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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
227 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER THREE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
OFFSHORE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...

AMZ330-350-200630-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
227 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 305 MILES...490 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST INFORMATION ON
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE. CONSIDER MAKING PREPARATIONS NOW IN
CASE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WINDS
OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER AND
EDISTO BEACH...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. HOWEVER A FEW
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH...COULD
OCCUR IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER SQUALLS THAT ARE ROTATING AROUND THE
CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MAKES ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION AS BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ROTATE
THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS OFF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION IF A WATERSPOUT IS SPOTTED. RELAY ALL WATERSPOUT
SIGHTINGS TO THE COAST GUARD AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
AROUND 6 AM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

SCZ050-200630-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.A.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
227 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
OFF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 305 MILES...490 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TIDES MAY
RUN UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE
WINDS TURN OFFSHORE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION
THREE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED
FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY AREA. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS UP TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...NEAR 40 MPH...ARE A POSSIBILITY FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THREE MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK LIMBS...BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND PRODUCE
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER BANDS
OF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. THE FLOOD RISK MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED IN THE
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AREA SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR AT 915 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
AROUND 6 AM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ043-047>049-051-200630-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
COASTAL JASPER-
227 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 305 MILES...490 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
KEEPING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE
NORTH GEORGIA COAST NOR THE FAR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ISOLATED POCKETS HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS TODAY AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
AROUND 6 AM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$




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