Alert archive / South Carolina / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 21, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2008, 4:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2008, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2008, 4:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS72 KCHS 222036 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 436 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 AMZ352-230400- /O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080822T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080824T0300Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 436 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-374-230400- /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0021.080822T2036Z-080823T1000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 436 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GEORGIA WATERS FROM SAVANNAH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 60 NM THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN SQUALLS THAT MOVE THROUGH FROM TIME TO TIME. SEAS OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE WATERS COULD REMAIN AS HIGH AS 12 FEET BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-230400- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080824T0300Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 436 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-230400- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080823T0400Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 436 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WHUS72 KCHS 230240 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1040 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 AMZ354-374-231000- /O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080823T1000Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1040 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GEORGIA WATERS FROM SAVANNAH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 60 NM OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN SQUALLS THAT MOVE THROUGH FROM TIME TO TIME. SEAS OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE WATERS COULD REMAIN AS HIGH AS 12 FEET BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-231000- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080823T1000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1040 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-352-231000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080824T0300Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1040 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS72 KCHS 230827 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 427 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 AMZ354-232100- /O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080823T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080824T0300Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 427 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-232100- /O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080823T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080824T0900Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 427 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-232100- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080823T2100Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 427 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-352-232100- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-080824T0300Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 427 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 45 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 1:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 1:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 2:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 2:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 108 min |
| Aug 22, 5:33 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Aug 22, 6:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 22, 11:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 41 hr | |
| Aug 22, 12:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 12:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 1:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 66 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 86 min |
| Aug 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 57 min |
| Aug 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 57 min | |
| Aug 22, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 119 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 55 min | |
| Aug 22, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 93 min | |
| Aug 22, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Aug 21, 9:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 110 min |
| Aug 22, 12:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, McIntosh | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham, Screven | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 4:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 10:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Effingham | 21 min |
| Aug 22, 10:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven | 44 min |
| Aug 22, 11:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins, Screven | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans and 3 more | 96 min |
| Aug 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Liberty, Tattnall | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty | 82 min |
| Aug 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CHS | Candler, Evans, Tattnall | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CHS | 12 hr |
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Sources
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