Gale Warning 5, NWS Charleston, SC

466 
WHUS72 KCHS 181523
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1023 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

AMZ350-182230-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.090218T2100Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1023 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THURSDAY
MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS
OFF CHARLESTON COUNTY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. THE RISK FOR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE
GREATEST BEYOND 10 NM...WHERE A CORRIDOR OF WARMER WATER WATER IS
FOUND. GALES WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE
COLD FRONT CLEARS THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-182230-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.090218T2100Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1023 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THURSDAY
MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS
FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 TO
60 NM...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
GALES WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD
FRONT CLEARS THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-182230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1023 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-182230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.090218T2100Z-090219T2200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1023 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM EST THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-182230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1023 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

617 
WHUS72 KCHS 182109
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
409 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

AMZ350-190600-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
409 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THURSDAY
MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS
OFF CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RISK
FOR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST BEYOND 10
NM...WHERE A CORRIDOR OF WARMER WATER WATER IS FOUND. GALES WILL
QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CLEARS
THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-190600-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
409 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THURSDAY
MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS
FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 TO
60 NM...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. GALES WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CLEARS THE
REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ354-190600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
409 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ352-190600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
409 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-190600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
409 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

546 
WHUS72 KCHS 190413
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1113 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

AMZ350-191100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1113 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THURSDAY
MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS OFF OF
CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RISK FOR
GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST BEYOND 10 NM...WHERE A
CORRIDOR OF WARMER WATER WATER IS FOUND. GALES WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CLEARS THE
REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-191100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1113 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THURSDAY
MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS
FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 TO
60 NM...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. GALES WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CLEARS THE
REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ354-191100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1113 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ352-191100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1113 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-191100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090219T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1113 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

768 
WHUS72 KCHS 190913
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
413 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

AMZ350-191500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
413 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING.
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL IMPACT THE WATERS OFF OF CHARLESTON
COUNTY. THE RISK FOR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST
BEYOND 10 NM...WHERE A CORRIDOR OF WARMER WATER WATER IS FOUND.
GALES WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD
FRONT CLEARS THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-191500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
413 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING.
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL IMPACT THE WATERS FROM THE
SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 TO 60
NM. GALES WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE
COLD FRONT CLEARS THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ354-191500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090220T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
413 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ352-191500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090220T1000Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
413 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-191500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090220T1000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
413 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

316 
WHUS72 KCHS 191135
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
635 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

AMZ350-191600-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090220T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
635 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE RISK FOR GALE FORCE WINDS HAS ENDED...HOWEVER A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ374-191500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
635 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING.
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL IMPACT THE WATERS FROM THE
SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND OUT 20 TO 60 NM.
GALES WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AS THE COLD
FRONT CLEARS THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-352-354-191600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090220T1000Z/
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-
635 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

828 
WHUS72 KCHS 191448
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
948 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

AMZ374-192300-
/O.EXP.KCHS.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.090219T1500Z-090220T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
948 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE
GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

WINDS HAVE SETTLED DOWN BELOW GALE FORCE THIS MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING FOR THE
OFFSHORE GEORGIA WATERS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED IN ITS PLACE AS SOLID SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT ANOTHER GALE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED
TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE WARMER OFFSHORE
WATERS AND COULD PRODUCE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS
EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND
CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND COAST GUARD BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND
THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-350-352-354-192300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090220T1000Z/
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-
948 AM EST THU FEB 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO
33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
458 AM EST WED FEB 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETREAT FURTHER INTO THE ATLANTIC TODAY. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE LATER THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.
A COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST AND AWAY
FROM THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO
THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
CURRENTLY AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO PUSH FURTHER OUT TO SEA AS A
STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE SYSTEM AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
BEGINS TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS SOME
WEAK RETURNS WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...WITH SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SUGGESTING MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY IS SPRINKLES OR NOT
EVEN REACHING THE GROUND. MEANWHILE...INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS GENERALLY CLOUDY SKIES IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. MAIN NEAR
TERM CONCERN FOR TODAY REVOLVES AROUND POPS AND MAX TEMPERATURES.

TODAY...
THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING...WITH
THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUING TO MAKE
STEADY PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE AREA ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO LARGELY SHIFT BY TO THE NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AS STRONGEST ISENTROPIC ASCENT FOCUSES
JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. NEVERTHELESS...STILL SOME DECENT FORCING AND
DEEPER MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...SO
WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS HERE...WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS GENERALLY
SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. LOOKING UPSTREAM...OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE THAT MUCH OF THE CLOUD COVER BEHIND INITIAL BATCH OF
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC
LIFT IS MID OR HIGH CLOUD...SO EXPECT THAT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON
WILL REMAIN RAIN FREE. WILL GENERALLY CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...THEN RAMP POPS UP INTO THE
CHANCE RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS DEEPER MOISTURE AND STRONGER
SYNOPTIC FORCING FOR ASCENT PUSHES BACK INTO THE AREA. WILL ALSO
INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE IN THE DAY AS WELL
AS MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES BECOME A BIT MORE FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTION.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES...HAVE RAISED THEM SEVERAL DEGREES ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA GIVEN THE WARM START AND ANTICIPATION THAT SOME
FILTERED SUNSHINE MAY BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA GIVEN UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS. HIGHS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S NORTH OF
THE SAVANNAH RIVER...AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S SOUTH.

LAKE WINDS...
STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL LEAD TO GUSTY CONDITIONS OVER
LAKE MOULTRIE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY. THEREFORE...A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA
OVERNIGHT...REACHING LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST BY 12Z THURSDAY.
STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN THE
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...DUE TO THE EXIT REGION OF
A 130+ KT H25 JET AND STRONG MID-LEVEL QG SUPPORT. IN ADDITION
MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL INCREASE INTO THE 6.5 TO 7C/KM RANGE.
BEST FORCING LOOKS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO WILL
CARRY CHANCE/LIKELY POPS IN THE EVENING...THEN GO WITH CATEGORICAL
POPS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE
CONVECTION. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF DYNAMIC FORCING IN PLACE...AND
WITH 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDE VALUES OF 65 TO 75 KNOTS MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION...QUESTION BECOMES HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL BE
REALIZED. GIVEN THE WARMER TEMPERATURES ANTICIPATED TODAY AND
HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR STREAMING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO...EXPECT THAT AT LEAST SOME SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY
ALTHOUGH MEAGER WILL MAKE IT NORTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA.
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS BETWEEN 300 AND 400 J/KG OF CAPE WILL PUSH
NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND WHEN
COMBINING THIS WITH STRONG SYNOPTIC FORCING...DECENT MID- LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AND STRONG WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE A SEVERE THREAT
WILL CERTAINLY EXIST.

THE ONE FLAW IN THE EQUATION MAY BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MCS ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WHICH MAY LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF
HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR FLOWING NORTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA.
NEVERTHELESS...WITH H5 WINDS OF 75 TO 85 KNOTS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG SURFACE BASED CONVECTION THAT
DEVELOPS. GIVEN 0-1 KM HELICITY VALUES OF 200-300 M2/S2 AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN/T BE RULED OUT...BUT PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER MODE IS
EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WINDS.

OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 50S WEST AND
IN THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60 EAST.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THURSDAY...THE COLD FRONT AND THE BACK EDGE OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION BAND WILL ALIGNED ALONG THE COAST BY SUNRISE THURSDAY
AND WILL CLEAR THE COAST SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WILL KEEP 20-30
PERCENT POPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS THROUGH 13-14Z
WITH DRY WEATHER PREVAILING BY 15Z. INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS AND
DIMINISHING CLOUD COVER SHOULD HELP TO COUNTERACT WEAK POST FRONTAL
COLD AIR ADVECTION. EXPECT HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 50S INLAND TO THE
LWR-MID 60S NEAR THE COAST...WARMEST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95
CORRIDOR SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. DEEP MIXING PROFILES WILL YIELD FAIRLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING WITH WINDS GENERALLY 15-25 MPH
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH AT TIMES.

THURSDAY NIGHT...POST FRONTAL COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOULD PEAK DURING
THIS TIME AS ONE FINAL SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LONG-WAVE
TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT
AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE FROM FULLY DECOUPLING BUT THE STRENGTH OF
THE COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AN ADVECTIVE
FREEZE. EXPECT LOWS FROM THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO AROUND FREEZING AT
THE BEACHES. A FEW OF THE NORMALLY COLDER AREAS WELL INLAND COULD
DROP IN THE MID 20S...BUT THESE READINGS WILL BE FAIRLY ISOLATED.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THE THERMAL ADVECTION PATTERN BECOMES
NEUTRAL BY LATE MORNING WITH 850MB TEMPERATURES HOLDING BETWEEN -2
AND -5C THROUGH SUNSET. MODEL LOW-LEVEL THICKNESSES SUPPORT HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S NORTH TO LOWER 50S SOUTH...BUT DOWNSLOPE FAVORED
TRAJECTORIES SUGGEST HIGHS WILL LIKELY BE AT LEAST A CATEGORY WARMER
THAN THIS. CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WIND WILL SUPPORT STRONG
RADIATIONAL CONDITIONS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING IN THE MID
20S WELL INLAND WITH MID 30S AT THE BEACHES. AGAIN...SOME OF THE
NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALLENDALE...JAMESTOWN AND
WITHERBEE WILL LIKELY MAKE A RUN FOR THE LOWER 20S.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...A STRONG SHORTWAVE IS PROGGED TO DIG ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN STATES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH CYCLOGENESIS
INITIATING OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE
SIMILAR IN THE STRENGTH/POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW AND DEPICT SOME
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE...BEING AIDED BY THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A
150+ JET STREAK...IMPACTING THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
THE COASTAL LOW EJECTS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. 850MB TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECAST TO DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING BY SUNRISE SUNDAY...BUT
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST MOISTURE ABOVE THE DENDRITIC GROWTH
ZONE WILL DRY UP FAIRLY QUICKLY AS MID-LEVEL DRY AIR ADVECTS IN
FROM THE WEST. WHILE SOME WET SNOW FLAKES COULD CERTAINLY MIXING
IN BRIEFLY WITH ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...AN ALL LIQUID PHASE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE
ATTM. WILL GO WITH 30-40 PCNT POPS SATURDAY NIGHT /HIGHEST NORTH/
WITH 20-30 PCNT POP SUNDAY MORNING /HIGHEST ACROSS THE CHARLESTON
TRI-COUNTY AREA/.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY...QUIET WEATHER WILL PREVAIL WITH HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER THE AREA. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE COASTAL
TROUGH FORMATION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY HIGH AS THE SURFACE HIGH
SHIFTS OFF THE COAST. THIS MAY BRING SOME ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY
TO THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /10Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE AT THE TERMINALS TO START THE 06Z TAF
CYCLE...AND THIS SHOULD REMAIN THE CASE FOR MUCH OF THE VALID TAF
FORECAST PERIOD. BETTER FORCING FOR ASCENT SHIFTS OVER THE CHS
TERMINAL AFTER DAYBREAK...AND WITH SLIGHTLY DEEPER LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IN PLACE...EXPECT A BETTER SHOT FOR RAIN SHOWERS HERE.
HAVE INCLUDED MENTION OF MVFR CIGS FOR SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO
NOON. COULD SEE SOME MVFR VSBYS IN SHOWERS AS WELL...BUT
LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE IS TOO LOW TO MENTION AT THIS TIME.

HAVE ADDED MENTION OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO THE SAV TAF FOR A
COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF 12Z AS LOW LEVEL WINDS AROUND 15 KFT
AGL INCREASE TO 35 KT.

BY MID MORNING AT THE SAV TERMINAL AND LATE MORNING AT THE CHS
TERMINAL...STRONGEST FORCING AND DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL SHIFT NORTH
OF THE AREA...LEAVING MAINLY BROKEN MID CLOUD OVER THE TERMINALS.
THIS SHOULD RESULT IN SUFFICIENT SURFACE HEATING TO ALLOW STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT TO BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AIRPORTS...AND HAVE INCLUDED
GUSTS ON THE ORDER OF 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. CAN/T
ENTIRELY RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER THROUGH THE DAY...BUT CHANCES OF
OCCURRENCE AND MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME PREVENT MENTION WITH THIS
TAF PACKAGE.

THINGS BECOME A BIT MORE INTERESTING OVERNIGHT AS SURGE OF HIGHER
DEWPOINT AIR LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE GULF COAST
STATES...WHILE STRONGER FORCING FROM THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM
BEGINS TO IMPACT THE AREA. DON/T ANTICIPATE WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING PRIOR TO 06Z THU...BUT DO EXPECT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA.
FOR NOW HAVE MENTIONED VFR VSBYS IN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 02Z
AT BOTH TERMINAL ALONG WITH INCLUDING CB TO SHOW THE POSSIBILITY
OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. EXPECTED DETAILS OF BEST
SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE TAF
ISSUANCES AS THE PICTURE BECOMES A BIT MORE CLEAR.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES WED NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY MID MORNING THU AND
PERSIST THROUGH SAT. PERIODS OF GUSTY SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
AT THE TERMINALS WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU.

&&

.MARINE...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY...AND
APPROACH THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COAST BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT WILL LIKELY BE HELD BACK A
BIT DUE TO THE COOLER NEARSHORE WATERS. NEVERTHELESS...LOOKS LIKE A
SOLID SMALL CRAFT EVENT FOR ALL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
STRONG LOW LEVEL JETTING IS EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WITH H95 WINDS INCREASING TO
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 KNOTS. DON/T EXPECT ALL THIS TO MIX DOWN TO THE
SEA SURFACE...BUT WILL LIKELY SEE WIND GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN LEG OF OUR SOUTH CAROLINA NEARSHORE WATERS AS WELL AS OUR
OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. THEREFORE WILL UPGRADE THE GALE WATCH TO A
GALE WARNING WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE FOR THESE TWO
ZONES...BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...GALES WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS THE GEORGIA
OFFSHORE WATERS AND OFF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST THURSDAY MORNING
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE COASTAL WATERS BY
MID-MORNING...TAKE THE GALES WITH IT...BUT WEAK POST FRONTAL COLD
AIR ADVECTION WILL KEEP THE WATERS WELL WITHIN ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.
A SECONDARY SURGE WILL WORK ACROSS THE WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT AS A
SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH PIVOTS THROUGH
BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AND BENIGN MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD
PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SURGE AGAIN
SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE COAST. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR AMZ330-352.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR AMZ350-374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR AMZ354.

&&

JRJ/ST

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
352 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

AMZ330-352-354-370-181000-
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-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 40 NM-
352 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ350-374-181000-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
352 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ040-042>044-047>051-181000-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
352 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-181000-
BERKELEY-
352 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-181000-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
352 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE MAIN POTENTIAL HAZARD APPEARS TO BE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.