Latest Local Forecast:
- Rip Currents and High Surf
- Beach Erosion is possible
- Windy Conditions (30-40mph, gusts to 50mph) are possible near the coast including the islands
- Breezy Conditions with gusts of Tropical Storm force winds (30-40mph winds) are possible in other areas of Chatham County
- Coastal Flooding possible
- Rainfall, 1”-3” – Starting as early as Sunday evening
- Tornadoes – Isolated tornadoes possible
Potential Local Conditions:
- Sunday PM- Rainfall may begin
- Monday AM – Breezy Conditions begin, Rain
- Monday Mid-Day – Wind gusts increase (40mph on the Islands), Rain
- Monday Afternoon – Wind gusts increase (50mph on the Islands), Rain
- Monday Evening – Windy. Heavy Rain. Evening high tide may be elevated depending on the timing of the expected heavy rains.
- Monday Night – System should be clearing our area and conditions improving by midnight.
Take the time this evening to secure loose items outisde of your home to prepare for high winds and rain beginning Monday morning.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the CEMA office at 912-201-4500.
Tropical Storm Isaias Advisory Number 23
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092020
500 PM EDT Sun Aug 02 2020
...ISAIAS STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY WHILE MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD JUST
OFFSHORE THE EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...
...HURRICANE WATCH AND STORM SURGE WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE CAROLINAS...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.8N 79.8W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SE OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA
ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM S OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Edisto Beach South Carolina
to Cape Fear North Carolina.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Cape Fear to Duck North
Carolina, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect from South Santee River South
Carolina to Surf City North Carolina.
The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended northward to Ocracoke
Inlet North Carolina.
The Tropical Storm Watch has been extended northward to Watch Hill
Rhode Island, including the Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac
River, Delaware Bay, Long Island and Long Island Sound.
The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued south of Sebastian
Inlet Florida.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* Edisto Beach South Carolina to Cape Fear North Carolina
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* Cape Fear to Duck North Carolina
* Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* South Santee River South Carolina to Surf City North Carolina
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Sebastian Inlet Florida to Ocracoke Inlet North Carolina
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Ocracoke Inlet North Carolina to Watch Hill Rhode Island
* Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
* Chesapeake Bay
* Tidal Potomac River
* Delaware Bay
* Long Island and Long Island Sound
Interests elsewhere along the northeast coast of the United States
should monitor the progress of Isaias. Additional watches or
warnings may be required tonight or early Monday.
A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening
inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline,
during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a depiction
of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm
Surge Watch/Warning Graphic at hurricanes.gov. This is a
life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas
should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from
rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions.
Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local
officials.
A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life-
threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the
coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours
before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force
winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or
dangerous.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, generally within 36
hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
For storm information specific to your area in the United
States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please
monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service
forecast office. For storm information specific to your area
outside of the United States, please monitor products issued by
your national meteorological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Isaias was
located by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft and NOAA
Doppler weather radars near latitude 27.8 North, longitude 79.8
West. Isaias is moving toward the north-northwest near 9 mph (15
km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through
tonight. A turn toward the north and north-northeast along with an
increase in forward speed is anticipated on Monday and Tuesday. On
the forecast track, the center of Isaias will pass just to the east
of the Florida east coast through tonight. The center of Isaias
will move offshore of the coast of Georgia and southern South
Carolina on Monday, move inland over eastern North Carolina
Monday night and move along the coast of the mid-Atlantic states on
Tuesday.
Data from the aircraft and the Melbourne, Florida, Doppler radar
indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph
(110 km/h) with higher gusts. Some fluctuations in strength will be
possible during the next 36 hours, but Isaias is expected
to be a strong tropical storm when it reaches the coast of
northern South Carolina and southern North Carolina Monday night.
Slow weakening is forecast after Isaias makes landfall in the
Carolinas and moves across the U.S. mid-Atlantic region late Monday
and Tuesday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from the center. A weather station at Sebastian Inlet, Florida,
recently measured a wind gust of 49 mph (80 km/h).
The minimum central pressure based on reports from the
reconnaissance aircraft is estimated to be 994 mb (29.36 inches).