NWS Charleston S.C.

[charleston_hugo_veteran]

This is for all my S.C. friends!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
524 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-261000-
ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN-
COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING...
HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE...
SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...TOWNSEND...
WILMINGTON...WILMINGTON ISLAND...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...
EDISTO BEACH...HAMPTON...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE AND WALTERBORO
524 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...REMNANTS OF HURRICANE JEANNE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE BEACHES...

...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES...

MAJOR HURRICANE JEANNE IS FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
TO MOVE WEST TONIGHT MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL COAST OF
FLORIDA. JEANNE IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE NORTHWARD SUNDAY AND MOVE
THROUGH MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEFORE CROSSING CENTRAL
GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY THE TIME IT REACHES
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

WINDS OVER SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND THE LOW COUNTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL OCCUR WITH THE STORM WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS
A RESULT UNTIL JEANNE PASSES BY. ALSO...SURF ALONG THE COAST WILL BE
HIGH AND WILL POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE VENTURING INTO THE WATER. THE
PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL CAUSE BEACH
EROSION...ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDES.

THERE ARE STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE EXACT TRACK THAT
HURRICANE JEANNE WILL TAKE...HOWEVER RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR SAFETY
PLAN AND STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

[krisj]

I don't think I am even going to put my patio furniture away. Seems like Columbia will be the part of SC that gets rain.

[Stormsfury]

EDITED for incorrect timing issues

The NE quad of Jeanne will be on top of us Monday morning/afternoon, with beginnings of heavier rains tomorrow night, and even before, onshore E and SE flow will enhance rainfall chances even before the core of Jeanne's circulation reaches the area ... on the eastern side, ATL moisture will enhance feeder bands and the threat for SVR/TORNadoes with embedded supercells is becoming more and more likely ... much like we got with Frances just three weeks ago ... except this time, more rainfall ... I'm expecting a swath of 4"-8" rainfalls along the South Carolina coast from now until Tuesday AM ...

SF