Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Charleston, SC

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
317 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAC029-051-179-SCC013-053-051945-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-080405T1945Z/
BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-BEAUFORT SC-CHATHAM GA-JASPER SC-
317 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM...SOUTHWESTERN
BEAUFORT...SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY AND SOUTHEASTERN BRYAN COUNTIES...

AT 313 PM EDT...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 BLUFFTON TO DAUFUSKIE ISLAND TO THUNDERBOLT TO FORT 
MCALLISTER TO HALFMOON LANDING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

AT 300 PM EDT...SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE RECEIVED 
ACROSS NORTHERN CHATHAM COUNTY.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BLUFFTON...FORT MCALLISTER...HALFMOON LANDING...ISLE OF HOPE...
KELLER...RIVERSIDE...SANDFLY...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...THUNDERBOLT AND
WILMINGTON ISLAND.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

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 3166 8129 3185 8126 3211 8099 3231 8090
      3238 8073 3234 8073 3234 8075 3230 8073
      3228 8075 3222 8073 3210 8087 3200 8089
      3186 8104 3173 8112 3172 8118 3169 8116
      3164 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 233DEG 27KT 3232 8085 3216 8091
          3204 8101 3191 8117 3171 8118

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
329 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAC029-051-179-SCC013-053-051945-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-080405T1945Z/
BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-BEAUFORT SC-CHATHAM GA-JASPER SC-
329 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM...SOUTHWESTERN
BEAUFORT...SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY AND SOUTHEASTERN BRYAN COUNTIES...

AT 327 PM EDT...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 6 MILES EAST OF BLUFFTON TO GOLDEN ISLES TO SKIDAWAY
ISLAND TO OSSABAW ISLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILTON HEAD
ISLAND TO 9 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH TO 17
MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICHMOND HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BLUFFTON...FORT MCALLISTER...HALFMOON LANDING...ISLE OF HOPE...
KELLER...RIVERSIDE...SANDFLY...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...THUNDERBOLT...
VERNONBURG AND WILMINGTON ISLAND.

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 3166 8129 3185 8126 3211 8099 3231 8090
      3238 8073 3234 8073 3234 8075 3230 8073
      3228 8075 3222 8073 3210 8087 3200 8089
      3186 8104 3175 8110 3172 8118 3169 8116
      3164 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 233DEG 27KT 3228 8075 3209 8092
          3196 8104 3181 8105

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
338 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAC029-051-179-SCC013-053-051948-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-080405T1945Z/
BRYAN GA-LIBERTY GA-BEAUFORT SC-CHATHAM GA-JASPER SC-
338 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER...
SOUTHEASTERN CHATHAM...SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT...SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY
AND SOUTHEASTERN BRYAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...

AT 336 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED 
THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED SLIGHTLY...THUS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE 
IN THE AREA THROUGH 430 PM.

LAT...LON 3166 8129 3185 8126 3211 8099 3231 8090
      3238 8073 3234 8073 3234 8075 3230 8073
      3228 8075 3222 8073 3210 8087 3200 8089
      3186 8104 3175 8110 3172 8118 3169 8116
      3164 8121
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 233DEG 27KT 3231 8068 3212 8085
          3199 8097 3184 8098

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
145 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD FROM THE N LATER SUN. A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRES WILL TRACK JUST
S OF THE REGION SUN NIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD OVER
THE AREA TUE THROUGH FRI.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
STRENGTHENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY SHOWS UP CLEARLY ON MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. LARGE AREA
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ONGOING AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE IN
THE DEEP SOUTH WITH A FEW IMPRESSIVE LINEAR MCS/S AFFECTING
AL/GA/FL. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS AFFECTING OUR WESTERN
ZONES...MAINLY IN A REGION OF INCREASING UPPER DIVERGENCE BELOW A
140 KT JET. THE SETUP FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING REMAINS
FAVORABLE FOR SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA.
THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NE THROUGH THE TN
VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS WAVE CURRENTLY HAS A SLIGHTLY POSITIVE TILT
WHICH IS LESS CONDUCIVE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO THE
CONVERGENT FLOW ALOFT. AS IT LIFTS NE TODAY...IT SHOULD TAKE ON A
MORE NEUTRAL TILT WHICH SHOULD SUPPORT DEEPER...MORE ROBUST
UPDRAFTS. ALTHOUGH LOW-LEVEL CLOUD COVER IS EXTENSIVE THIS
MORNING...AN INCREASE IN DEWPOINTS TO BETWEEN 68 AND 71 THIS
AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE CAPES DRASTICALLY. THEREFORE...ANY BREAKS
IN THE CLOUDS WILL ONLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY AHEAD OF
THE PRIMARY UPPER FORCING.

BEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS STILL LOOKS TO BE DURING THE
LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. BOTH THE GFS AND
NAM UPPER DIVERGENCE FIELDS ARE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR SHOWING A
BULLSEYE OVER THE AREA AT 00Z...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE THROUGH
THAT TIME. CURRENT PRECIP SHIELD MATCHES UP WELL WITH THE BEST
MODEL UPPER DIVERGENCE SO WE FEEL THIS WILL BE A GOOD INDICATOR
FOR PRECIP COVERAGE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WERE 1.59 ON THE
MORNING SOUNDING AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO AS HIGH AS
1.9 THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG WARM...MOIST ADVECTION CONTINUES
FROM THE SSW. THIS AIRMASS COUPLED WITH GOOD UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS. HAVE
ADDED MENTION OF LOCALIZED FLOODING TO HWO AND HEAVY RAIN WORDING
TO FORECAST.

AS A SFC LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT TO OUR WEST TODAY
LOW-LEVEL HELICITY SHOULD INCREASE. ADDITIONALLY...THE SEABREEZE
WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON...THUS ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. WILL
MAINTAIN MENTION IN HWO. PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT STILL LOOKS
TO BE FROM HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FROM 4 PM UNTIL 10 PM.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY/...
WE HAVE CARRIED THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK TO AROUND MIDNIGHT AND
THEN ALLOWED POPS TO DIMINISH FROM W TO E AS THE SFC FRONTAL
BOUNDARY APPROACHES. SOMEWHAT SLOWER MODEL TIMING HAS BUMPED OUR
POPS UPWARD IN OUR EASTERN ZONES AND FORCED SOME WARMER OVERNIGHT
LOWS TO THE EAST OF I-95. S TO SW WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE LOW
LEVEL JET EASES OFF THE COAST.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MUCH OF
THE EXTENDED PERIOD THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD
AND OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COAST SUNDAY MORNING...
FOLLOWED BY A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO
THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. AS FOR FORECAST DETAILS...WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS FRIDAY MORNING AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES OFFSHORE...THEN GO
WITH A RAIN FREE FORECAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WILL HAVE TO CARRY
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION. MID- LEVEL LAPSE RATES
CONTINUE TO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ELEVATED CONVECTION...SO WILL
KEEP MENTION OF THUNDER IN THE FORECAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME
MORE DOMINANT MONDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN RAIN FREE CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORTWAVE MOVING NW OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO BOTH TERMINALS. TRIED TO TIME HEAVIEST SHRA/TSRA
IN 18Z TAFS. A BAND OF CONVECTION SHOULD MOVE THROUGH SAV THROUGH
19Z AFTER WHICH MORE STRATIFORM/EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE SHOWERS SHOULD
OCCUR. HARDER TO TELL WHAT WILL MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO CHS GIVEN
THE LATEST RADAR TRENDS...BUT WE SHOULD AT LEAST SEE INCREASING
SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BY 21Z.

PRECIP WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS
EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. WE ARE THINKING THE MODEL SUITE
IS ABOUT 3 HRS TOO SLOW WITH THE FROPA AS OFTEN OCCURS WITH ACTIVE
FRONTS. THUS WE SHOW THE WIND SHIFT AND CLEARING AROUND 09Z AT
BOTH TERMINALS.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...OCCASIONAL MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES
SOUTH OF THE AREA. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN PREVAIL TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
STRONG PERSISTENCE FORECAST TODAY WITH LOW LEVEL JET INCREASING
FLOW THIS MORNING OVER THE WARMER OUTER WATERS AND GULF STREAM
AND DIMINISHING MIXING PROFILES OVER NEAR SHORE WATERS. THE EXCEPTION
WILL BE ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST WITH THE RESULTANT WINDS
CREATING STRONG THERMAL GRADIENTS...THUS ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL
FOR SCA CONDITIONS IN THE HARBOR AND INTRACOASTAL.

STRONGER LOW LEVEL SW JETTING WILL SHIFT TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS
BY LATER TONIGHT AND WE INCREASED SEAS IN OUR NRN MARINE LEG
SOMEWHAT BUT HIGHEST SEAS NEARING 10 FT POSSIBLY OUT NEAR THE
EDISTO BUOY.

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE WATERS SUNDAY. A WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD FROM THE NORTH MONDAY
NIGHT AND WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WILL NEED TO KEEP SCA/S GOING FOR THE NORTHERN LEG OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA NEARSHORE WATERS AND THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO SEAS. CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DROP
BELOW SCA LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY RETURN TO PORTIONS OF THE WATERS MONDAY AS GRADIENT PINCHES
DUE TO THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH. SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA
WATERS DUE TO FAVORABLE NORTHEAST FETCH.

RIP CURRENTS...ANOTHER MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY DUE TO
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND AN APPROACHING NEW MOON.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     SCZ040-042>045-047>051.
MARINE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     AMZ330-350-352-354.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR AMZ350-374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR AMZ330.

&&

JRL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1211 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-060930-
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-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1211 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 168 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT
WITH AN UNSEASONABLY WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TODAY. AS A
RESULT...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IN ADDITION...DEEP MOISTURE WILL ALLOW ANY SHOWERS AND
STORMS TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. SOME FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST
STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT
AREA BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AMZ330-350-352-354-060930-
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-
1211 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 168 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR
MASS TODAY. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS
ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE
LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND WATERSPOUTS FROM THE HARBOR AND
COASTAL WATERS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

AMZ374-060930-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1211 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS
TODAY. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MARINE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED
WATERSPOUTS ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE
LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

REPORTS OF GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND WATERSPOUTS FROM THE HARBOR AND
COASTAL WATERS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1246 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAZ116>119-051715-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-
1246 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRYAN COUNTY AND CHATHAM COUNTY
THROUGH 115 PM EDT...

AT 1241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELFAST...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF
RICHMOND HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND BELFAST...FORT MCALLISTER...ISLE OF
HOPE...KELLER...RIVERSIDE...SANDFLY...THUNDERBOLT...VERNONBURG...
WHITE BLUFF...WILMINGTON ISLAND AND WINDSOR FOREST WILL BE
IMPACTED THROUGH 115 PM EDT.

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
137 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAZ088-100-101-114>116-137-138-051815-
BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND
LIBERTY-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL-
137 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LONG COUNTY...EVANS COUNTY...
TATTNALL COUNTY...EFFINGHAM COUNTY...BULLOCH COUNTY...SCREVEN
COUNTY...BRYAN COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

AT 132 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GEORGIA SOUTHERN TO DAISY TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NOBLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STATESBORO TO 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CLAXTON TO 13 MILES EAST OF SURRENCY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND BROOKLET...CAPTOLO...DAISY...DENMARK...DOVER...
EGYPT...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...GROVELAND...HUNTERS...KILDARE...
LEEFIELD...NEVILS...NEWINGTON...OLIVER...PEMBROKE...SHAWNEE...
STATESBORO AND STILSON WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 215 PM EDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS CAN
INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AND PRODUCE BRIEF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. BE ALERT
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
159 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAZ116-137-138-051830-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY-LONG-
159 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LONG COUNTY...BRYAN COUNTY AND
LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 155 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GUM BRANCH...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF
HINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND ELLABELL...FLEMINGTON...GUM BRANCH...HINESVILLE
AND LANIER WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 230 PM EDT.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN
EMERGENCY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
211 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAZ088-100-101-116-118-SCZ040-042-047-051-051845-
ALLENDALE-BULLOCH-COASTAL JASPER-EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND
BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND JASPER-SCREVEN-
211 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EFFINGHAM COUNTY...BULLOCH
COUNTY...SCREVEN COUNTY...ALLENDALE COUNTY...HAMPTON COUNTY...BRYAN
COUNTY...CHATHAM COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MARTIN TO OLNEY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10
MILES WEST OF ALLENDALE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND ALLENDALE...ALMEDA...APPLETON...BARTON...
BRUNSON...CROCKETVILLE...ESTILL...FAIRFAX...FURMAN...GARNETT...
GIFFORD...GRAYS...HAMPTON...HARDEEVILLE...LENA...LURAY...MARTIN...
MILEY...MILLETT...PINELAND...PURYSBURGH...ROBERTVILLE...SCOTIA...
SEIGLING...SHIRLEY...SWITZERLAND...SYCAMORE...TARBORO...TILLMAN...
ULMER...VARNVILLE...BLITCHTON...CLYO...EBENEZER...EDEN...EGYPT...
GUYTON...HUNTERS...KILDARE...MARLOW...MEINHARD...MONTEITH...
NEWINGTON...OLIVER...PINEORA...PORT WENTWORTH...RINCON...SHAWNEE...
SPRINGFIELD AND STILLWELL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 245 PM EDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH. SEEK SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
238 PM EDT SAT APR 05 2008

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

0223 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HINESVILLE              31.85N 81.60W
04/05/2008                   LIBERTY            GA   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN AT RESIDENCE JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN HINESVILLE.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE MELDRIM           32.15N 81.35W
04/05/2008                   EFFINGHAM          GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HWY 30.

&&

JPC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
246 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

GAZ119-SCZ047>049-051-051930-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND
JASPER-
246 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COLLETON COUNTY...BEAUFORT
COUNTY...CHATHAM COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIVERSIDE...OR ABOUT 8
MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

AREAS IN AND AROUND BLUFFTON...FOLLY FIELD...FOREST BEACH...HILTON
HEAD ISLAND...PARRIS ISLAND...PORT ROYAL...PRITCHARDVILLE...
RIVERSIDE...TYBEE ISLAND...WILMINGTON ISLAND AND HILTON HEAD AIRPORT
WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH 330 PM EDT.

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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