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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2010, 3:31 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Feb 10, 2010, 4:26 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2010, 3:31 PM EST (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2010, 4:26 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2010, 4:05 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Long County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 555 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
122 WWUS72 KCHS 092031 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 331 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 SCZ045-100515- /O.UPG.KCHS.HW.A.0001.100210T0200Z-100210T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0001.100209T2031Z-100210T1400Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 331 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY COUNTY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR BERKELEY COUNTY. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY COUNTY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. VERY COLD AIR INTERACTING WITH LAKE WATERS IN THE UPPER 40S COULD PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT MAY ALSO OCCUR. WAVES WILL BUILD AS HIGH 3 TO 4 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER LAKE MOULTRIE BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVER LAND BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE MEANS HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-100515- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 331 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ JAQ
5 follow-up statements
753 WWUS72 KCHS 100248 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 948 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 SCZ045-101000- /O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T1400Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 948 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. VERY COLD AIR INTERACTING WITH LAKE WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FROM OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT WILL ALSO OCCUR. HAZARDOUS WAVES WILL BUILD AS HIGH 3 TO 4 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER LAKE MOULTRIE BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVER LAND BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE MEANS HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-101000- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 948 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...AND STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
749 WWUS72 KCHS 100847 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 347 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 SCZ045-101700- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 347 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BERKELEY COUNTY TODAY...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT HAD PUSHED OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING. MUCH COLDER AIR INTERACTING WITH LAKE WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT WILL ALSO OCCUR. HAZARDOUS WAVES WILL BUILD AS HIGH 3 TO 4 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION... STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE 25 TO 35 RANGE MPH OVER LAND AREAS TODAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE OVER WARMER LAKE WATERS TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE MEANS HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-101700- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 347 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
240 WWUS72 KCHS 100926 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 426 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 SCZ045-101700- /O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 426 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT HAD PUSHED OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING. MUCH COLDER AIR INTERACTING WITH LAKE WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT WILL ALSO OCCUR. HAZARDOUS WAVES WILL BUILD AS HIGH 3 TO 4 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION... STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE 25 TO 35 RANGE MPH OVER LAND AREAS TODAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE OVER WARMER LAKE WATERS TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE MEANS HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-101700- /O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T0926Z-100210T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 426 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY WITH SPEEDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
129 WWUS72 KCHS 101520 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1020 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 SCZ045-102300- /O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 1020 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS DOWNGRADED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY WITH SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINFALL...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SHALLOW ROOTED OR WEAK TREES. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION... STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE OVER WARMER LAKE WATERS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SECURE OUTDOOR...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-102300- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 1020 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY WITH SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINFALL...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SHALLOW ROOTED OR WEAK TREES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SECURE OUTDOOR...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. && $$ JAQ
635 WWUS72 KCHS 102105 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 405 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 SCZ045-110500- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0005.100210T2105Z-100211T1100Z/ BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 405 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR BERKELEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR BERKELEY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH SUNSET...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER LAND. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR BERKELEY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TOWARD SUNRISE THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-102215- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER 405 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH SUNSET...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. $$ JAQ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Feb 9, 12:37 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 12:37 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1237 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE
TONIGHT WITH COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
EARLIER CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS PUSHED EAST OF
THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER A FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE STRATIFORM RAIN IS MOVING IN
FROM THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY COLD FRONT. THE BRUNT OF
THIS SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST GA PER LATEST MODEL
GUIDANCE...BUT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO
SOUTHERN SC DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. WILL UPDATE
GRIDS TO REFLECT THIS PRECIP TREND.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/...
ANY LINGERING SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END THIS EVENING AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT SHIFTS OFFSHORE AND COLD/DRY AIR FILTERS IN
FROM THE WEST. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AS
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION INITIATES AND PRESSURES RISE RAPIDLY
WITH ITS PASSAGE. MIXING WILL BE LIMITED SOMEWHAT GIVEN THE
UNFAVORABLE TIME OF DAY...BUT WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 30-35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. ATTM SPEEDS LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...ALTHOUGH SPEEDS COULD PUSH ADVISORY
LEVELS OVERNIGHT SHOULD AN INTENSE ISALLOBARIC RISE/FALL COUPLET
DEVELOP BETWEEN THE DEPARTING LOW AND COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
IN FROM THE WEST. TRENDS WILL BE CAREFULLY MONITORED. LOWS WILL
RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S FAR INLAND TO THE MID 30S COAST BUT
BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL PUSH WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER
20S.
LAKE WINDS...A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LAKE WIND EVENT COULD UNFOLD
ON LAKE MOULTRIE TONIGHT. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPING IN
THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH WATER TEMPERATURES
IN THE UPPER 40S TO NEAR 50 WILL YIELD IMPRESSIVE MIXING PROFILES
OVER THE OPEN LAKE WATERS WITH MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASING TO AS
HIGH AS 2000-2500 FT. MOMENTUM TRANSFER TOOLS SUGGEST ENHANCED
MIXING MECHANISMS COULD TAP INTO A BELT OF 35-40 KT WINDS JUST
OFF THE SURFACE WHICH COULD PUSH SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 30-35
KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA IS 35
KT FOR 1 HOUR OR MORE. CONFIDENCE IS AT LEAST 50 PERCENT THAT THE
OPEN LAKE WATERS WILL SEE 35 KT FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...SO A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 KT WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY ROUGH
CONDITIONS WITH WAVES BUILDING AS HIGH AS 4 FT...MAINLY ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE LAKE. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME
MINOR DOCK DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY SOME LAKESHORE INUNDATION GIVEN THE
LAKE IS RUNNING JUST SHY OF ACTION STAGE LEVELS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE SURFACE LOW WILL BOMB OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY
UNDER A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL
INITIATE WITH THE COLD FRONT OFFSHORE THE SOUTHEAST STATES BY
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS COLD ADVECTION...COMBINED WITH A VERY TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL SUPPORT A POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT
FOR THE FORECAST AREA. THE WIND FIELDS ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE...WITH A
40 TO 50 KT LOW LEVEL JET LOCATED UNDER A 150 KT UPPER JET. DAYTIME
MIXING WILL BE ENHANCED BY CLEARING SKIES AND DRY AIR BEHIND THE
FRONT...LIKELY TAPPING INTO NEARLY 50 KT WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY
LAYER. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED IN UPCOMING FORECAST
PACKAGES TO COVER THESE CONDITIONS. WHEN CONSIDERING POSSIBLE
IMPACTS OF THE STRONG WINDS OVER SATURATED SOIL...THERE IS SOME
CONCERN THAT TREE AND POWER LINE STABILITY WILL BE COMPROMISED. THUS
WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY.
DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD ADVECTION...TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE SUPPRESSED AT AROUND 50 DEGREES DESPITE FULL
SUNSHINE. WINDY CONDITIONS SUPPORT WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS DURING
THE MORNING...RISING TO THE 40S BY THE AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE ON THURSDAY...AS BROAD HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND THE RETREATING LOW SYSTEM SHIFTING FAR TO THE
NORTHEAST. AFTER A COLD NIGHT IN THE 20S FOR MOST LOCATIONS AWAY
FROM THE COAST...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND INTO THE LOWER TO
MID 50S THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY...BEFORE A
SOUTHERN STREAM LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ON
FRIDAY. ALL MODELS KEEP THE SYSTEM WELL TO THE SOUTH...CROSSING
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD SECTOR
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BECOMING PRECIP AMOUNTS AND
PRECIP TYPE ON FRIDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ZONES...CLOSEST TO THE DEEP MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHERN LOW. HAVE INDICATED SLIGHT CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION NORTHERN ZONES AND A CHANCE MAINLY SOUTH OF THE
SAVANNAH RIVER.
AS THE SURFACE LOW CROSSES CENTRAL FLORIDA AND MOVES INTO THE
ATLANTIC...THE FORECAST AREA WILL FALL WITHIN COLD ADVECTION
BEHIND THE SYSTEM. ANY LINGERING MOISTURE FRIDAY NIGHT COULD POSE
A PRECIP TYPE ISSUE IN THIS COLD AIR MASS. SOUNDING ANALYSIS
INDICATES ONLY A SHORT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR FROZEN
PRECIPITATION...WHEN THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE IN THE MID LEVELS TO
SUPPORT ICE CRYSTAL FORMATION AT THE SAME TIME THAT LOW LEVEL
TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING. HAVE MAINTAINED MENTION OF A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW AFTER 00Z FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME...AND PREFER NOT TO
EMPHASIZE IMPACTS THIS FAR IN ADVANCE.
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AGAIN FOR THE
WEEKEND...ALLOWING A GRADUAL WARMING TREND FROM THE COOL
TEMPERATURES SEEN MID TO LATE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
LIGHT PRECIP MAY REDUCE VSBY AT EITHER TERMINAL FOR A FEW HRS THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT
OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN ISSUE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD
IS GUSTY WINDS. CONTINUED SIMILAR TRENDS TO PREVIOUS SET OF TAFS
WITH 15-20 KT SUSTAINED WINDS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
STRENGTHENING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR WEATHER WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY...WITH PERHAPS MVFR WEATHER AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK. GUSTY
WINDS WILL PERSIST WED INTO WED NIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...
DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION AND A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES
OFF THE COAST. IMPRESSIVE COLD AIR ADVECTION COMBINED WITH STRONG
POST FRONTAL PRESSURE RISES WILL SUPPORT A RAPID INCREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS BY LATE EVENING. THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD AIR ADVECTION
LOOKS IMPRESSIVE AND EXPECT RELATIVELY DEEP MIXING PROFILES TO
EVOLVE DESPITE THE RELATIVELY COOL SHELF WATERS. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN
CONSISTENT FOR SEVERAL RUNS NOW IN DEVELOPING GALES OVER THE
NEARSHORE WATERS BEGINNING AS EARLY AS MID-LATE EVENING...SO THE
GALE WATCH FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR WILL BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING.
EVEN WORSE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS WHERE SATELLITE DERIVED WATER TEMPERATURE DATA SUGGEST THE
WESTERN WALL OF THE GULF STREAM NUDGES INTO THE WATERS BEYOND 40
NM. DATA INDICATE WATER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 60S IN THIS
AREA...WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE 65 DEGREE WATER TEMPERATURE
REPORTED BY 41004. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO 35-45 KT GALES
OVERNIGHT WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUPPORTING A POTENTIAL FOR
FREQUENT GUST TO STORM FORCE /AT LEAST 48 KT/. AFTER A COORDINATION
CALL WITH THE LEAD FORECASTER AT THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER...WE
BOTH FELT IT BEST TO GO AHEAD AND FORECAST STORM FORCE WINDS
TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN WALL OF THE GULF STREAM WHICH WILL
NECESSITATE THE ISSUANCE OF A STORM WATCH. THE STORM WATCH WILL
EITHER BE UPGRADED TO STORM WARNING OR A GALE WARNING LATER TODAY
ONCE THE 12Z MODELS CAN BE EVALUATED.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE.
EXPECT PEAK HEIGHTS OF 5-8 FT NEARSHORE WATERS /LOWER AT THE
IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW/...WITH SEAS AS HIGH
AS 15 FT BEYOND 40 NM. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT
BEGINNING TONIGHT GIVEN THE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THAT
ARE EXPECTED.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SIGNIFICANT MARINE WIND EVENT WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WITHIN COLD
ADVECTION WILL BE ENHANCED BY MIXING THAT TAPS INTO A 40 TO 50 KT
LOW LEVEL JET. GUSTS TO 35 KT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS...AND
40-50 KT IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS...COULD BE FREQUENT DURING THIS
TIME. WILL KEEP GALE WARNINGS/STORM WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY THE CHARLESTON HARBOR POSSIBLY DROPPING BACK
TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN THE EVENING HOURS.
CONSIDERING THE VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW...WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE
SOMEWHAT SUPPRESSED. OUTER WATERS WILL LIKELY PEAK AT 10 TO 12 KT
WITHIN THE BETTER FETCH.
GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS WITHIN BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. ADVISORIES
SHOULD DROP OFF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACK ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. AS THE COASTAL WATERS REMAIN IN THE COLD
SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM...NORTHEAST WINDS COULD INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WITH THE LOW DISPLACED SO FAR SOUTH...THE
STRENGTH OF THE COLD ADVECTION IS QUESTIONABLE. WILL THUS KEEP WINDS
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THURSDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
NON-METEOROLOGICAL TIDE PREDICTIONS FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR AND FT.
PULASKI ARE 0.4 MLLW AND 0.5 FT MLLW FOR THE LOW TIDE LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING. GALE FORCE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY PUSH TIDES MUCH
LOWER AND COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE BLOW-OUT CONDITIONS. CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT TIDES COULD DROP AS LOW AS -2.0 TO -2.5 FT MLLW
WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME NAVIGATION PROBLEMS TO DEVELOP OUTSIDE OF THE
VARIOUS CHANNELS UP AND DOWN THE COAST. WE PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS
POSSIBILITY IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
AMZ352-354.
GALE WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
AMZ350.
STORM WATCH FROM 9 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR AMZ374.
GALE WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
AMZ330.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 4:40 AM EST, 10 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 SCZ050-101030- CHARLESTON- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS...GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AS MUCH COLDER AIR PLUMMETS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THIS TIME. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. RIVER FLOODING...MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LATE THIS PAST WEEK AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH CONTINUED RELEASES FROM THE SANTEE DAM COULD PUSH RIVER LEVELS INTO THE MAJOR FLOODING CATEGORY LATER THIS WEEK. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR MAJOR FLOODING MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. TIDES...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOW OUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST DURING THE LOW TIDE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOW WATER LEVELS MAY MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ045-101030- BERKELEY- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... 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. HIGH WIND WATCH. .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. HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS...GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AS MUCH COLDER AIR PLUMMETS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THIS TIME. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. RIVER FLOODING...MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LATE THIS PAST WEEK AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH CONTINUED RELEASES FROM THE SANTEE DAM COULD PUSH RIVER LEVELS INTO THE MAJOR FLOODING CATEGORY LATER THIS WEEK. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR MAJOR FLOODING MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>044-047-101030- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS...GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AS MUCH COLDER AIR PLUMMETS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THIS TIME. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ352-354-101030- 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- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST WEDNESDAY... 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 WARNING. .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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ350-101030- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... 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 WARNING. .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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-101030- CHARLESTON HARBOR- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... 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 WARNING. .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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ374-101030- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 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. STORM WATCH. .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. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-101030- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS...GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AS MUCH COLDER AIR PLUMMETS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THIS TIME. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. TIDES...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOW OUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST DURING THE LOW TIDE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOW WATER LEVELS MAY MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 9, 12:42 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1242 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1149 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 39 SSE CENTENARY 32.50N 79.10W
02/09/2010 M40.00 MPH AMZ370 XX BUOY
REPORT FROM NDBC SITE 41004.
&&
33The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 47 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:07 AM EST | Storm Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:35 AM EST | High Wind Watch | CHS | Berkeley | 11 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:31 PM EST | High Wind Warning | CHS | Berkeley | 19 hr |
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