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TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032025
500 AM EDT SUN JUL 06 2025
..CHANTAL NOW MOVING INLAND INTO FAR EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
..FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT AS RAINBANDS PUSH ONSHORE
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.6N 79.1W
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM NE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM WSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER,
SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTH SANTEE RIVER, SC TO SURF CITY, NC
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.
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CHANTAL.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST. CHANTAL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H). 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.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED NOW THAT CHANTAL HAS
MADE LANDFALL, WITH THE SYSTEM OPENING UP INTO A TROUGH IN 36-48
HOURS.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES (185 KM)
FROM THE CENTER. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS, A SUSTAINED WIND OF 45
MPH (72 KM/H) WAS REPORTED AT APACHE PIER, SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON NEARBY SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IS 1004 MB (29.65 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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KEY MESSAGES FOR TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL CAN BE FOUND IN THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT3 AND WMO
HEADER WTNT43 KNHC.
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN THE WARNING AREA
AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING.
RAINFALL: TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY AND
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES, IS
EXPECTED. THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC, AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT3.SHTML?RAINQPF
STORM SURGE: THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND TIDE WILL CAUSE
NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISING WATERS
MOVING INLAND FROM THE SHORELINE. THE WATER COULD REACH THE
FOLLOWING HEIGHTS ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE IN THE INDICATED AREAS IF
THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...
SOUTH SANTEE, SC TO SURF CITY, NC...1-2 FT
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK OF STORM SURGE
INUNDATION, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEAK
STORM SURGE GRAPHIC, AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_AT5.SHTML?PEAKSURGE
TORNADOES: ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
SURF: CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENTS TO PORTIONS OF THE COAST FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO
THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
A DEPICTION OF RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE UNITED STATES CAN BE FOUND
AT: HURRICANES.GOV/REFRESH/GRAPHICS_AT3+SHTML/?RIPCURRENTS
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 800 AM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 AM EDT.
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