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CHARLEY NEARS SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
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Aug.
14, 2004 — At 8 a.m. EDT, the center of hurricane charley was located
near latitude 32.3 north, longitude 79.7 west or about 35 miles south-southeast
of Charleston, S.C. Charley is moving toward the north-northeast near
28 mph. This motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward
speed during the next 24 hours. On this track, Charley will move across
the mid-Atlantic coastal states Saturday, according to the NOAA
National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA infrared
satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Charley taken at 8:15 a.m.
EDT on Aug. 14, 2004. Click
here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit
“NOAA.”)
Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph with higher gusts mainly to the
east of the center.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center, and
tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles mainly to the
east of the center.
Minimum central pressure reported by a reconnaissance plane was 993 mb,
29.32 inches.
Storm
surge flooding of 6 to 8 feet is expected along portions of the South
and North Carolina coasts near and to the east of where the center of
Charley crosses the coast. Storm surge flooding of 3 to 5 feet is expected
in the remainder of the hurricane warning area. (Click NOAA Hurricane
Charley tracking map for larger view.)
Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are likely along the path of Charley
across portions of the eastern United States. These rains could cause
life-threatening flash floods.
Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of coastal South and North
Carolina.
A hurricane warning remains in effect from north of Altamaha Sound, Ga.,
to the North Carolina/Virginia state line, including the Pamlico and Albemarle
Sounds.
A tropical storm warning is in effect from the North Carolina/Virginia
state line to Sandy Hook, N.J., including all of the Tidal Potomac, Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays.
A tropical storm watch is in effect from north of Sandy Hook to the Merrimack
River, including New York Harbor and Long Island Sound.
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information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by NOAA
National Weather Service local forecast offices and statements from
local emergency management officials.
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