Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
930 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003

PUBLIC...WILL MAKE NO CHANGES AT THIS TIME. NEW SWOMCD JUST ISSUED
SAYS NEW WW WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR OUR AREA. ZONE UPDATE LIKELY
SOON FOR NEW WW.

MARINE...CURRENT ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN GOOD SHAPE. NO CHANGES
TO MAKE THIS MORNING.

.CHS...
GA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 17Z FOR JENKINS...SCREVEN...BULLOCH...
     CANDLER...EVANS...TATTNALL COUNTIES.
     GALE WARNING AMZ374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ354.
SC...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 17Z FOR ALLENDALE AND HAMPTON COUNTIES.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ330-350-352.
     WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE SCZ045.

HSA/JC

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>050-221200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
715 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. AT THIS TIME...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT WILL
BE FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. REFER TO THE LATEST SEVERE
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
LOWER SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN AND FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER AT
REIDSVILLE. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNING AND RIVER FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.LAKE WINDS...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS. REFER TO THE LATEST
RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.MARINE WEATHER....A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GEORGIA
OFFSHORE WATERS FROM SAVANNAH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT AND
COASTAL MARINE FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
.RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER
SANTEE RIVER NEAR JAMESTOWN AND THE OHOOPEE RIVER AT REIDSVILLE.
REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED BY LATE MORNING.