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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC

March 26, 20065 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this freeze warning at Mar 26, 2006, 4:41 AM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 27, 2006, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2006, 4:41 AM EST (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2006, 2:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 27, 2006, 8:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Long County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2006-03-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2006-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
WWUS72 KCHS 260941
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
441 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-261045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0600Z-060327T1300Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN...JASPER
441 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WATCH. 

AREAS NEAR THE COASTLINE WILL MAINTAIN OVERNIGHT LOWS ABOVE
FREEZING TONIGHT. THUS...A FREEZE WATCH IS NOT NECESSARY FOR
THESE LOCATIONS.

$$

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042>045-261300-
/O.UPG.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0600Z-060327T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060326T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER
441 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. LOW
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL DROP TO THE MID 30S DURING THE MORNING. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED FROST
DEVELOPMENT. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO
THE LOWER 30S AND BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS BY MONDAY
MORNING.

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FROST DEVELOPMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PRODUCT
OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING CONDITIONS.

$$

GAZ099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ047-261300-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060326T1300Z/
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...METTER...STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...
REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...RIDGELAND
441 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. LOW
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL DROP TO THE MID 30S DURING THE MORNING. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED FROST
DEVELOPMENT. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO
THE LOWER 30S BY MONDAY MORNING.

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FROST DEVELOPMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PRODUCT
OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CHS.

$$

SCZ048>050-261545-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON
441 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING AWAY FROM THE COAST...

THE FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE
LOWER 30S AWAY FROM THE COAST MONDAY MORNING. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON OR THE CITY
OF BEAUFORT.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PRODUCT
OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CHS.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 261236
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
736 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042>045-261900-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060326T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER
736 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FROST ADVISORY...AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND WINDS INCREASE.

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY.

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. LOW
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL DROP TO THE MID 30S DURING THE MORNING. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED FROST
DEVELOPMENT. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO
THE LOWER 30S AND BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS BY MONDAY
MORNING.

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FROST DEVELOPMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD
TAKE ACTION TO PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST
AND FREEZING CONDITIONS.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FREEZING CONDITIONS.

$$

GAZ099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ047-261900-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060326T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...METTER...STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...
REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...RIDGELAND
736 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FROST ADVISORY...AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND WINDS INCREASE.

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. LOW
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL DROP TO THE MID 30S DURING THE MORNING. LIGHT WINDS COMBINED
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED FROST
DEVELOPMENT. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO
THE LOWER 30S BY MONDAY MORNING.

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FROST DEVELOPMENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION
TO PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING
CONDITIONS.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

SCZ048>050-261900-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON
736 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING AWAY FROM THE COAST...

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER
30S AWAY FROM THE COAST MONDAY MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
NOT EXPECTED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON OR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PRODUCT
OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CHS.

$$

WMS/33
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 261500
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1000 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042>045-262200-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER
1000 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S AND
BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION
TO PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING
CONDITIONS.


$$

GAZ099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ047>050-262200-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...METTER...STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...
REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...
EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON
1000 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MONDAY. AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S BY
MONDAY MORNING. SOME COUNTIES WITHIN THE FREEZE WATCH MAY BE
UPGRADED TO A FREEZE WARNING LATER TODAY.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PRODUCT
OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING CONDITIONS.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 262018
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
318 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

GAZ099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ047>050-270400-
/O.UPG.KCHS.FZ.A.0002.060327T0900Z-060327T1300Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0700Z-060327T1300Z/
CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-INLAND JASPER-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...METTER...STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...
REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...
EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON
318 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA BECOMES
CENTERED OVER THE INLAND CAROLINAS TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S AND POSSIBLY
SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
MONDAY MORNING. 

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM AWENDAW TO NORTH
CHARLESTON TO RAVENEL TO FENWICK TO GARDENS CORNER TO HARDEEVILLE.

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM GARDEN CITY TO RICHMOND HILL
TO DORCHESTER TO COX.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE
ACTION TO PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FREEZING
CONDITIONS.

$$

SCZ051-270400-
/O.EXB.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0700Z-060327T1300Z/
COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JASPER
318 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. 

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA BECOMES
CENTERED OVER THE INLAND CAROLINAS TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S AND POSSIBLY
SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
MONDAY MORNING. 

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM AWENDAW TO NORTH
CHARLESTON TO RAVENEL TO FENWICK TO GARDENS CORNER TO HARDEEVILLE.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION
TO PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING
CONDITIONS.

$$

GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042>045-270400-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0700Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER
318 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY...

COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA BECOMES
CENTERED OVER THE INLAND CAROLINAS TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S AND POSSIBLY
SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
MONDAY MORNING. 

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM AWENDAW TO NORTH
CHARLESTON TO RAVENEL TO FENWICK TO GARDENS CORNER TO HARDEEVILLE.

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM GARDEN CITY TO RICHMOND HILL
TO DORCHESTER TO COX.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION
TO PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FROST AND FREEZING
CONDITIONS.

$$

JPC
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 270253
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
953 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-
271300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.060327T0700Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER
953 PM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST
MONDAY...

AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE INLAND CAROLINAS
OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP 
INTO THE LOWER 30S AND POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN MANY
LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST MONDAY MORNING.

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM AWENDAW AND WEST 
ASHLEY...SOUTHWEST TO GARDENS CORNER AND HARDEEVILLE.

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
INLAND FROM A LINE ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FREEZING CONDITIONS.

$$

24
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 270854
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
354 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-
271300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER
354 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING AWAY
FROM THE COAST...

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING UNDER
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED
OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES. WITH SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF COOLING
UNTIL SUNRISE...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN
MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST. PATCHY FROST CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED.

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM AWENDAW AND WEST
ASHLEY...SOUTHWEST TO GARDENS CORNER AND HARDEEVILLE. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND DOWNTOWN 
BEAUFORT.

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
INLAND FROM A LINE ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL NOT OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PRODUCT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FREEZING CONDITIONS.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 271006 CCA
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
506 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-
271300-
/O.COR.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER
506 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING AWAY
FROM THE COAST...

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING UNDER
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED
OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES. WITH SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF COOLING
UNTIL SUNRISE...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN
MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST. PATCHY FROST CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED.

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED INLAND FROM A LINE STRETCHING FROM AWENDAW AND WEST
ASHLEY...SOUTHWEST TO GARDENS CORNER AND HARDEEVILLE. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND DOWNTOWN 
BEAUFORT.

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
INLAND FROM A LINE ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 95.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL NOT OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL
FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS. PEOPLE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT OUTSIDE PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM FREEZING CONDITIONS.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 271238
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
738 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

...ALL TEMPERATURES ARE NOW ABOVE FREEZING...

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-
271345-
/O.EXP.KCHS.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060327T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER
738 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO CLIMB QUICKLY THIS MORNING UNDER SUNNY
SKIES. THUS THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EST.

$$

33

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Mar 26, 3:30 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 3:30 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
330 AM EST SUN MAR 26 2006

CORRECTED TIME OF FREEZE WATCHES/WARNINGS FOR TONIGHT IN THE
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SECTION

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUE/...ALTHOUGH EARLY MORNING
TEMPERATURES AT MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CWA HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DROP
FROM THE 40S...WILL MAINTAIN THE FROST ADVISORY WITH SEVERAL HOURS
FOR COOLING TO CONTINUE. FROST OCCURRENCE STILL POSSIBLE...PERHAPS
WITH JUST LESS COVERAGE THAN ANTICIPATED.

HIGHS TEMPS TODAY WILL AGAIN BE WELL BELOW NORMAL UNDER DRY AND COOL
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. EXPECT TEMPS TO BARELY
REACH 60...COMPARED TO NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR IN THE LOWER 70S.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN A BIT AS THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
NEARS THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEARING
SKIES...EXPECT AN IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING SITUATION. WILL UPGRADE
THE FREEZE WATCH FOR TONIGHT TO A FREEZE WARNING FOR OUR INLAND MOST
SC AND GA COUNTIES. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES FOR INLAND LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALLENDALE...ROCKY
FORD...AND SYLVANIA.  WILL MAINTAIN THE FREEZE WATCH FOR THE
SOUTHERN GA COUNTIES. ANALYSIS OF MOST RECENT GUIDANCE SHEDS DOUBT
ON THE NEED FOR A FREEZE WATCH FOR AREAS NEAR THE COAST. COOP
GUIDANCE SHOWS MIN TEMPS FOR TONIGHT AROUND 40 DEGREES AT
BEAUFORT...EDISTO...AND SULLIVANS ISLAND. EVEN CONSIDERING A DEGREE
OR TWO OF WARM BIAS...THE COASTAL AREAS LOOK TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE
FREEZING. SO WILL REMOVE FREEZE WATCH FROM ALL GA COASTAL
ZONES...AND ADJUST WORDING FOR SC COASTAL ZONES TO INDICATE THAT
FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED NEAR COAST.

WITH THE LOW TEMPS AND LIGHTER WINDS TONIGHT...SCATTERED FROST IS
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. THE ONLY COUNTERACTING VARIABLE MAY BE THE
DRYNESS. AT THIS POINT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT SCATTERED FROST WORDING
FOR TONIGHT...INCLUDING THE COASTAL AREAS WHERE HIGHER DEWPOINTS
NEAR THE WATER MAY ACTUALLY ASSIST IN SCATTERED FROST FORMATION
DESPITE WARMER MIN TEMPS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND A FEW DEGREES INTO THE MID 60S ON
MONDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AND THE
SURFACE HIGH TRACKS OVER THE CWA. THIS WILL BE THE START OF A
WARMING TREND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
RISE INTO THE UPPER 60 TO LOWER 70S ON TUE...AS SURFACE FLOW
SWITCHES TO SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW SYSTEM AND COLD
FRONT. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL FLATTEN OUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS
SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD. LATEST GFS RUN SLOWS DOWN AND DISSIPATES
THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY UNDER THE WEAK ZONAL FLOW.
WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE OUT ANY MENTION OF PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM.
&&

.LONG TERM /WED THROUGH SAT/...AN EXPANSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
REBUILD ON WED...AS WELL AS A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE ATLANTIC.
EVEN AFTER THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES OFFSHORE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND...THE SURFACE RIDGE SEEMS TO PREVENT PRECIP
ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER APPROACHING FRONT FROM REACHING THE CWA ON
FRIDAY. EXPECT TEMPS TO WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S BY THE END
OF THE WEEK.

NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CRITICAL RH VALUES INLAND AREAS AND NEAR CRITICAL RH
VALUES NEAR THE COAST ARE EXPECTED FOR BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WINDS WILL
REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.
&&

.MARINE...MODERATE TO STRONG CAA IN WAKE OF SHORT WAVE IS CONTINUING
TO BLOW ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AT THIS TIME...WITH PINCHING OF
THE PRES GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GA WATERS. WINDS ARE AS
HIGH AS 20-25 KT ON THE GA WATERS AND 15-20 KT OVER SC WATERS...WITH
10-15 KT IN CHS HARBOR. SEAS ARE 5 FT OR LESS MOST AREAS...BUT UP TO
6 FT ON THE OUTER GA WATERS.

CAA SHUTS OFF BY 15Z...AND THE CURRENT CYCLONIC CIRCULATION BECOMES
ANTICYCLONIC AS THE DAY PROGRESSES WITH HIGH PRES SLOWLY BUILDING
FROM THE NW. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHTER WINDS TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS BY LATE MORNING AND EVEN MORE SO THIS AFTN. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE IN CHS HARBOR...WHERE DEEP MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR
WINDS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND INTO
THIS AFTN.

WILL INITIALIZE THE MORNING FCST WITH SCA ON THE OUTER GA
WATERS...AND WILL GO WITH SCSEC ON THE GA WATERS 0-20 NM OUT. NO
HEADLINES NECESSARY ELSEWHERE.

HIGH PRES TO CONTINUE BUILDING FROM THE NW TONIGHT...AND WILL AGAIN
SEE AN OVERNIGHT SURGE FROM THE N AS WEAK CAA DEVELOPS AND PRES
RISES RESULT IN A SLIGHT PINCHING OF THE GRADIENT. BUT HEADLINES
WILL BE UNNECESSARY DURING THIS TIME.

MUCH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS MON/MON NIGHT AS THE HIGH MOVES THRU
THE AREA...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE E AND SE TUE INTO WED. WEAK COLD
FRONT TO THEN APPROACH FROM THE N DURING MID WEEK. BUT THE FRONT
WILL LIKELY WASH OUT SOMEWHERE NEAR THE CWA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM
THE N BY THU.
&&

.AVIATION...OTHER THAN A FEW HIGH BASED CUMULUS OR LOW ALTOCUMULUS
THIS AFTN...CLEAR SKIES /SKC/ AND VFR VSBYS THRU 06Z MON AT BOTH
TERMINALS. ONLY CONCERN THIS FCST PERIOD IS THE WIND GUSTS...AS
MIXING HEIGHTS ARE SOME 6-8K FT TODAY AND WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE
WILL BE ABLE TO MIX MUCH OF THOSE HIGHER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
THUS...BOTH CHS AND SAV WILL LIKELY HAVE OCNL GUSTS TO 16-20 KT
DURING THE TIME FRAME OF 16-21Z...BUT THIS IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO
MENTION IN EITHER TAF. WINDS WILL DECOUPLE QUICKLY BY EVE...AND WILL
GO LIGHT OR CALM TONIGHT.
&&

.LAKE WINDS...DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORT
WAVE AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CAA...WINDS AT PINEVILLE NEAR LAKE
MOULTRIE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY 15-20 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CAA TO
SHUT OFF DURING MID-MORNING...THUS WINDS HAVE LIKELY PEAKED AND WILL
NOT ISSUE A LWA. HOWEVER...WILL GO WITH 15-20 KT EARLY...DROPPING
OFF TO 10 TO 15 KT FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ONCE THE CAA SHUTS OFF WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WHERE THE BEST
MIXING OCCURS DURING DAYTIME PEAK HEATING.
&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FROST ADVISORY FOR GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140
     FROM UNTIL 8 AM.
  ...FREEZE WARNING FOR GAZ087-088 FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM MONDAY.
  ...FREEZE WATCH FOR GAZ099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140 FROM 4 AM
     MONDAY TO 8 AM MONDAY.
SC...FROST ADVISORY FOR SCZ040-042>045-047 UNTIL 8 AM.
  ...FREEZE WARNING FOR SCZ040-042>045 FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
     8 AM MONDAY.
  ...FREEZE WATCH FOR SCZ047>050 FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM MONDAY.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ374.

&&

WMS/33
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 3:13 PM EST, 13 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
313 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-261000-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
313 PM EST SAT MAR 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
.RIVER FLOODING...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
SAVANNAH RIVER AT BURTONS FERRY...AS RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNING
MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.FROST...A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS AWAY FROM THE
COAST TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION
PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
.RIVER FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON THE
SAVANNAH RIVER AT BURTONS FERRY THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...RIVER
LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE ON THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT
CLYO MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE
REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNING MESSAGE
AND THE RIVER FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.FROST/FREEZE...A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT. DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY EXACTLY WHERE THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FOR COUNTIES ALONG THE COAST...SOME AREAS
MAY BE DOWNGRADED TO A FROST ADVISORY WHILE INLAND AREAS MAY BE
UPGRADED TO A FREEZE WARNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NON
PRECIPITATION PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

JPC

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.