FIRST ALERT: Tropical Storm Watch dropped for Charleston County as Chantal moves inland
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FIRST ALERT: Tropical Storm Watch Chantal expected to cross into North Carolina
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from the South Santee River to Surf City, North Carolina. Chantal is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 miles per hour. A turn northward and then northeastward is anticipated over the next 24 hours. The system is forecast to degenerate into a trough of low pressure on Monday.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from the South Santee River to Surf City, North Carolina.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case for the next 6-12 hours.
As of 8 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Chantal was located near latitude 34.0 North, longitude 79.2 West. Chantal is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 miles per hour. A turn northward and then northeastward is anticipated over the next 24 hours.
On the forecast track, the center of Chantal is expected to move further inland into South Carolina and then North Carolina through the day today.
Tropical Storm Chantal is continuing on its path through South Carolina, moving toward the North Carolina state line. (Live 5)
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph with higher gusts. Additional weakening is expected as Chantal moves inland, and the system is forecast to degenerate into a trough of low pressure on Monday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center. In the past couple of hours, a sustained wind of 33 mph with a gust to 47 mph was reported at Coastal Research and Monitoring Program buoy just off Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
The estimated minimum central pressure based on nearby surface observations is 1005 mb or 29.68 inches.
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