Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Charleston, SC

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WWUS52 KCHS 071835
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
135 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCC015-019-035-071915-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080307T1915Z/
BERKELEY SC-DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-
135 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST
FOR NORTHERN CHARLESTON...SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY
COUNTIES...

AT 133 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BUCK HALL TO NORTH CHARLESTON...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCCLELLANVILLE TO 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GOOSE CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AWENDAW...
BONNEAU...BONNEAU BEACH...CAINHOY...CHARLESTON AIRPORT...COLLEGE
PARK...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN...HUGER...JAMESTOWN...
LADSON...MCCLELLANVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...NORTH CHARLESTON...
PINOPOLIS...SANGAREE...SHADOWMOSS...SUMMERVILLE...WANDO AND
CENTENARY.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3299 7936 3298 7950 3301 7955 3298 7958
      3300 7954 3298 7953 3296 7954 3295 7960
      3291 7956 3279 7974 3284 8019 3323 8019
      3329 8014 3341 7987 3332 7973 3326 7949
      3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 204DEG 54KT 3301 7954 3292 7996

$$

000 
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
148 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCC035-071858-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080307T1915Z/
DORCHESTER SC-
148 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3299 7936 3298 7950 3301 7955 3298 7958
      3300 7954 3298 7953 3296 7954 3295 7960
      3291 7957 3285 7968 3279 7973 3297 7995
      3322 7994 3341 7987 3332 7973 3326 7949
      3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 204DEG 54KT 3318 7944 3308 7977

$$

SCC015-019-071915-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080307T1915Z/
BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-
148 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON AND EASTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 145 PM EST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH SANTEE TO SMITH...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM MCCLELLANVILLE TO 15 MILES EAST OF GOOSE
CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AWENDAW...
CAINHOY...HUGER...JAMESTOWN...MCCLELLANVILLE...WANDO AND CENTENARY.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3299 7936 3298 7950 3301 7955 3298 7958
      3300 7954 3298 7953 3296 7954 3295 7960
      3291 7957 3285 7968 3279 7973 3297 7995
      3322 7994 3341 7987 3332 7973 3326 7949
      3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 204DEG 54KT 3318 7944 3308 7977

$$

000 
WWUS52 KCHS 071901
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
201 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCC015-019-071915-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080307T1915Z/
BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-
201 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON AND EASTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 158 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CENTENARY TO HALFWAY CREEK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCCLELLANVILLE TO 12 MILES WEST OF
MCCLELLANVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...AWENDAW...
HUGER...JAMESTOWN...MCCLELLANVILLE AND CENTENARY.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3307 7933 3299 7936 3298 7950 3301 7955
      3298 7958 3300 7954 3298 7953 3296 7954
      3292 7965 3300 7983 3322 7994 3336 7985
      3325 7952 3326 7949 3314 7929 3312 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 220DEG 47KT 3308 7932 3312 7964

$$

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WWUS52 KCHS 071916
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
216 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCC015-019-071926-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080307T1915Z/
BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-
216 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLESTON AND
EASTERN BERKELEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM EST...

AT 211 PM EST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH 
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA...THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3307 7933 3299 7936 3298 7950 3301 7955
      3298 7958 3300 7954 3298 7953 3296 7954
      3292 7965 3300 7983 3322 7994 3336 7985
      3325 7952 3326 7949 3314 7929 3312 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 220DEG 47KT 3308 7932 3312 7964

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1257 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
DUAL LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL PASS TO THE WEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
EXTREMELY COMPLEX SCENARIO AND FORECAST FOR TODAY...WITH POTENTIAL
FOR ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER AND KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH FOR ANY
SHORT TERM FLOODING CONCERNS.

SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRES OVER W GA/E AL
AND THE FL PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...WITH AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE
WARM FRONTS OVER OR NEAR THE CWFA. LOW OVER THE PANHANDLE LOOKS
TO LIFT NE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTN WITH ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT TO LIFT N AS WELL. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR E AND SE WINDS TO VEER TO MORE S OR SW IN ITS WAKE. INITIALLY
WITH THIS LOW AND ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE ALOFT THE MAIN WEATHER FOR
SRN SC AND SE GA WILL BE STEADY RAINS. STRONG LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE...50-60 KT LOW LEVEL JET WHICH MOVES N OF THE AREA BY
LATE TODAY...UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND PERIODS OF LOW LEVEL
VECTOR CONVERGENCE SUGGEST THAT HEAVY RAINS WILL PERSIST WITH AT A
MINIMUM SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.

HOWEVER...WITH STRONG 0-1 AND 0-3 KM SRH OF 300-500 M2/S2 AND 0-6
KM SHEAR VECTOR OF 45-55 KT THERE DOES REMAIN AN ELEVATED RISK OF
ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE HIGHER PROBABILITIES LOOK TO BE OVER SRN
AREAS WHERE BETTER SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY EXISTS AND SPIN UPS
ARE POSSIBLE CLOSE TO THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH IS BEGINNING
TO MOVE INTO NRN FL. FURTHER N THE WEDGE FRONT IS FOUND AND
CONVECTION LOOKS TO BE MORE ELEVATED AND THUS A LOWER RISK OF
SEVERE WEATHER. WE WILL HOWEVER NEED TO KEEP WATCH OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS WHERE WATERSPOUTS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.

SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO NC BY
EVENING...AND DRIER AIR IS ATTEMPTING TO WORK ITS WAY INTO SRN GA.
THE BEST UPPER DYNAMICS...LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND UPWARD OMEGA
FIELDS LOOKS TO SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE TODAY...AS NVA
DEVELOPS IN WAKE OF THE SHORT WAVE. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A
DECREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE RAINS...ESPECIALLY
OVER CENTRAL AND SRN AREAS THE SECOND HALF OF THE AFTN INTO THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED FROM OUT THE GULF LOOKS
TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA AND AS FLOW ALOFT BACKS AHEAD OF THE
UPPER LOW THE PERSISTENT RAINFALL COULD EASILY CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH
THE INTENSITY WOULD CERTAINLY BE LESS. WILL MAINTAIN CATEGORICAL
POPS ALL AREAS THIS AFTN...BUT TREND TOWARD SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS
LATE IN THE DAY AND THIS EVENING.

OVERALL OUR MAX TEMP FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR TODAY.

AS SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN NW GA THIS AFTN MOVES INTO
NC/VA BY MORNING. EXPECT THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT OFFSHORE BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT FOR PERHAPS COASTAL SC WHERE
BEST FEED OF MOISTURE PERSISTS. WILL MAINTAIN HIGH POPS FOR ALL
AREAS DURING THE EVENING THEN TAPER POPS OFF FROM W-E THROUGH
SUNRISE SUNDAY.

SEVERAL RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GA REMAIN ELEVATED WITH THE
OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND THE
OGEECHEE RIVER AT EDEN ABOVE ACTION STAGE. WITH HEAVY RAIN
EXPECTED TO FALL IN THESE BASINS...ADDITIONAL RISES WILL OCCUR
WITH EDEN LIKELY SURGING BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND. WILL
HAVE TO MONITOR THE OGEECHEE RIVER AT MIDVILLE...THE CANOOCHEE
RIVER AT CLAXTON AND THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT BURTONS FERRY SINCE
THESE RIVERS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES. MOST OF OUR
SOUTH CAROLINA RIVER FORECAST POINTS ARE RUNNING WELL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE SO SHORT TERM RIVER FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY ATTM ALTHOUGH
SOME SHARP RISES ARE LIKELY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY/...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY SHIFT INTO THE MID ATLANTIC ON
SATURDAY. LINGERING SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL EXIT OFF THE NE THROUGH
LATE MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND DEEP MIXING PROFILES TAPPING INTO A BELT OF HIGHER
WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE INDICATE WINDS HAVE A VERY GOOD SHOT OF
REACHING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS SOUTHERN SC AND SOUTHEAST
GA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
REACHING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE MORNING
WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS BY
AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S ACROSS THE FAR
INTERIOR ZONES TO THE LOWER 60S ALONG THE COAST.

LAKE WINDS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH LAKE WIND ADVISORY LEVELS
THIS EVENING AND MAY APPROACH WARNING CRITERIA ON SATURDAY. FCST
SOUNDINGS NEAR LAKE MOULTRIE INDICATE WINDS COULD REACH 35 KNOTS
FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE WHEN
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER FOR 1-HOUR OR
MORE. SINCE THIS EVENT IS IN THE THIRD PERIOD...A HIGH WIND WATCH
WILL BE ISSUED. WAVES ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS COULD REACH 3-4
FEET.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WITH THE COLD FRONT WELL OFFSHORE BY SAT EVE...W-NW FLOW AT THE SFC
AND ALOFT WILL TAKE HOLD AND ALLOW THE AREA TO DRY OUT. SFC HIGH
PRES WILL THEN SLIDE ACRS THE AREA SUN-MON. WITH THE ORIGIN OF THE
SFC RIDGE OF A MODIFIED CANADIAN NATURE...TEMPS FOR THE START OF
NEXT WEEK WILL BE BELOW NORMAL.

A CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM WILL SWING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKE SUN-MON AND
THE UPR LVL IMPULSE OF THIS COMPLEX WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH THE OH VLY
MON...POSSIBLY PUSHING AN UPR LVL SHTWV THROUGH THE AREA MON NIGHT
INTO TUE. MOISTURE WILL BE LACKING FROM THIS DISTURBANCE SO WILL
KEEP THE FCST DRY AND PTLY CLDY. ALTHOUGH WEAK SFC HIGH PRES WILL
REMAIN OVR THE AREA MON NIGHT INTO WED...ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE
MAY ALSO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED...THIS ONE COMING
FROM THE SRN PLAINS. IT ALSO LOOKS TO BE TOO DRY TO CAUSE ANY PRECIP
SO WILL MAINTAIN A DRY FCST.

SFC HIGH PRES WITH RIDGING ALOFT WILL THEN SLIDE ACRS THE AREA
WED-THU...BUT ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE BREWING OVER THE
CENTRAL-SOUTHERN PLAINS AS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT UPR LVL TROF
DEVELOPS. TIMING/LOCATION OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES IS PROBLEMATIC BUT
IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO APPROACH FROM
THE WEST FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK. TEMPS WILL GRADUALLY
MODERATE THROUGH EARLY-MIDDLE PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK...RISING TO NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS BY TUE THEN CONTINUING TO WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
BY THU.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COMPLEX SCENARIO THIS TAF PERIOD AS AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE LOWS
TRACKING W OF THE TERMS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT TO PUSH
THROUGH THE TERMS 12-15Z SAT. OUTSIDE OF LINGERING SHOWERS AT THE
ONSET AT KCHS...THE TERMS SHOULD MOSTLY BE RAIN FREE FOR THE REST
OF THE AFTN. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-
DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
CANNOT RULE OUT ISO TSTMS BUT CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ENOUGH IN
TIMING/LOCATION TO MENTION ATTM. OTHERWISE...CIGS WILL LIKELY
REMAIN IN THE MVFR/IFR RANGE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SHOULD
BEGIN TO SLOWLY LIFT INTO A VFR DECK BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.

THE OTHER MAIN CONCERN WILL BE WINDS. ALTHOUGH WE ARE SEEING WIND
GUSTS THIS AFTN...2K FT WINDS ARE 40-50 KT AND THUS MAINTAINED
LLWS. WILL LIKELY SEE SFC WINDS COME DOWN A BIT AT SOME POINT
THIS EVE UNTIL A SECONDARY LOW BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN INLAND AND
THUS LLWS APPEARS A GOOD BET THROUGH THEN. LLWS CONCERNS THEN
DIMINISH TOWARD SUNRISE AS THE SFC WINDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AND
THEN BECOME QUITE STRONG BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD AS VERTICAL MIXING
COMMENCES WHILE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT OVER THE AREA.

&&

.MARINE...
AS OF 10 AM...BUOY/TOWER OBS INDICATE WINDS MAINLY AOB 15 KT WITHIN
20 NM AND 20-25 KT OVER THE GA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM. LOOKS LIKE CONDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE DAY AS AT LEAST ONE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS INLAND AND MOVES NE INTO CNTRL NC. WITH
CONDS ALREADY AT SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA OVER THE OUTER GA
WATERS...WILL PUSH UP THE BEGIN TIMES OF THE ADVISORIES FOR AMZ374
WITH THE MORNING FCST UPDATE. WILL ALSO BUMP UP THE START TIME OF
THE ADVISORY FOR THE NEARSHORE GA WATERS DUE TO SEAS.
OTHERWISE...HEADLINES APPEAR TO BE ON TRACK WITH SMALL CRAFT ADV
CONDS BY THIS EVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATERS AND GALES BEGINNING
THIS EVE OVER THE OUTER GA WATERS.

CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY DETERIORATE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT. MIXING PROFILES WILL NOT BE ALL THAT FAVORABLE FOR VIGOROUS
MIXING OVER THE COOLER SHELF WATERS...EXCEPT BEYOND 40 NM IN THE GA
OFFSHORE WATERS WHERE WARMER WATER TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY FOUND.
CONFIDENCE IS INCRG THAT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR IN
THIS AREA AFTER AFTER MIDNIGHT SO THE GALE WATCH FOR AMZ374 WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE
MAINTAINED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS DURING THIS TIME. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO 6-9 FT ACROSS THE SC NEAR SHORE WATERS...4-7 FT OVER
THE GA NEAR SHORE WATERS AND UP TO 11 FT IN THE GA OFFSHORE LEG.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
MARINE AREA SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE IN THE WAKE
OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. A GALE WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR SAT
OUTSIDE OF THE GALE WARNING AREA AND WILL INCLUDE THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR. THE GALE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING WITH THE
AFTERNOON FCST CYCLE.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY..AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES FURTHER E
INTO THE ATLC SAT NIGHT AND HIGH PRES SLOWLY RETURNS...WINDS AND
WAVES WILL BOTH SETTLE DOWN SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. NOT MUCH OF A PRES
GRAD IS EVIDENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE CDFNT...SO WILL LOOK FOR
CONDITIONS TO DROP BELOW SCA LEVELS BY DAYBREAK SUN MRNG. HIGH PRES
WILL THEN MAINTAIN ITS PRESENCE OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK...KEEPING BOTH WINDS AND WAVES BELOW SCA LEVELS
DURING THIS TIME.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
BEHIND THIS CURRENT STORM SYSTEM...SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA FOR LATE SAT THROUGH MON. RH VALUES LOOK TO DROP TO
AROUND 30 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA SAT...THEN DROP TO 15-20
PERCENT SUN AND TO AROUND 25-30 PERCENT ON MON. IN TERMS OF FIRE
DANGER POTENTIAL...THE ONLY DAY OF THESE THAT WILL HAVE WIND SPEEDS
OF CONCERN WILL BE SAT WHICH LOOKS TO HAVE WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF
CRITICAL LEVELS. SINCE NONE OF THE DAYS HAVE BOTH RH AND WINDS AT
CRITICAL LEVELS...AND THE ANTICIPATED RAINFALL PRODUCING MOIST
FUELS...AM NOT ANTICIPATING ANY RED FLAG DAYS BUT THOSE INVOLVED IN
BURNING ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND MAY WANT TO CONSIDER
POSTPONING ANY BURNING DURING THIS TIME.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ087-088-099>101-
     114>119-137>141.
SC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ040-042>045-047>051.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR SCZ045.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
     AMZ330-350-352-354.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR AMZ330-350-352-354.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR AMZ374.
     GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     AMZ374.

&&

RJB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1213 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-081030-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1213 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.

   FLOOD WATCH.

SEVERE WEATHER...A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY AGAIN
REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE STILL
POSSIBLE.

ALTHOUGH A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT APPEARS UNLIKELY AT
THIS TIME...PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. THIS
CAN BE DONE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS
SOURCE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HIGH WINDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE AND STRENGTHENING LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS
COULD BE AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 45 TO 50 MPH
AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR ALL OR
PORTIONS OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

SCZ045-081030-
BERKELEY-
1213 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

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.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

SEVERE WEATHER...A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY AGAIN
REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE STILL
POSSIBLE.

ALTHOUGH A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS
TIME...PEOPLE IN BERKELEY COUNTY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHARLESTON. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS OR
YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON
THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

AMZ330-350-352-354-081030-
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-
1213 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER...THERE REMAINS A RISK OF STRONG OR ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARDS
WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS AND CLOUD TO
WATER LIGHTNING.

ALTHOUGH A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS
TIME...MARINERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS AND CHARLESTON HARBOR SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER
ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN
ALSO BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

AMZ374-081030-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1213 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

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.

SEVERE WEATHER...THERE REMAINS A RISK OF STRONG OR ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARDS
WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS AND CLOUD TO
WATER LIGHTNING.

ALTHOUGH A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS
TIME...MARINERS ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER
ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN
ALSO BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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 MAY BE NEEDED.

33/SBT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1145 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCZ043-048>051-071730-
BEAUFORT-CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND COLLETON-
1145 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COLLETON COUNTY...CHARLESTON
COUNTY...BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM EST...

AT 1142 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL...AND
STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM DALE TO SHELL POINT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
11 MILES NORTH OF BEAUFORT TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAUFORT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND ASHEPOO...BENNETTS POINT...BLUFFTON...DALE...
GREEN POND...PARRIS ISLAND...PORT ROYAL...BEAUFORT AND MARINE CORPS
AIR STATION WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 1230 PM EST.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE
AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1207 PM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S SAVANNAH            31.99N 81.08W
03/07/2008                   CHATHAM            GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PINE TREE BRANCH 6 INCH IN DIAMETER AND 30 FEET IN LENGTH
            FELL ON A CAR DENTING THE ROOF. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT
            45 MPH. 1.2 INCHES OF RAIN.

&&

VB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCZ048>050-071800-
BEAUFORT-CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-
1221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COLLETON COUNTY...CHARLESTON
COUNTY AND BEAUFORT COUNTY THROUGH 100 PM EST...

AT 1220 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50
MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LANDS END...OR
ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND ADAMS RUN...BENNETTS POINT...EDISTO ISLAND...
FOLLY BEACH...HOLLYWOOD...JOHNS ISLAND...KIAWAH ISLAND...MEGGETT...
ROCKVILLE...SEABROOK ISLAND...WADMALAW ISLAND...YONGES ISLAND AND
EDISTO BEACH WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 100 PM EST.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE
AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1228 PM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1149 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 22 ESE RACCOON BLUFF    31.40N 80.87W
03/07/2008  M45 MPH          AMZ354             GA   BUOY

&&

JAQ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
112 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

SCZ045-050-071900-
BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-
112 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERKELEY COUNTY AND CHARLESTON
COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EST...

AT 111 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
KIAWAH ISLAND TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WILD DUNES...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON TO 15 MILES EAST OF
CHARLESTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND AWENDAW...CAINHOY...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
FOLLY BEACH...HUGER...JAMES ISLAND...KIAWAH ISLAND...
MCCLELLANVILLE...MOUNT PLEASANT...NORTH CHARLESTON...SULLIVANS
ISLAND...WANDO...WEST ASHLEY...ISLE OF PALMS AND CENTENARY WILL BE
IMPACTED THROUGH 200 PM EST.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE
AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
116 PM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 40 E RACCOON BLUFF      31.38N 80.57W
03/07/2008  M58.00 MPH       AMZ374             XX   BUOY

            STATION SPAG1 - U.S. NAVY TOWER R2. MEASURED AT A HEIGHT
            OF 50 METERS.

&&

JAQ