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Gale Warning 9, NWS Charleston, SC

November 30, 2010

NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2010, 3:50 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2010, 4:21 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2010, 3:50 PM EST (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 1, 2010, 4:21 AM EST
Expired
Dec 1, 2010, 1:54 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

826 
WHUS72 KCHS 302050
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
350 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

AMZ350-010500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0009.101201T0300Z-101201T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0009.101201T1100Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
350 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING OF GALES: THE GREATEST RISK FOR GALES WILL BE FROM AROUND
  DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO TONIGHT...
  THEN SHIFT WEST BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS OF
  AROUND 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE GALES.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD 
  PRODUCE ISOLATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-010500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0009.101201T0300Z-101201T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0009.101201T1100Z-101202T0200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
350 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING OF GALES: THE GREATEST RISK FOR GALES WILL BE FROM AROUND
  DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH
  TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT WEST BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. FREQUENT
  GUSTS OF AROUND 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY
  INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE GALES.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD 
  PRODUCE ISOLATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-010500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
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-
350 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-010500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
350 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
090 
WHUS72 KCHS 010329
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

AMZ350-011200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T1100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0009.101201T1100Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING OF GALES: THE GREATEST RISK FOR GALES WILL BE FROM 
  AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  SHIFT WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. FREQUENT GUSTS OF AROUND 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
  BEYOND 15 NM FROM SHORE.

* SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE GALES.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT COULD PRODUCE
  ISOLATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-011200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T1100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0009.101201T1100Z-101202T0200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING OF GALES: THE GREATEST RISK FOR GALES WILL BE FROM 
  AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  SHIFT WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. FREQUENT GUSTS OF AROUND 35
  KNOTS ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE GALES.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT COULD PRODUCE
  ISOLATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-011200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
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-
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-011200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
412 
WHUS72 KCHS 010921
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
421 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

AMZ350-011700-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0009.101201T0921Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
421 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL
  MILES FROM SHORE.

* SEAS: SEAS UP TO 6 FEET...MAINLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM
  SHORE.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-011700-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0009.101201T0921Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
421 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES...MAINLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES
  FROM SHORE. 

* SEAS: SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-011700-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
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-
421 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-011700-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
421 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
485 
WHUS72 KCHS 011439
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
939 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

AMZ350-012100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
939 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES
  FROM SHORE.

* SEAS: UP TO 6 FEET...MAINLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM
  SHORE.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-012100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
939 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...MAINLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM
  SHORE.

* SEAS: UP TO 8 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-012230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
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-
939 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-012230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
939 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
108 
WHUS72 KCHS 011750
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1250 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

AMZ350-020200-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101201T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1250 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-012100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101201T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1250 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...MAINLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES 
  FROM SHORE. 

* SEAS: UP TO 8 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-020200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
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-
1250 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-012300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101201T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1250 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
485 
WHUS72 KCHS 011854
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
154 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

AMZ374-020500-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-101201T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
154 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-020500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T0500Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
154 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-020500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/
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-
154 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM 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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Nov 30, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1250 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION AND PREVAIL THROUGH AT
LEAST SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT POSSIBLY AFFECTS THE AREA
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING
AS EVIDENCED BY A SHARP DEWPOINT GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN SC.
DESPITE CLOUDY SKIES...WARM ADVECTION HAS DEEPENED THE MIXED
LAYER TO ABOUT 2500 FT WHICH IS TAPPING INTO AN INCREASING LOW-
LEVEL JET. BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN SC WHICH WILL BE CLOSER TO
THE CORE OF THE JET.

EXTENSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS REMAINS IN PLACE...MAINLY
ACROSS SOUTHERN SC CLOSER TO THE REGION OF GREATEST ISENTROPIC
LIFT. PARTIAL CLEARING DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEAST GA EARLIER THIS
MORNING BUT HAS SINCE RAPIDLY FILLED WITH STRATOCUMULUS. SHORT-
RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
AREA OF SHOWERS MOVING IN OFF THE ATLANTIC SHIFTING NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE DAY. WE DECREASED POPS OVER SOUTHEAST GA THIS
AFTERNOON BUT MAINTAINED CHANCE/LIKELY POPS OVER SOUTHERN SC AND
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THUNDER CHANCES LOOK SMALL TODAY DUE
TO WEAK INSTABILITY BUT WE INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS OVER
THE TRI-COUNTY AND SC WATERS WHERE LIFTED INDICES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
MORE NEGATIVE. THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN IN AN AREA OF
RIGHT-ENTRANCE JET REGION DIVERGENCE...WHICH COUPLED WITH ROBUST
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD MAINTAIN EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER TODAY. WE
THEREFORE BUMPED HIGH TEMPS DOWN ABOUT TWO DEGREES OVER FAR
SOUTHEAST GA BUT MAINTAINED MID-70S ACROSS SOUTHERN SC.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TONIGHT...THE APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH VERY
STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS AND SOME INSTABILITY WILL YIELD THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT. THE BIG
QUESTION...AS IS OFTEN THE CASE THIS TIME OF YEAR...IS THE AMOUNT
OF INSTABILITY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT
THE AREA FOR A DAMAGING WIND/TORNADO THREAT AND WE AGREE WITH THIS
ASSESSMENT. AT THIS POINT...THE GREATEST WIND THREAT APPEARS TO BE
JUST NORTH AND WEST OF OUR FORECAST AREA GIVEN THE CLOSER
PROXIMITY TO A DEVELOPING SURFACE WAVE ALONG THE FRONT. LOOKS LIKE
THE BEST SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL BE WITH THE BAND ALONG THE COLD
FRONT THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL LINGER
ALL NIGHT. DUE TO SUFFICIENT UNCERTAINTY IN THE SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL...WILL HOLD OFF ON MENTIONING SUCH EXPLICITLY IN THE
FORECAST BUT CONTINUE TO DISCUSS IT IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK PRODUCT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT
DUE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION...REACHING THE UPPER 40S WELL
INLAND NEAR MILLEN AND METTER BY DAYBREAK.

THE BASE OF THE NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LIFT INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING THE SURFACE COLD
FRONT TO QUICKLY PUSH OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHERN GULF COAST REGION.
LINGERING POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL NECESSITATE A NEED TO MAINTAIN A
MENTION OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST
MID-MORNING...WITH PROBABILITIES RANGING FROM SLIGHT CHANCE WELL
INLAND TO GOOD CHANCE JUST OFF THE COAST. CLEARING SHOULD THEN OCCUR
RATHER ABRUPTLY FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. MODERATE LOW LEVEL WINDS COMBINED WITH STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN RATHER BREEZY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 35
MPH EXPECTED. THE CLEARING SKIES AND DEVELOPING DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL
NOT BE ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION...THUS LIMITING TEMPERATURES TO HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER
50S ACROSS THE AREA.

COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL WEAKEN DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS WINDS
ALOFT DIMINISH AS WELL. UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND WITH A VERY DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL QUICKLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...INITIALLY DUE TO ADVECTIVE PROCESSES...THEN
RADIATIONAL COOLING LATE AS WINDS FINALLY DECOUPLE ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA. LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 20S ACROSS MANY
INLAND LOCATIONS...WITH LOWER 30S CLOSER TO THE COAST. IT EVEN
APPEARS THAT THE COASTAL ZONES COULD EXPERIENCE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AS IT IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR THESE AREAS TO FREEZE ON
NIGHT/S WITH AN OFFSHORE FLOW.

ALTHOUGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL AT THE SURFACE THROUGH
FRIDAY...A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL
MAINTAIN THE UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHS
WILL REMAIN IN THE 50S THURSDAY AND ONLY MODIFY INTO THE UPPER
50S/LOWER 60S ON FRIDAY. FROST/FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA...POSSIBLY EVEN NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...FRIDAY
MORNING DUE TO EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING.

LAKE WINDS...THE COMBINATION OF IMPRESSIVE COLD AIR ADVECTION AND
STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN ROUGH CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE
THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEKEND...SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY PREVAILING
WITH RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
THEN...MODELS DEVIATE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GIVEN HIGH UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE OVERALL
SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND THE TIMING OF FEATURES ACROSS THE
REGION...PREFER TO KEEP A DRY FORECAST IN PLACE AT THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A BAND OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHWARD LIFTING WARM FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CHS TERMINAL THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. A LULL
IN PRECIP EXPECTED AT BOTH TERMINALS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE
A LARGER WAVE OF RAIN OVERSPREADS THE AREA FROM THE SW AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. PREVAILING MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE THE RULE FOR MUCH
OF THE NIGHT. OCCASIONAL IFR CEILINGS POSSIBLE AT EITHER TERMINAL
BUT WE CANNOT YET PINPOINT PROBABILITIES TO INCLUDE IN 18Z TAFS.
THUNDER PROBABILITIES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS INSTABILITY PARAMETERS IMPROVE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. INCLUDED CB MENTION AT BOTH SITES OVERNIGHT...WITH THE
GREATER CHANCES AT KCHS WHERE INSTABILITY PARAMETERS ARE MORE
FAVORABLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK WED
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE INTO
WED MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE UP FOR ALL WATERS AS
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY POOR AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG
COLD FRONT.

TONIGHT...ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN UP FOR ALL WATERS WITH A GALE
WATCH BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR THE GA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM AND
THE CHARLESTON COUNTY NEARSHORE WATERS WHERE GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE WHERE THE WARMER OCEAN TEMPERATURES ARE.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PUSH OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
VERY STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. GOOD MIXING
OF HIGHER WINDS ALOFT WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR...THROUGH
THE DAY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONT...THEREFORE A GALE WATCH IS IN PLACE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF EDISTO
BEACH AND FOR THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL
SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS ALOFT DIMINISH. THIS WILL
RESULT IN GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT COULD DROP THROUGH THE WATERS FRIDAY
NIGHT...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR
SOME OF THE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FORECAST IS A BIT MORE
UNCERTAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND...BUT IT APPEARS THAT
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR AMZ352-354.
     GALE WATCH FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     MORNING FOR AMZ350-374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR AMZ350-
     374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ330.

&&

JRL
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 10:52 AM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1052 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

SCZ045-011600-
INLAND BERKELEY-
1052 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR LAKE
MOULTRIE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT COULD BECOME SEVERE. ALTHOUGH A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS
WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. IF THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE ENOUGH...THEN NOT ONLY WOULD THERE BE
A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES WOULD BE
POSSIBLE AS WELL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT. THE TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT NIGHT COULD MAKE
THE SITUATION ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

.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>116-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>044-047-052-011600-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
1052 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT COULD BECOME SEVERE. ALTHOUGH A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS
WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. IF THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE ENOUGH...THEN NOT ONLY WOULD THERE BE
A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES WOULD BE
POSSIBLE AS WELL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT. THE TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT NIGHT COULD MAKE
THE SITUATION ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

.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.

GAZ117>119-139-141-SCZ048>051-011600-
COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1052 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT COULD BECOME SEVERE. ALTHOUGH A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS
WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. IF THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE ENOUGH...THEN NOT ONLY WOULD THERE BE
A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES WOULD BE
POSSIBLE AS WELL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT. THE TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT NIGHT COULD MAKE
THE SITUATION ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

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

FROST/FREEZE...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FROST AND FREEZE
CONDITIONS DURING THAT TIME. FREEZE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR FROST
ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED AS THE GROWING SEASON HAS YET
TO END.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-352-354-011600-
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-
1052 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT COULD BECOME SEVERE. ALTHOUGH A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS
WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. IF THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE ENOUGH...THEN NOT ONLY WOULD THERE BE
A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WOULD BE
POSSIBLE AS WELL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT. THE TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT NIGHT COULD MAKE
THE SITUATION ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

.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.

AMZ350-374-011600-
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-
1052 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WATCH.

SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT COULD BECOME SEVERE. ALTHOUGH A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS
WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. IF THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE ENOUGH...THEN NOT ONLY WOULD THERE BE
A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WOULD BE
POSSIBLE AS WELL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT. THE TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT NIGHT COULD MAKE
THE SITUATION ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

.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.

The office that day

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

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