Lake Wind Advisory 16, NWS Columbia, SC

Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
249 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
COLD FRONT NOW WELL OFFSHORE WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
UPPER MIDWEST BUILDING INTO THE AREA. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS STILL UP
A BIT EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT. WILL GO
WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. EXPECT TEMPS SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY
WITH GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION. FOR TONIGHT...AM CONCERNED ABOUT
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. GIVEN MODEL CONSENSUS AND EXPECTED LIGHT
WINDS...WILL ISSUE A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE CWA FOR EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AS THE GROWING SEASON HAS COMMENCED ACROSS THE SC
MIDLANDS AND GA CSRA. NOT SURE HOW MUCH FROST WILL DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT BUT WILL AT LEAST MENTION PATCHY FROST IN THE ZONES.
SUNDAY MAX TEMPS WILL REMAIN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NEAR
FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE A CONCERN FOR MONDAY
MORNING AS WELL GIVEN LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE. AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY...EXPECT MAX TEMPS TO
REBOUND CLOSE TO OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL AS WEAK S-SE FLOW DEVELOPS.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY BUT SHOULD STAY JUST NORTH OF OUR AREA SO WILL REMOVE
MENTION OF SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER IN THE WEEK SO FOR NOW WILL
KEEP EXTENDED FORECAST DRY. TEMPS NEAR NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED
WELL OFF THE COAST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MS RIVER VALLEY WILL BUILD
EAST INTO THE AREA. PATCHES OF CLOUDS 3500 TO 4500 FEET OVER THE
AREA WILL MOVE EAST BY 07Z LEAVING CLEAR SKIES...NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 KNOTS AND VSBYS UNRESTRICTED. TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION AFTER 14Z. NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 12-22KT. SOME LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE. AFTER 22Z...WINDS
DIMINISHING.
&&

.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR SCZ015-016-018-
     020>022-025>031-035>038-041.

GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR GAZ040-063>065-077.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ040-063>065-
     077.

&&

SHORT TERM...22
LONG TERM...22
AVIATION...10

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-170930-
AIKEN SC-BAMBERG SC-BARNWELL SC-BURKE GA-CALHOUN SC-CHESTERFIELD SC-
CLARENDON SC-COLUMBIA GA-EDGEFIELD SC-FAIRFIELD SC-KERSHAW SC-
LANCASTER SC-LEE SC-LEXINGTON SC-LINCOLN GA-MCCORMICK SC-MCDUFFIE GA-
NEWBERRY SC-ORANGEBURG SC-RICHLAND SC-RICHMOND GA-SALUDA SC-
SUMTER SC-
530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH A FEW OF THE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MIDDLE 30S SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY NIGHT. FROST WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN MANY LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.