CAUSING LIGHT OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN AROUND AND POTENTIALLY PRODUCING LIGHT DAMAGE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
277 WTUS82 KCHS 270434 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7N...LONGITUDE 77.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS THE HURRICANE MOVES NORTHWARD. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO PASS OVER COASTAL WATERS AND CLOSE TO COASTAL COUNTIES...MAINLY SATURDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING 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. 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 EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-271245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS WERE FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 NM. THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR INCREASING WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST...WITH HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-271245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND COULD BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. SINCE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDES. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-271245- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS. THESE WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-271245- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1234 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. NEVERTHELESS...GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
832 WTUS82 KCHS 270702 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 302 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE WIND FIELDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SANDY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AS THE HURRICANE MOVES NORTHWARD. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO PASS OVER COASTAL WATERS AND CLOSE TO COASTAL COUNTIES...MAINLY AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING 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. 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. AMZ350-352-354-374-271515- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 302 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... EARLY THIS MORNING...WINDS WERE FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 NM. THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR INCREASING WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE BEYOND 20 MILES AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST...WITH HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-271515- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 302 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND COULD BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDES. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-271515- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 302 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-271515- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 302 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. NEVERTHELESS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDE TODAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
721 WTUS82 KCHS 271000 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 600 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STRENGTH AND POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6N...LONGITUDE 76.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. ALTHOUGH SANDY HAS DECREASED IN STRENGTH TO A TROPICAL STORM...THE WIND FIELDS AROUND THE STORM CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND EXTEND WELL WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE STORM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE MARINE AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE RIGHT NEAR THE COAST TODAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE..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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-271800- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 600 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... THIS MORNING...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST FREQUENTLY TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 MILES OFFSHORE. THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR INCREASING WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...AS SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-271800- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 600 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDES. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-271800- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 600 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-271800- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 600 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY... WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
166 WTUS82 KCHS 271052 CCA HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 651 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SANDY NOW A TROPICAL STORM... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STRENGTH AND POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6N...LONGITUDE 76.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. ALTHOUGH SANDY HAS DECREASED IN STRENGTH TO A TROPICAL STORM...THE WIND FIELDS AROUND THE STORM CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND EXTEND WELL WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE STORM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE MARINE AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE RIGHT NEAR THE COAST TODAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE..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 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-271900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 651 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... THIS MORNING...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST FREQUENTLY TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 MILES OFFSHORE. THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR INCREASING WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...AS SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-271900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 651 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF THE EARLY MORNING HIGH TIDES. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-271900- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 651 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-271900- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 651 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS SANDY APPROACHES... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY... WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
969 WTUS82 KCHS 271247 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...SANDY INCREASES BACK TO HURRICANE STRENGTH... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STRENGTH AND POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. SANDY HAS STRENGTHENED BACK TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS WELL TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE MARINE AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST TODAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...WHICH INCLUDES CHARLESTON HARBOR...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-272100- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... THIS MORNING...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST FREQUENTLY TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 MILES OFFSHORE. THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR INCREASING WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...AS SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-272100- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-272100- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-272100- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 847 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SUNDAY... WHICH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE WATER. LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKERS AND ABOVE-NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
723 WTUS82 KCHS 271553 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY STARTING TO MAKE MORE OF A TURN NORTHEAST AS SHE MOVES AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STRENGTH AND POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 345 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 30 DEGREES AT 9 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE MARINE AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...AND THROUGH TONIGHT OR EVEN INTO SUNDAY OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LAND AREAS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...WHICH INCLUDES CHARLESTON HARBOR...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY CHANGES IN FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 300 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-280000- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST FREQUENTLY TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 10 MILES OFFSHORE. CLOSER TO THE COAST...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 30 TO 35 KNOTS. THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST IS FOR A CONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WINDS AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT. HOWEVER...AS SANDY APPROACHES...STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-280000- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COST AND ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY. ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-280000- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES OFFSHORE...THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 OR PERHAPS OCCASIONALLY UP TO 40 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-280000- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1153 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA INTO TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
331 WTUS82 KCHS 271816 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STRENGTH AND POSITION OF SANDY. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 335 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 11 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN AND ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE MARINE AREAS...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...AND THROUGH TONIGHT OR EVEN INTO SUNDAY OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LAND AREAS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON OR PERHAPS INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 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 600 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-280230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AND MAINLY BEYOND 10 NM OF THE COAST...NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REACH TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 OR EVEN 50 KNOTS. CLOSER TO THE COAST...NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS AT TIMES NEAR 35 KNOTS OR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 15 TO 21 FEET BEYOND 20 MILES OFFSHORE AND 8 TO 15 FEET WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE COAST. THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-280230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFF THE COAST...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST AND ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. NORTHERLY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY. ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT PRODUCED BY STRONG WINTER STORMS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA...MAINLY ON ROADS AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-280230- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS SANDY PASSES FAR OFFSHORE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS NEAR 35 OR PERHAPS OCCASIONALLY 40 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT. THESE WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-280230- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 216 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA INTO TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. THE LATEST ADVICE IS TO REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
897 WTUS82 KCHS 272135 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY LOCATED ABOUT 335 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON AND MOVING NORTHEAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STRENGTH...POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF SANDY. UPDATED WORDING IN VARIOUS SEGMENTS BELOW. .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2N...LONGITUDE 75.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 335 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 370 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH...MAKING SANDY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OR EVEN INTO SUNDAY. IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR...WINDS MAY GUST NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH DURING TONIGHT. OVER LAND AREAS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS MAY STILL REACH NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST OF ROUTE 17. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 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 900 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-280545- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR EVEN 45 KNOTS STILL POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 6 TO 11 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...BUT UP TO 12 TO 17 FEET ACROSS THE GEORGIA WATERS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. WINDS AND SEAS THIS HIGH WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-280545- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFF THE COAST...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST AND ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. NORTHERLY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 OR EVEN 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND DISEASED TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT...UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. HOWEVER...THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY IMPACTS...CONFINING ANY FLOODING TO ROADS AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$ AMZ330-280545- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFFSHORE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH STILL THE RISK OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS TO OCCUR. THESE WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-280545- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 535 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 OR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED...LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FURTHER AWAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD RESULT IN STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. $$
506 WTUS82 KCHS 280108 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 908 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY POISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA... .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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND COLLETON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY AND COASTAL MCINTOSH...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5N...LONGITUDE 74.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 390 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR...WINDS MAY GUST NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVERNIGHT. OVER LAND AREAS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS MAY STILL REACH NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-280915- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 908 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 11 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...BUT UP TO 17 FEET AROUND 60 NM FROM THE COAST. WINDS AND SEAS THIS HIGH WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047>052-280915- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 908 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES OF ABOUT 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFF THE COAST...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS EVENING AT THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. NORTHERLY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES AND MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT AND/OR UNSECURED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. HOWEVER...THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY IMPACTS...CONFINING ANY FLOODING TO ROADS AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING TIDAL AREAS. STRUCTURES SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. $$ AMZ330-280915- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 908 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFFSHORE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS. THESE WINDS COULD EASILY CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. UNSECURED BOATS IN THE HARBOR WILL LIKELY SUSTAIN DAMAGE. WAVES WILL BE AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR AND AT THE JETTIES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-280915- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 908 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES AROUND 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 OR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW AROUND UNSECURED AND/OR LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAN BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY. $$ RJB
228 WTUS82 KCHS 280352 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1152 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY POISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA... .NEW INFORMATION... DISCONTINUED TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OVER LAND AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. ALSO 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... 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 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9N...LONGITUDE 74.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 400 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ350-352-354-374-281200- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 1152 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 10 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...BUT UP TO 17 FEET AROUND 60 NM FROM THE COAST. WINDS AND SEAS THIS HIGH WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ043-045-047-052-280500- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 1152 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY PASSES FAR OFF THE COAST...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED DURING THE EVENING HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. $$ SCZ048>051-281200- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1152 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES AROUND 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST AND IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. $$ AMZ330-280500- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1152 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINDS AND WAVES... SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS OR WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR WIND AND WAVE INFORMATION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-281200- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1152 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES AROUND 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 80 IN CHATHAM COUNTY NEAR FORT PULASKI IS UNLIKELY. $$
336 WTUS82 KCHS 280646 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY POISED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA... .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... 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...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM... COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON AND COASTAL JASPER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5N...LONGITUDE 73.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 430 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. && .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. AMZ350-352-354-374-281500- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH DAWN...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 10 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...BUT UP TO 17 FEET AROUND 60 NM FROM THE COAST. WINDS AND SEAS THIS HIGH WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ SCZ048>051-281500- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES UP TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THIS MORNING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST AND IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-281500- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 246 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE... ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF WITH BREAKING WAVES 4 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST EARLY TODAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS THAT WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME STANDING SALT WATER ON LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THE COAST...ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 80 IN CHATHAM COUNTY NEAR FORT PULASKI IS UNLIKELY. $$
145 WTUS82 KCHS 280808 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 408 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA... .NEW INFORMATION... DISCONTINUED TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS OVER THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 3 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5N...LONGITUDE 73.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 430 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT EXTENDS FAR TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. && .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. AMZ374-281615- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 408 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS THIS HIGH WILL POSE A DANGER TO ALL EXCEPT THE LARGEST SHIPS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS SANDY PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. $$ AMZ350-352-354-280915- /O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 408 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$ SCZ048>051-280915- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 408 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND RISK FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUE... REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-280915- /O.CAN.KCHS.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 408 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND RISK FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUE... REFER TO THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 10:45 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | CHS | Berkeley, Colleton | 61 hr |
| Oct 25, 4:48 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:48 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 5:25 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | CHS | 63 hr |
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