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Small Craft Advisory 31, NWS Charleston, SC

April 5, 2009

NWS Charleston, SC issued this small craft advisory at Apr 5, 2009, 4:44 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2009, 4:57 AM EDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2009, 4:44 AM EDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2009, 4:57 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2009, 10:55 AM EDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 5, 4:42 AM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 4:42 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 3:49 PM EDT, 12 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
349 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-051000-
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-
349 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
SUNDAY AND PUSH THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY. FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MID TO LATE
MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AWAY FROM THE COAST...MAINLY
INLAND OF HIGHWAY 17...LOW TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH FREEZING
MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES COULD FALL TO BELOW
FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING LATE SEASON FREEZE. FREEZE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-051000-
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-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
349 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
SUNDAY AND PUSH THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY. FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MID TO LATE
MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

STRONG WINDS...AFTER A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE COASTAL
WATERS MONDAY...GALE FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. GALE WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BE
REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-051000-
BERKELEY-
349 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
SUNDAY AND PUSH THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY. FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MID TO LATE
MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AWAY FROM THE COAST...MAINLY
INLAND OF HIGHWAY 17...LOW TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH FREEZING
MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES COULD FALL TO BELOW
FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING LATE SEASON FREEZE. FREEZE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED.

LAKE WINDS...BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED FOR THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 11:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHSBryan, Effingham17 days
Apr 5, 11:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHSEffingham, Screven4 days
Apr 5, 3:53 PM EDTGale WatchCHS13 hr
Apr 5, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS58 min
Apr 4, 11:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningCHSColleton, Dorchester70 hr
Apr 5, 5:07 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley36 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.