Gale Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC

110 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1008 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

AMZ330-251000-
/O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100125T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1008 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ON CHARLESTON HARBOR OVERNIGHT. AFTER
THE COLD FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND THE
THREAT FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL END.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES AS HIGH AS 4 FEET ON THE
HARBOR OVERNIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-251000-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1008 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY. 

AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 
KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA
NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH OVERNIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS
ARE MOST LIKELY 10 TO 20 NM FROM SHORE. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE
BELOW GALE FORCE FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10
FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-251000-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1008 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY. 

AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL 25 TO 30 KNOTS 
WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ACROSS THE GEORGIA COASTAL 
WATERS BEYOND 20 NM OVERNIGHT. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PUSHES
OFFSHORE MONDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST...AND 
THE THREAT FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS SHOULD END BY NOON.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 TO 
11 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-251000-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100125T2200Z/
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-
1008 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

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

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

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.

&&

$$

207 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
310 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

AMZ330-251000-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
310 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ON CHARLESTON HARBOR BEFORE DAWN.
AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND
THE THREAT FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL END THIS MORNING.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES AS HIGH AS 4 FEET ON THE
HARBOR THROUGH EARLY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-251000-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
310 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA
NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH BEFORE DAWN. WINDS WILL
THEN DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
THIS MORNING.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 TO 10
FEET THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-251600-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
310 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTH WINDS WILL 25 TO 30 KNOTS
WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ACROSS THE GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS
BEYOND 20 NM EARLY THIS MORNING. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE
THIS MORNING MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST...AND THE
THREAT FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS SHOULD END BY NOON.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 11
FEET THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-251700-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100126T2200Z/
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-
310 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

423 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
452 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

AMZ330-251600-
/O.EXP.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.100125T1000Z-100126T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
452 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-251600-
/O.EXP.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.100125T1000Z-100127T0400Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
452 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST TUESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-251600-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
452 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE THIS MORNING...WEST WINDS WILL
OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 35 KNOTS UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. THEN...THE 
THREAT FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS SHOULD END BY NOON.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 TO
11 FEET THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-251600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100126T2200Z/
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-
452 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

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

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

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1057 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

AMZ374-260000-
/O.EXP.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100125T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.100125T1600Z-100127T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1057 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-352-354-260000-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100126T2200Z/
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-
1057 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-260000-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100127T0400Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1057 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNING NEXT SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS TIGHTENED BEHIND A
LIFTING WARM FRONT AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST.
LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTH FROM SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. DESPITE THICK CLOUD
COVER...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S
WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM.

EXPECT SHOWER COVERAGE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. CONTINUE TO MENTION CATEGORICAL
POPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...WITH HEAVIEST RAINFALL
OCCURRING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK MONDAY. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS
COULD BE QUITE INTENSE AT TIMES...THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE
FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE...AND FLOODING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A CONCERN.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET AROUND 110 KT WILL SLIP INTO THE AREA
ALONG THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THIS EVENING. AT THE SAME
TIME...THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY TO POTENTIALLY 70
KT ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES. MAIN FORECAST ISSUE
IN THE NEAR TERM WILL BE POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THAT
COULD SUPPORT DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO. STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS MAINTAINED A SLIGHT RISK FOR THE
AREA...HIGHLIGHTING A 15 PERCENT WIND AND 5 PERCENT TORNADO RISK.

THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR SEVERE WEATHER INITIATION WILL BE
INSTABILITY...SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS EVENTS THIS SEASON. NAM AND GFS
ONLY DEPICT A BRIEF WINDOW AROUND MIDNIGHT DURING WHICH
INSTABILITY AND LAPSE RATES COULD SUPPORT STRONG SURFACE BASED
CONVECTION. IF THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP...DAMAGING WINDS ARE
QUITE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE INTENSE LOW LEVEL JET AND SUBSEQUENT
IMPRESSIVE SHEAR PROFILE. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL MUCH
UNCERTAINTY...SINCE THE INSTABILITY AND LAPSE RATES INDICATED BY
THE MODELS ARE MARGINAL IN THEMSELVES. ADDITIONALLY...THE
OVERNIGHT TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS NOT IDEAL FOR
WIDESPREAD STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

HAVE ADDED GUSTY WINDS TO THE FORECAST TO HIGHLIGHT ONGOING
CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS TO
BRING DOWN STRONGER WINDS TONIGHT. LACKING CONFIDENCE IN SEVERE
POTENTIAL...PREFER NOT TO MENTION DAMAGING WINDS OR OTHER STRONG
WORDING IN THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT
POTENTIAL IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

LAKE WINDS...MAINTAINED ONGOING LAKE WIND ADVISORY...CONSIDERING
STRONG WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE OFF THE COAST MONDAY MORNING WITH PRECIP
ENDING ALONG THE COAST. WINDS WILL STILL BE A BIT BREEZY BEHIND THE
FRONT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN WELL TO
THE NORTH...BUT COLD ADVECTION IS NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE WITH
THE MAIN POLAR AIR MASS STILL BEHIND THE SECONDARY COLD FRONT. CLOUDS
SHOULD MOSTLY DISSIPATE FROM LATE MORNING IN THE WEST TO EARLY
AFTERNOON IN THE EAST. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL MANAGE TO
PUSH MAX TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL.

MONDAY NIGHT...SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA.
THERE MAY BE A SMALL INCREASE IN CLOUDS NEAR THE FRONT...BUT NO
PRECIP IS EXPECTED. TEMPS WILL DROP TO NEAR OR JUST A BIT ABOVE
NORMAL BY DAWN TUESDAY.

TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BE UP AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING BEHIND THE
SECONDARY COLD FRONT...BUT WITH THE SURFACE LOW IN EASTERN CANADA
PULLING FURTHER AWAY...WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL WITH 55 TO 60 MOST PLACES.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
NEARBY...ALLOWING FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. MORNING TEMPS WILL BE
CHILLY WITH NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING MOST PLACES...BUT LOTS
OF SUNSHINE SHOULD ALLOW THE AREA TO WARM UP TO SEASONAL NORMS BY
AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AFTER A MILDER DAY ON THURSDAY...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
LOOKS TO EFFECT THE AREA FROM LATER FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE BACK IN BEHIND THE STORM FOR THE SECOND HALF
OF NEXT WEEKEND. TOO EARLY TO ESTIMATE ANY SEVERE WEATHER/FLOOD
THREAT WITH THAT STORM...BUT THIS ACTIVE EL NINO PATTERN WOULD
SUGGEST THE SYSTEM BEARS WATCHING.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TEMPO MVFR CEILINGS/VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AT
KCHS AS -SHRA SHIFTS NORTH OVER THE AREA. PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED AT KSAV UNTIL 21Z WHEN MVFR CIGS APPROACH THE TERMINAL
FROM THE WEST.

BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT BOTH TERMINALS WITH WINDS GUSTING
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS. COLD FROPA AND A STRONG LOW LVL JET WILL
FURTHER THE RISK OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. LLWS WILL
ALSO BE A CONCERN AS SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 55 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN 1500 TO 2000 FT ABOVE THE SFC.

PREVAILING MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 02Z AND 10Z AT
BOTH TERMINALS TONIGHT WHEN A SQUALL LINE PUSHES TOWARDS THE
ATLANTIC. IFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS DURING
THIS TIME FRAME...BUT CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND DURATION ARE TOO
LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF AT THIS TIME.

EXPECT CONDITIONS TO RAPIDLY IMPROVE SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY
AT BOTH TERMINALS. MVFR CIGS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME BKN VFR BY
14/15Z AT BOTH TERMINALS. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL
OCCUR UP THROUGH 18Z MONDAY.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...AFTER CONVECTION ENDS MONDAY
MORNING...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM NOON MONDAY THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE. WINDS WILL BE A BIT BREEZY
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SOME LLWS ISSUES POSSIBLE.

&&

.MARINE...
LOW LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE
WEST. MODELS DEPICT THIS FEATURE AS STRONG AS 70 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
GALE CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS
TONIGHT...WHERE THE WARMER WATERS WILL ENHANCE THE MIXING PROFILE.
HAVE UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING FOR THE OUTER GEORGIA
WATERS ACCORDINGLY.

GALE CRITERIA WILL BE MORE MARGINAL FOR THE NEARSHORE SOUTH
CAROLINA WATERS NORTH OF EDISTO TONIGHT. THE COOLER WATERS WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS MORE STABLE AND REDUCE THE POTENTIAL TO TAP INTO
THE INTENSE LOW LEVEL JET. HOWEVER BUOY 4 IS ALREADY GUSTING OVER
30 KT THIS HOUR...AND CONSIDERING THE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL NOT
PEAK UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...HAVE DECIDED TO RAISE A MARGINAL GALE
WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS AS WELL. FEEL THAT
THE CRITERIA WILL MAINLY BE MET THROUGH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT
AND WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED OUT TO 10 AND 20 NM FROM SHORE.

ALL OTHER MARINE ZONES WILL REMAIN IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL VEER TO
THE SOUTHWEST BY DAYBREAK MONDAY...WITH GALE CONDITIONS LIKELY
DECREASING AS THE LOW LEVEL JET SHIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST.

HAVE REMOVED MENTION OF SEA FOG FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS...HOWEVER THE STRONG SURFACE FLOW
OVER THE WATERS IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR FOG FORMATION.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL STAY UP BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. SCAS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED UNTIL SOMETIME TUESDAY...AND
EVEN LATER FOR THE OFFSHORE GEORGIA WATERS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIDES CONTINUE TO RUN OVER 1 FT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THIS
AFTERNOON. WHILE ELEVATED TIDES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SHALLOW SALT
WATER FLOODING LEVELS DURING THE PREDAWN HIGH TIDE MONDAY
MORNING...HEAVY RAIN COULD FALL DURING THAT TIDE CYCLE AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN COASTAL COUNTIES.

MEANWHILE...STRENGTHENING ONSHORE WINDS SHOULD PUSH 5 TO 7 FT
BREAKERS INTO THE SURF ZONE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...JUSTIFYING A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ALL COASTAL
COUNTIES.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY FOR GAZ117-119-139-
     141.
SC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ048>051.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY FOR AMZ330-352-354.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR AMZ350.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY FOR AMZ374.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>044-047-252100-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD
BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS BETWEEN 8
PM AND 4 AM TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-352-354-252100-
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-
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ350-252100-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

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.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ374-252100-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY...

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.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-252100-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY...

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.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS BETWEEN 8 PM AND 4 AM TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-252100-
BERKELEY-
349 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY FOR LAKE
MOULTRIE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS BETWEEN 8 PM AND 4 AM TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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.