Alert archive / South Carolina / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this high wind watch at May 7, 2007, 4:38 AM EDT. It took effect at May 7, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2007, 4:38 AM EDT (08:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2007, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2007, 5:05 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KCHS 070838 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 SCZ048>050-071700- /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070508T0200Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST...IMPACTING THE COMMUNITIES OF ISLE OF PALMS...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND. ACROSS INLAND AREAS...INCLUDING NORTH CHARLESTON...HOLLYWOOD...RAVENEL AND BEAUFORT...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN...AS THE INTENSE STORM NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS INCLUDES...THE RAVENEL BRIDGE...THE DON HOLT BRIDGE...THE JAMES B. EDWARDS BRIDGE...THE BEN SAWYER BRIDGE...THE ISLE OF PALMS CONNECTOR...THE AMOS NATHANIEL RODGERS BRIDGE AND THE WOODS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-071700- /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.070507T1500Z-070508T0200Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND... HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN...JASPER 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST...IMPACTING LOCATIONS FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO AND WOLF ISLANDS. ACROSS AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WILMINGTON ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF AND DARIEN...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN...AS THE INTENSE STORM NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS INCLUDES THE TALMADGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ SCZ045-071700- /O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070508T2200Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 KNOTS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS EXCEEDING 35 KNOTS MAY OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE. ALSO...WAVES OF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT TODAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED WAVE ACTION. THIS WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. $$
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000 WWUS72 KCHS 070853 CCA NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 SCZ048>050-071700- /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070508T0200Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST...IMPACTING THE COMMUNITIES OF ISLE OF PALMS...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND. ACROSS INLAND AREAS...INCLUDING NORTH CHARLESTON...HOLLYWOOD...RAVENEL AND BEAUFORT...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN...AS THE INTENSE STORM NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS INCLUDES...THE RAVENEL BRIDGE...THE DON HOLT BRIDGE...THE JAMES B. EDWARDS BRIDGE...THE BEN SAWYER BRIDGE...THE ISLE OF PALMS CONNECTOR...THE AMOS NATHANIEL RODGERS BRIDGE AND THE WOODS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-071700- /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.070507T1500Z-070508T0200Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND... HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN...JASPER 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST...IMPACTING LOCATIONS FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO AND WOLF ISLANDS. ACROSS AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WILMINGTON ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF AND DARIEN...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN...AS THE INTENSE STORM NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS INCLUDES THE TALMADGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ SCZ045-071700- /O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070508T2200Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 438 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 KNOTS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS EXCEEDING 35 KNOTS MAY OCCUR...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE. ALSO...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT TODAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED WAVE ACTION. THIS WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. $$
000 WWUS72 KCHS 071525 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1125 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-072200- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND... HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN...JASPER 1125 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST...IMPACTING LOCATIONS FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO AND WOLF ISLANDS. ACROSS AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST... INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WILMINGTON ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF AND DARIEN...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN...AS THE INTENSE STORM NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS INCLUDES THE TALMADGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE. 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.WEATHER.GOV/CHS. $$ SCZ048>050-072200- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON 1125 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST...IMPACTING THE COMMUNITIES OF ISLE OF PALMS... DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND. ACROSS INLAND AREAS...INCLUDING NORTH CHARLESTON... HOLLYWOOD...RAVENEL AND BEAUFORT...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN...AS THE INTENSE STORM NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES CAN BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS INCLUDES...THE RAVENEL BRIDGE...THE DON HOLT BRIDGE...THE JAMES B. EDWARDS BRIDGE...THE BEN SAWYER BRIDGE...THE ISLE OF PALMS CONNECTOR...THE AMOS NATHANIEL RODGERS BRIDGE AND THE WOODS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CHS. $$ SCZ045-072200- /O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070508T2200Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 1125 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 KNOTS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS EXCEEDING 35 KNOTS MAY OCCUR...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE. ALSO...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT TODAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED WAVE ACTION. THIS WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. $$
000 WWUS72 KCHS 072105 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 505 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-080600- /O.UPG.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070508T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KCHS.HW.A.0001.070508T0200Z-070509T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0002.070507T2105Z-070509T0300Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND... HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD... EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 505 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. THESE SPEEDS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST INCLUDING ISLE OF PALMS...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND HILTON HEAD. IN GEORGIA...AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE TYBEE ISLAND DOWN TO SAPELO AND WOLF ISLANDS...INCLUDING WILMINGTON ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF AND DARIEN. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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.WEATHER.GOV/CHS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ SCZ045-080600- /O.UPG.KCHS.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070508T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0002.070507T2105Z-070509T0300Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 505 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KNOTS ON LAKE MOULTRIE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED WAVE ACTION. THIS WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS... TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. ELSEWHERE ACROSS BERKELEY COUNTY...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-080600- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.070507T2105Z-070509T1500Z/ EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND 505 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CHS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ GAZ116-118-137-138-140-080600- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.070507T2105Z-070509T0900Z/ INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND 505 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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.WEATHER.GOV/CHS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-080600- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.070508T1500Z-070509T0300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE 505 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY. POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CHS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ JPC
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at May 7, 3:50 AM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 3:50 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
350 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007
...POWERFUL COASTAL STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE REGION...
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS CONTINUED PRESSURE RISES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
AS 1030 MB SFC HIGH RIDGES DOWN THE E COAST. MEANWHILE THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN ALONG THE COAST AS A
POWERFUL COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OFF THE OUTER BANKS.
MODEL SUITE HAS SLOWLY CONVERGED ON A MORE SOUTHERLY...NAM-LIKE
SOLN FOR THE COASTAL LOW. TODAY SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOLER
WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING 70-75. LOW-MID LEVEL MOISTURE ON W SIDE
OF COASTAL STORM SHOULD BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL COUNTIES
THIS EVE...WITH DECENT ISENTROPIC LIFT DUE TO THE STRONG SFC RIDGE
IN PLACE. SHOULD SEE A SHARP CLOUD GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA FROM W
TO E THIS EVE...BEFORE CLOUDS OVERSPREAD MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT...HAVE SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE WATERS AND RIGHT ALONG THE
COAST...SLOWLY PROGRESSING WWD AS THE LOW MOVES SW. AT THIS
POINT...WED LOOKS TO SEE THE BEST CHANCE OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE
AREA IF THE LOW MOVES CLOSE TO THE SC/GA COAST AS PROGGED BY THE
NAM AND CANADIAN. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS SCENARIO COULD
POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A PROLONGED PD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAINFALL...WHICH CAN ONLY HELP DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS.
LOW TEMPS TONIGHT WILL AGAIN BE WELL BELOW NORMAL...ALTHOUGH RECORD
LOWS ARE OUT OF REACH. THE SFC HIGH SHOULD BE ERODING ENOUGH BY TUE
NIGHT TO ALLOW LOW TEMPS TO RECOVER SIGNIFICANTLY.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
NO CHANGES MADE TO THESE PERIODS. MODEL GUIDANCE IS ESSENTIALLY
USELESS BEYOND THE FIRST FEW DAYS DUE TO SUCH A HIGHLY ANOMALOUS
PATTERN IN PLACE. LATE-TERM PDS SHOULD COME INTO BETTER FOCUS IN
THE NEXT DAY OR SO ONCE THE TRACK OF THE COASTAL LOW GETS HAMMERED
OUT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ALL CLUES POINT TO A SOLID RED FLAG EVENT TODAY. AS EXPECTED
SUNDAY...DEWPTS CRASHED INTO THE LOW 30S IN THE LATE AFTN BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. THIS NEW AIRMASS IS MUCH DRIER THAN THE PREVIOUS
AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. WRF
AND GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE DEWPTS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO AS LOW AS UPPER 20S AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER
TODAY. THIS SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE MIXING DOWN WITH MEAN LAYER
WINDS OF 20-30 KTS. RH VALUES BELOW 25 PCNT FOR SEVERAL HRS
EXPECTED. ON THE OTHER HAND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH WILL BE PREVALENT. FIRE WX USERS CONTACTED ON
SUNDAY WERE COMFORTABLE WITH A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...SO
WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WX WATCH FOR ALL AREAS.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z-06Z/...
FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD TAF ISSUANCE WITH WIND AND WIND SHEAR THE
PRIMARY ISSUES. CLEAR SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL THRU THE PD WITH STRONG
DRY HIGH PRES BUILDING IN FROM THE N. TIGHT PRES GRAD CONTINUES TO
BUILD ALONG THE COAST WITH DEVELOPING COASTAL STORM OFFSHORE.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TOWARD MORNING... WITH SIGNIFICANT
GUSTS POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. THERE IS A CHANCE OF WIND SHEAR
DEVELOPING AROUND 00Z TUE DUE TO A LLVL JET THAT SHOULD SETUP IN
THE W EDGE OF THE COASTAL LOW. HOWEVER...IT WOULD BE MARGINAL
BASED ON LATEST NAM FCST SOUNDINGS AND FCST SFC WINDS. DUE TO SUCH
HIGH UNCERTAINTY WITH WIND FIELDS ALONG THIS SYSTEM...WILL NOT
INCLUDE ATTM. ISENTROPIC LIFT TO INCREASE THIS EVE...THUS WILL
NEED TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE MVFR CIGS BEYOND 00Z IF THE NAM SOLN
IS CORRECT.
&&
.MARINE...
LOW PRES WAS DEEPENING NEAR 35N/68W...WHILE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER
THE NE US CONTINUED TO BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA PER ONGOING
PRESSURE RISES. THE TIGHT SURFACE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND
THE LOW WAS SUPPORTING GALES ACROSS COASTAL WATERS...WITH ASSOCIATED
SEAS 13 FT AT BUOY 41004/SABSOON TOWER R2 AND 9 FT AT GRAYS REEF
BUOY. EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE...THE SAVANNAH PILOT BOAT RECENTLY
REPORTED NE WINDS 40 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT NEAR THE RIVER ENTRANCE.
0Z GFS/NAM GUIDANCE DEPICTS THE LOW DRIFTING S THEN W TOWARD 30N/60W
TODAY/TUESDAY...PUSHING EVEN STRONGER WINDS INTO COASTAL WATERS...
WITH THE STRONGER/PREFERRED NAM SOLUTION DEPICTING 45-55 KT 950-850
MB PUSHING INTO MARINE ZONES STARTING LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT...MOST LIKELY SUPPORTING STORM FORCE
GUSTS WITHIN NEARSHORE WATERS. SINCE THE PROBABILITY FOR STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE 24-30 HOUR TIME FRAME...PER
COLLABORATION WITH ILM/JAX WILL NOT UPGRADE ONGOING GALE WARNINGS TO
STORM WARNINGS IN THIS PACKAGE...RATHER WILL ALLOW DAY SHIFT TO
ASSESS SITUATION/12Z GUIDANCE BEFORE MAKING FINAL DECISIONS.
HOWEVER...PER 0Z GUIDANCE TRENDS...WILL EXTEND ONGOING STORM WARNING
FOR THE OUTER GA WATERS UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY...AND FURTHER EXTENSIONS
MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.
&&
.STRONG WINDS...
NEW GUIDANCE/OVERNIGHT TRENDS OFFER NO COMPELLING REASONS TO ALTER
ONGOING WIND ADVISORIES FOR COASTAL COUNTIES IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
THIS EVENING.
MEANWHILE...0Z GFS/NAM AGREEMENT HAS IMPROVED AS COMPARED TO 24
HOURS AGO...WITH THE GFS TRENDING TOWARD THE STRONGER NAM...WHICH
HAS REMAINED FAIRLY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...WITH BOTH
MODELS PUSHING THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED BAND OF 40-55 KT
950-925 MB WINDS INTO THE COAST LATE TONIGHT/EARLY
TUESDAY...PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO IMPROVED
MODEL AGREEMENT AND DECENT POTENTIAL FOR 50 KT GUSTS...WILL RAISE A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR COASTAL COUNTIES FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY...CONFIDENCE IN THE POSITION AND
STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE LOW DECREASES MARKEDLY DUE TO INCREASING
SPREAD IN MODEL SOLUTIONS...SO WILL END WATCH AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY.
EVENTUALLY...ESPECIALLY IF THE NAM VERIFIES...HIGH WIND ADVISORIES
WILL BE NEEDED FOR INLAND COUNTIES...PERHAPS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY.
&&
.COASTAL IMPACTS...
WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR ALL
BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY...AND LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO EXTEND THAT
ADVISORY. MEANWHILE...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL
PERSIST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. AS WINDS HAVE
REMAINED ONSHORE OVERNIGHT...LONGER THAN EXPECTED...AND THIS HAS
SUPPORTED TIDES 1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THIS MORNING.
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING WIND DIRECTION HAS INCREASED EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND THE WIND DIRECTION MAY DICTATE THE POTENTIAL FOR
COASTAL FLOODING. 0Z MODELS AGREE THAT...AS THE LOW NEAR THE
COAST...THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BACK TOWARD THE NORTH...WITH A MAINLY
OFFSHORE COMPONENT...AND THIS WILL LIMIT COASTAL FLOOD POTENTIAL
INTO TUESDAY. EVENTUALLY...AS THE LOW NEARS THE COAST...AN ONSHORE
FLOW MAY REDEVELOP...AND THIS MAY ENHANCE THE COASTAL FLOOD
POTENTIAL AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF
THE SURFACE LOW AND THE ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND
BEYOND...WHILE WE REMAIN A WEEK REMOVED FROM THE NEW MOON...SO
CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO LOW TO ISSUE A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN THIS
PACKAGE.
&&
.LAKE WINDS...
PER THE PREFERRED/STRONGER 0Z NAM SOLUTION...BAND OF 40-50 KT
950-850 MB WINDS WILL PUSH INLAND LATER TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY...AND
OVER LAKE INSTABILITY MAY TAP INTO THESE STRONGER WINDS TO PRODUCE
WARNING CRITERIA WINDS ON LAKE MOULTRIE LATE TONIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. BECAUSE THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THESE
STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR AT 24 HOURS AT BEYOND...OPTED NOT TO
UPGRADE THE ONGOING LAKE WIND ADVISORY...CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM TUESDAY...TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...AND WILL GIVE THE DAY SHIFT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS TRENDS AND 12Z GUIDANCE.
&&
.RIP CURRENTS...
EXPECT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES...AS THE HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...
AND PERHAPS WEDNESDAY AS WELL.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR GAZ117-119-139-
141.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GAZ117-119-
139-141.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 PM TONIGHT TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY FOR
GAZ117-119-139-141.
SC...RED FLAG WARNING FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR SCZ040-042>045-047>051.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ048>051.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ051.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ048>050.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ045.
HIGH WIND WATCH 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY FOR
SCZ048>051.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
AMZ330-350-352-354.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ374.
&&
JRL/SPRHazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:27 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>044-047-081000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. RED FLAG WARNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .STRONG WINDS...LOW PRESSURE MAY PUSH INLAND TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS ACROSS INLAND GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-081000- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- COASTAL JASPER- 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY RED FLAG WARNING WIND ADVISORY HIGH WIND WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY HIGH WIND WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ045-081000- BERKELEY- 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY RED FLAG WARNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ048>050-081000- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY WIND ADVISORY RED FLAG WARNING HIGH WIND WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY HIGH WIND WATCH .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-354-081000- 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- 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ374-081000- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 427 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:53 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 16 hr |
| May 7, 5:05 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 35 hr |
| May 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 47 hr |
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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.