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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Charleston, SC

May 7, 20078 counties in Georgia; 4 counties in South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2007, 5:05 PM EDT for 8 counties in Georgia; 4 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2007, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2007, 4:34 PM EDT
In force
47 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, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 12:00Z on 2007-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2007-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 080238
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1038 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

SCZ045-081200-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0300Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1038 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY
FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

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
40 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...WHICH MAY PRODUCE 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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081200-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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
1038 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE...THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. FOR THE GEORGIA 
COAST...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
LATE TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE CLOSER TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ON TUESDAY. 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.

$$

GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-081200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1500Z/
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND
1038 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE COAST. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH MAY OCCUR.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TUESDAY 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.

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-081200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND
1038 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON
TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY AS THIS POTENT STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH MAY OCCUR.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TUESDAY 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.

$$

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-081200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.070508T1500Z-070509T0300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE
1038 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 080839
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

SCZ045-081700-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0300Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON
LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TODAY AND THIS EVENING...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 KNOTS ON LAKE MOULTRIE.

WAVES AVERAGING 3 TO 5 FT WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THIS 
EVENING. 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...WHICH MAY PRODUCE LAKE
SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...BUT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AVERAGE 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...SO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.  

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY. 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...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY THROUGH THIS 
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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081700-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THIS LOW PRODUCE WILL STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH AT
LEAST THIS EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
COASTS...WHERE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.

THESE STRONG WINDS 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 TODAY THROUGH THIS 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.

$$

GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-081700-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1500Z/
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL 
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. TODAY...NORTH WINDS 
WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TUESDAY 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.

$$

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-081700-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.070508T1500Z-070509T0300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL 
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. TODAY...NORTH WINDS 
WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AT LEAST 35
MPH...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-081700-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND
439 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL 
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. TODAY...NORTH WINDS 
WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS TUESDAY 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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 081547
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

SCZ045-082200-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0300Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON
LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THROUGH THIS EVENING...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE FROM 20
TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY SUNSET.
GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 45 KNOTS BY SUNSET.

WAVES AVERAGING 3 TO 5 FT WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THIS
EVENING. 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...WHICH MAY PRODUCE LAKE
SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...BUT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AVERAGE 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...SO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. 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...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-082200-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST THROUGH
TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS
EVENING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS... WHERE NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE IMMEDIATE
COAST.

THESE STRONG WINDS 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 THROUGH THIS 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.

$$

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-082200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. TODAY...NORTH WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
LATE. GUSTS WILL REACH AT LEAST 35 MPH...AND THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS THROUGH THIS 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.

$$

GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-082200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1500Z/
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS THROUGH LATE 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.

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-082200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS 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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 082049
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

GAZ117-119-139-141-090600-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST THROUGH
TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG
THE GEORGIA COAST...WHERE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY...WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST
INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND DOWN TO SAPELO AND WOLF ISLANDS...
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF 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 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.

$$

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-082200-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH BY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SUCH SPEEDS ARE BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND
MAY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

SCZ045-090600-
/O.EXT.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...

A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON
LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THROUGH TONIGHT... NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN
LAKE WATERS OF LAKE MOULTRIE. GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 45 KNOTS.

WAVES AVERAGING 3 TO 5 FT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. 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...WHICH MAY PRODUCE LAKE SHORE EROSION AS
WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY...BUT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO AVERAGE 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS...SO HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. 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...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

SCZ048>051-090600-
/O.EXT.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST THROUGH
TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...WHERE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST INCLUDING ISLE OF PALMS...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY
BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND AND HILTON HEAD.

FURTHER INLAND...LOWER WIND SPEEDS CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY W OF
LINE FROM MCCLELLANVILLE TO NORTH CHARLESTON TO RAVENEL TO FENWICK
TO ASHDALE AND HARDEEVILLE. INLAND OF THIS LINE...WIND SPEEDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS THROUGH THIS 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.

$$

GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-090600-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1500Z/
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TOMORROW
MORNING. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS THROUGH LATE 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.

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-090600-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

POWERFUL ATLANTIC LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. ALSO...WINDS 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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 090234
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1034 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

SCZ048>051-091200-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1600Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER
1034 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH NOON
WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COASTAL STORM MEANDERS OFF THE COAST. 
THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND ISLE OF
PALMS...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...SULLIVANS ISLAND...
EDISTO BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND... HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND DAUFUSKIE
ISLAND. FARTHER INLAND...WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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.

$$

GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-090345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1500Z/
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND
1034 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-090345-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...TOWNSEND
1034 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

SCZ045-090900-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1034 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LAKE MOUTLRIE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ON
LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
PRODUCE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FT...ESPECIALLY ON THE CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED WAVE ACTION...WHICH MAY PRODUCE LAKE
SHORE EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY...BUT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO AVERAGE 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS...SO HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL LIKELY
BE REPLACED BY A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. 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...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-090900-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
1034 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE COAST OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY 
AS A STRONG COASTAL STORM MEANDERS OFF THE COAST. THESE WINDS WILL
IMPACT COMMUNITIES SUCH AS TYBEE ISLAND...WILMINGTON ISLAND...
SAPELO ISLAND AND SHELLMAN BLUFF.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 090807
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
407 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

SCZ045-091700-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070509T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0025.070509T0807Z-070510T1000Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
407 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR LAKE 
MOULTRIE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. THIS 
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT
FOR LAKE MOULTRIE.

ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. ON THE LAKE TONIGHT...EAST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH EAST WINDS AVERAGING
15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE
LAKE. 

ALSO...WAVE ACTION ON NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF THE LAKE MAY
PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. 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.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH
TONIGHT. 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.

$$

SCZ048>051-091700-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T2200Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER
407 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE GEORGIA COAST
TODAY...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL 
COUNTIES. AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH 
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. 
STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND ISLE OF
PALMS... DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...SULLIVANS ISLAND...
EDISTO BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND... HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND DAUFUSKIE
ISLAND. FARTHER INLAND...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH 
CHARLESTON...ADAMS RUN...BEAUFORT AND PRICHARDVILLE...NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON AREA
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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 AND THE WOODS MEMORIAL BRIDGE. SOME POWER
OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-091600-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T1600Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
407 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE GEORGIA COAST
TODAY...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS GEORGIA COASTAL COUNTIES
THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT COMMUNITIES SUCH
AS TYBEE ISLAND...WILMINGTON ISLAND...SAPELO ISLAND AND SHELLMAN
BLUFF. THEN...NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KCHS 091542
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1142 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

GAZ117-119-139-141-092200-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T2200Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
1142 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

SUBTROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GEORGIA COAST
TODAY...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS GEORGIA COASTAL COUNTIES
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS
WILL IMPACT COMMUNITIES SUCH AS TYBEE ISLAND...WILMINGTON
ISLAND...SAPELO ISLAND AND SHELLMAN BLUFF.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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>051-092200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T2200Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER
1142 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

SUBTROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GEORGIA COAST
TODAY... PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL
COUNTIES. AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS EVENING. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL IMPACT COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND ISLE OF PALMS...
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...SULLIVANS ISLAND... EDISTO
BEACH... KIAWAH ISLAND... HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND DAUFUSKIE ISLAND.
FARTHER INLAND...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH
CHARLESTON...ADAMS RUN...BEAUFORT AND PRICHARDVILLE...NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON AREA
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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 AND THE WOODS MEMORIAL
BRIDGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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.

$$

SCZ045-092200-
/O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-070510T1000Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1142 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY 
FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. ON THE LAKE TONIGHT... EAST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH EAST WINDS AVERAGING
15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE
LAKE.

ALSO...WAVE ACTION ON NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF THE LAKE
MAY PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. 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.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH
TONIGHT. 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 092034
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
434 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-092145-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070509T2200Z/
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
434 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY INTO TONIGHT...THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL STILL
PERSIST...PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES AS WELL AS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE.

$$

SCZ045-100400-
/O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-070510T1000Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
434 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY
FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OPEN LAKE
WATERS OF LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH EAST WINDS AVERAGING
15 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE.

WAVE ACTION ON NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF THE LAKE MAY
PRODUCE MINOR LAKE SHORE EROSION TONIGHT.

MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH
TONIGHT. 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.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 7, 4:20 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 4:20 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
420 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...POWERFUL COASTAL STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE REGION...

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...STRONG ATLANTIC LOW
PRESSURE IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES EAST TO EAST-SOUTH OF
CHARLESTON. SATELLITE PICTURES THE LAST FEW HOURS HAVE SHOWN A SHIFT
FROM A SOUTH-SOUTHWEST MOTION TO MORE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY MOTION AT
ABOUT 10 KNOTS. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE AND WITH THE ASSUMPTION
THAT IT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THIS EVENING...HAVE INCREASED CLOUD
COVER AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. IF THIS MOTION CONTINUES
THROUGH THE NIGHT...CLOUDS AND POPS FOR MOST OF THE AREA WILL NEED
TO BE INCREASED FOR TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. IN GENERAL FOLLOWED THE
NAM SOLUTION FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME.
GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE GFS MOS GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO HIGH
TEMPERATURES...ALTHOUGH UNDERCUT THE HIGH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL
DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AS A RESULT OF THE EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
COVER. WITH TIME THE INSTABILITY THAT IS EVIDENT WEST AND NORTHWEST
OF THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM TODAY WILL APPROACH THE AREA AND AS A
RESULT HAVE INCLUDED SOME MENTION OF THUNDER...ESPECIALLY FOR
WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST AND
THEN SHOULD DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AS YOU GET AWAY FROM THE COAST.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...DISSIPATING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC PUSHES A WEAK RIDGE TOWARD
THE SOUTHEAST COAST FRIDAY...MAINTAINING PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW. A
WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND GOMEX
THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. ONSHORE WINDS AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW
WILL HELP PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT DRYING FROM OCCURRING FOR THE END
OF THE WEEK. GFS SHOWS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPPING SOUTH TOWARD THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THE WEEKEND...FORMING THE LEADING EDGE OF A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE IN THE 80S...WITH
COOLEST LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST. HAVE CONTINUED TO MENTION A
GENERIC SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EACH DAY ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK
COASTAL CONVERGENCE AND THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY DURING THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...STRONG ATLANTIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST THIS EVENING. DESPITE A WEAKENING
INLAND RIDGE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN CONSIDERABLY OVER
THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SYSTEM NEARS. SUBSEQUENTLY...THE LOW LEVEL
JET WILL ALSO INCREASE TO AT LEAST 40 TO 45 KNOTS. NAM AND GFS
CONTINUE TO DISAGREE ON THE STRENGTH OF LOW LEVEL WINDS TONIGHT. AS
AN EXAMPLE AT KCHS...NAM IS GIVING 2 KFT WINDS UP TO 45 KT...WHILE
GFS IS INDICATING 35 KT AT THE SAME LEVEL. MAIN QUESTION WILL BE HOW
MUCH OF THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MIX TO THE SURFACE AFTER
SUNSET...AND THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPING CEILINGS TONIGHT.

BOTH MET AND MAV GUIDANCE BRING MVFR CEILINGS INTO KCHS AND KSAV
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHILE ALSO INDICATING THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING
THIS PERIOD. ADVECTION IS FAIRLY NEUTRAL OVERNIGHT...WHICH MAKES
ESTIMATING THE NIGHTTIME MIXING POTENTIAL MORE DIFFICULT. DECOUPLING
WILL BE NONEXISTENT...AND SO RATHER THAN INCORPORATE WIND SHEAR
INTO THE TAFS...HAVE GONE AHEAD AND INCLUDED GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KT.

MVFR CEILINGS SHOULD LIFT AT BOTH TERMINALS TO VFR BY DAYBREAK
TUESDAY...WITH CLOUDS STICKING AROUND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH THE LLJ IN BOTH MODELS WEAKENS AFTER 12Z TOMORROW
MORNING...WINDS ALOFT WILL STILL REMAIN UP TO 35 KT AND SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE REALIZED IN GUSTS ONCE DAYTIME MIXING RESUMES.

&&

.MARINE...DEEPENING COASTAL LOW PRES SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR
31.3N/74.3W HAS INCREASED IN SPEED AND IS MOVING A BIT FASTER TWD
THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTN. SEVERAL SHIP REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY HAVE SHOWN SPEEDS OF 50-60 KT IN THE PERIPHERY OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...AND BUOYS HAVE SHOWN SPEEDS OF 25-35G45 KT AS THIS SYSTEM
APPROACHES. HAVE SPOKEN WITH OPC EARLIER TDA AND WE AGREE THAT THE
NAM MODEL HAS A BETTER HANDLE ON WIND SPEEDS...AND NAM 925MB SPEEDS
WHEN TRANSLATED TO THE SFC HAVE BEEN WORKING QUITE WELL. USING THAT
IDEA...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCRS TNGT THROUGH TMRW...AND
HAVE COLLABORATED WITH WFO ILM AND OPC TO RAISE A STORM WRNG FOR
AMZ350. WILL KEEP STORM WRNG GOING FOR THE GA OFFSHORE WATERS...AND
WILL ALSO KEEP GALES GOING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS INCLUDING
CHAS HARBOR. AMZ352 IS BORDERLINE FOR A STORM WRNG...BUT ATTM HAVE
OPTED TO JUST RUN WITH A STRONG GALE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DETERIORATED THROUGH AT LEAST TMRW NIGHT INTO WED...AND BY WED NIGHT
INTO THU BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SHOW THE SYSTEM WEAKENING. STILL SOME
QUESTION AS TO EXACTLY WHERE ALONG THE COAST THIS SYSTEM WILL
MOVE...BUT IT ATTM IS N OF ALL MODEL STORM TRACKS EXCEPT THE
CANADIAN WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY AN OUTLIER...AND IT IS TRACKING TWD
THE S GEORGIA COAST.

OF NOTE IS A REPORT FROM THE SAVANNAH PILOT DISPATCH WHO INFORMED US
THAT THE PORT OF SAVANNAH IS CLOSED. THEY REPORTED 8-9 FT SEAS WITH
ONLY A 6-SECOND PERIOD AT BUOY TANGO WHICH IS ABOUT 6 NM OFFSHORE.

QUIETER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE COASTAL WATERS BY THE END OF
THE WEEK...AS THE WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MEANDERS TO THE
SOUTHWEST. GENERAL ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...WITH WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ANY ADVISORY
CRITERIA AT THIS POINT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY APPROACH THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM THE NORTH LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WRNG VERIFYING NICELY TDA WITH VIRTUALLY
THE ENTIRE CWFA HAVING RH/S BELOW 25 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 15-25 MPH AND GUSTS 20-30 MPH. WILL KEEP THE RED FLAG WRNG
GOING UNTIL 8PM /APPROXIMATELY SUNSET/ AND HAVE IT EXPIRE THEN. WILL
NOT NEED ANY RED FLAG PRODUCTS TMRW AS RH/S WILL BE ABOVE THE 25
PERCENT THRESHOLD. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CERTAINLY EXCEED
CRITICAL LEVELS SO WILL HIGHLIGHT CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS FOR TMRW IN
THE FWF.

.STRONG WINDS...WITH THE INLAND HIGH PRES REMAINING STEADFAST ON THE
LEE SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH TMRW NGT WHILE A POTENT
COASTAL STORM APPROACHES THE SC/GA SHORES...THE GRADIENT WIND
BETWEEN BOTH SYSTEMS WILL TIGHTEN AND CAUSE RATHER WINDY CONDITIONS
ACRS THE AREA STARTING LATE TNGT AND LASTING THROUGH TMRW NIGHT. IN
RESPONSE TO THE INCRG WINDS...HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WRNG FOR ALL
COASTAL ZONES AND A WIND ADVY FOR ALL INLAND COUNTIES /WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF BERKELEY COUNTY WHICH WILL HAVE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE/. NAM WIND SPEEDS ARE SHOWING BETTER VERIFICATION IN
THE SHORT TERM OVER RUC AND GFS...SO HAVE OPTED TO USE THE NAM
SPEEDS FOR THIS FCST. WINDS OVER THE INLAND TIER OF COUNTIES WILL
REACH 25-35G45MPH BY LATE TMRW AFTN...WHILE COASTAL ZONES WILL SEE
35-45G55MPH BY LATE TMRW AFTN. AS THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DIVE
SWWD...MOVING TWD THE GA COAST...THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN AND BRING
THE PROXIMITY OF STRONGER WINDS AWAY FROM THE NRN-MOST PORTIONS OF
THE CWFA. IN ADDITION...THE INLAND HIGH PRES AREA WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN WHICH WILL ALSO HELP LESSEN THE WIND SPEEDS TMRW NIGHT INTO
WED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO NOTICEABLY DECREASE WED NIGHT INTO
THU AS THE STORM SYSTEM DISSIPATES.

REGARDING LAKE MOULTRIE...WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH HAVE BEEN
REPORTED AT PINEVILLE AND CONSIDERING THAT THESE SPEEDS ARE COMING
FROM THE N /MEANING DIRECTLY OFF OF LAND/...SPEEDS OVER THE OPEN
LAKE WATERS ARE LIKELY HIGHER. WITH THE GRADIENT WIND INCRG AND
FACTORING IN LAND/SEA EFFECTS WITH THE 925MB WINDS MIXING DOWN...
WIND SPEEDS OVER THE LAKE MOULTRIE OPEN LAKE WATERS WILL LIKELY
INCREASE TO HIGH WIND WRNG CRITERIA LATE TNGT THROUGH TMRW AFTN.

&&

.COASTAL IMPACTS...WIND DRIVEN WAVES AND INCREASING SWELL WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. TIDAL
DEPARTURES HAVE INCREASED INTO MAINLY THE 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. IF DEPARTURES INCREASE INTO THE 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
LEVEL RANGE THERE COULD BE SOME SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS DOES NOT SEEM VERY
LIKELY BUT THE EVENING SHIFT WILL NEED TO MONITOR DEPARTURE TRENDS
THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WAVES...SWELLS AND TIDAL
DEPARTURES INCREASE. NORTH FACING BEACHES WILL BE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ087-088-
     099>101-114>119-137>141.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR GAZ087-088-
     099-100-114-115.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ116-118-137-138-
     140.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR GAZ117-119-139-
     141.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR GAZ117-119-139-
     141.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ101.
SC...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ040-
     042>045-047>051.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ040.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ045-048>051.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ048>051.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ042>044-047.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ330-352-354.
     STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ350.
     STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ374.

&&

JPC/WS/MTE
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 4:51 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-081030-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...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.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ116-118-137-138-140-081030-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...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
   WIND ADVISORY

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081030-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   RED FLAG WARNING
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY

.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 WIND WARNING
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ101-SCZ042>044-047-081030-
EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...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
   WIND ADVISORY

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-081030-
BERKELEY-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-352-354-081030-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
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-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...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.

AMZ350-081030-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...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.

AMZ374-081030-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
451 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 3:53 AM EDTRed Flag WarningCHSBulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more16 hr
May 7, 4:38 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchCHS12 hr
May 7, 5:05 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningCHS35 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2007Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007

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.