Gale Warning 15, NWS Charleston, SC

154 
WHUS72 KCHS 271745
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1245 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

AMZ374-280145-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1245 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS
REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-350-272200-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111227T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1245 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HARBOR. 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE
  ATLANTIC WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-280145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1245 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-280145-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1245 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

150 
WHUS72 KCHS 271918
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
218 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

AMZ330-280330-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111227T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1100Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
218 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ374-280330-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
218 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-272200-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111227T2200Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
218 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HARBOR. 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE 
  ATLANTIC WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-280330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
218 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-280330-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
218 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

978 
WHUS72 KCHS 272023
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
323 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

AMZ350-280500-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111227T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
323 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ374-280500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
323 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* SEAS: 5 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-280500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
323 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-280500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
323 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-280500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1100Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
323 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

063 
WHUS72 KCHS 280400
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1100 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

AMZ374-281200-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1100 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.

* SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-281200-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1100 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-281200-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1100 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-281200-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1100 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ350-281200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
1100 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

519 
WHUS72 KCHS 280820
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
320 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

AMZ374-281200-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
320 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.

* SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ352-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
320 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
320 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ330-281200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
320 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ350-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
320 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

337 
WHUS72 KCHS 281147
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
647 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

AMZ374-281300-
/O.EXP.KCHS.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
647 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

$$

AMZ330-281300-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
647 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

$$

AMZ352-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
647 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ354-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
647 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ350-281500-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
647 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS 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
444 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT THROUGH THE SE THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. A
STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL PASS THROUGH LATE THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...RESULTING IN SOME MUCH
NEEDED RAINFALL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A
DRY COLD FRONT MAY MOVE IN LATE FRIDAY...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS FOR SATURDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY AFFECT THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A VERY ACTIVE NEAR TERM PERIOD IS ON TAP FOR TODAY WITH MULTIPLE
HAZARDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN SC/SOUTHEAST GA AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS. OVERALL...THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
GENERAL THINKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING EVENT. THE MAIN CHANGES ARE FOR
THE TIMING OF THE PRECIP THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA AND FOR UPDATES
TO EXPECTED WINDS. AS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED IN PRECEDING
FORECASTS...STRONG SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. A POTENT CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY
WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN UP AND PHASE WITH NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY
DIVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. DIVERGENCE ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH A
120 KT JET COMBINED WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL LINEAR FORCING ALONG A
COLD FRONT WILL IS EXPECTED TO PUSH A BAND OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. NOW LETS TAKE A LOOK AT A
FEW ASPECTS OF THE EVENT.

TIMING OF PRECIP...RECENT OPERATIONAL MODEL RUNS HAVE GREATLY SPED
UP THE ARRIVAL OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM. REGIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS ONGOING PRECIP SURROUNDING THE FORECAST AREA TO THE NW AND W
WITH THE MAIN EVENTUAL CONVECTIVE LINE STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE OVER
THE NE GULF AND FL PANHANDLE. THE 05Z HRRR SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST
HANDLE ON THE CURRENT PRECIP COVERAGE AND EVOLUTION AND THE POP
TREND FOR TODAY GENERALLY FOLLOWS IT. THE PRE FRONTAL LINE OF
SHOWERS/CONVECTION WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION
OF THE FORECAST AROUND AROUND 12Z. I THEN TAKE THE AREA OF 100 POP
AND MARCH IT EASTWARD WITH THE BAND ENTERING THE CHARLESTON AREA IN
THE 14-15Z TIME FRAME. THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE PUSHING OFFSHORE BY THE LATE MORNING WITH JUST LINGERING SHOWERS
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF THE AREA.

SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...THE DEEP LAYER WIND FIELDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM CONTINUE TO LOOK QUITE IMPRESSIVE AND A HIGH
SHEAR/LOW CAPE ENVIRONMENT IS ANTICIPATED. A POWERFUL 850 MB
JET...ON THE ORDER OF 50-60 KTS...WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING RESULTING IN 0-3 KM WIND SHEAR OF 50 KTS OR MORE
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. SHEAR IS NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
INSTABILITY. GIVEN THAT THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
EARLIER IN THE DAY THAN WITH PREVIOUS FORECASTS...THE TIME WINDOW
FOR DESTABILIZATION IS QUITE SHORT. IN FACT...WITH ONGOING PRECIP
AND DENSE CLOUD COVER...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET MUCH IN THE WAY
OF SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY. MODELS DO HINT AT A TIME IN THE LATE
MORNING WHERE INSTABILITY COULD DEVELOP AND PRIMARILY OVER THE TRI
COUNTY AREA AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. GIVEN THE STRONGLY
SHEARED AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG
LINEAR FORCING...THE PRIMARY CONVECTIVE MODE WOULD BE LINE SEGMENTS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS
ENOUGH INSTABILITY...THERE COULD BE A BRIEF ISOLATED BROKEN S TYPE
TORNADO. THE MAIN TIME PERIOD FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS TO
BE BETWEEN 9AM AND 1PM.

GUSTY WINDS...AS THE STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. I
HAVE HOISTED A WIND ADVISORY WHICH INCLUDES THE TRI COUNTY AREA AND
BEAUFORT/COASTAL COLLETON COUNTIES. MIXING (ALBEIT LIMITED) WILL
BEGIN AROUND 13Z JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING PRECIP BAND. AS IT
DOES YOU ONLY HAVE TO GO UP TO 500-1000 FEET TO REACH WINDS IN THE
35-40 KT RANGE BASED ON MODEL SOUNDINGS. WIND GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS AND WILL EXTEND THE
ADVISORY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED IN
THE SW TO W FLOW ONCE THE PRECIP BAND PASSES THROUGH.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS MORNING AS A WARM FRONT
PASSES THROUGH DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. UPPER 60S CAN BE EXPECTED
RIGHT ALONG THE COAST FROM SAVANNAH TO CHARLESTON WITH LOW TO MID
60S FURTHER INLAND.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TONIGHT...DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS
IT MOVES INTO SE CANADA OVERNIGHT. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL HAVE
SHIFTED INTO THE ATLANTIC BY NIGHTFALL OFF OUR COASTS...AND HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STEADILY BUILD FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE NIGHT. STRONG
COLD ADVECTION EARLY WILL SLACKEN OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT...KEEPING
BREEZY CONDITIONS GOING UNTIL LATE EVENING OR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
AS SKIES CLEAR OUT...TEMPS WILL DROP STEADILY...BOTTOMING OUT
BETWEEN 35 AND 40 DEGREES MOST LOCALES.

LAKE WINDS...ONCE THE WIND ADVISORY COMES DOWN FOR BERKELEY COUNTY
IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY ON LAKE MOULTRIE
TONIGHT...AS COLD ADVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE WARMER LAKE WATERS
WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD MIXING OF 20-30 KT WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER.

WEDNESDAY...A DRY WEST TO NW FLOW PREVAILS ALOFT...AS HIGH PRESSURE
AT THE SURFACE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. WEAK COLD ADVECTION IN THE
MORNING WILL BE OFFSET BY DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE MOUNTAINS AND
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...BUT WITH 850 MB TEMPS ONLY AROUND 2-3C NORTH
AND 4-5C SOUTH...WE LOOK FOR MAX TEMPS MAINLY IN THE UPPER 50S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS THEN THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD...AS THE HIGH SHIFTS CLOSER TO THE AREA AND GEOSTROPHIC WINDS
FALL TO UNDER 10 KT. THIS ALLOWS FOR EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING
AND WILL RESULT IN MIN TEMPS 30-35 INLAND FROM US-17...AND CLOSER TO
40 NEAR THE COAST.

THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SLIPS A LITTLE SOUTH AS A CLIPPER TYPE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION. AFTER THE
CHILLY START...ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE
APPALACHIANS WILL ALLOW FOR US TO TOP OUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES
EITHER SIDE OF 60.

FRIDAY...AS THE LOW TO THE NORTH PUSHES EAST...A TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE APPROACH LATE IN THE DAY. BUT GIVEN THAT THE FLOW ALOFT
IS GENERAL ZONAL AND ANY SHORT WAVE ENERGY REMAINS NORTH...THE FRONT
LOOKS TO COME THROUGH DRY. COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND OFFSHORE FLOW AND 850 MB TEMPS CLIMBING TO  NEAR 9-10 C
WILL BOOST AFTERNOON READINGS TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 60S.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
QUASI-ZONAL FLOW OR EVEN SHORT WAVE RIDGING ALOFT WILL PREVAIL LATE
THIS WEEK...BEFORE THE PATTERN SHOWS SIGNS OF CHANGING EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THE MID/UPPER SLOW WILL SEE THE FORMATION OF A TROUGH IN THE
EAST AND RIDGING OUT WEST. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME COLDER AIR TO
INVADE THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...BUT TO WHAT MAGNITUDE HAS YET TO
BE DETERMINED. AS THE PATTERN ALOFT TRANSITIONS OVER WE WILL SEE A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME
TIMING UNCERTAINTIES AND AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL COME THROUGH
DRY OR WITH SOME PRECIP. FOR NOW WE PREFER TO KEEP A DRY FORECAST
GOING THROUGH TUESDAY...CAPPING POPS EARLY NEXT WEEK AT A SILENT 14
PERCENT. TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN TREND
TOWARD BELOW NORMAL LEVELS MONDAY AND TUESDAY OR NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /10Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WARM ADVECTION RAINS LOOK TO REMAIN WEST AND NW OF THE TERMINALS
OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY...BEFORE CONVECTIVE
SHRA AND POSSIBLE TSRA MOVES IN DURING THE MID MORNING AND EXITS
INTO THE ATLANTIC DURING THE AFTERNOON.

VFR CEILINGS AT BOTH KCHS AND KSAV OVERNIGHT WILL LOWER TO MVFR
CEILINGS FROM 1330Z TO 18-19Z...AS CONVECTION MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST. PERIODIC IFR WEATHER MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AS A SQUALL LINE
MOVES THROUGH FROM ABOUT 15-16Z THROUGH ABOUT 17-18Z. ITS IS DURING
THESE FEW HOURS THAT WE HAVE OUR BEST CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING TSRA AND
POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS UP NEAR 40 KT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN
FOR THE MID AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

WIND FIELDS AT THE TERMINALS WILL BE IMPRESSIVE THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. INITIALLY THE SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN DECOUPLED
ENOUGH WHERE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR OCCURS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. EVENTUALLY SURFACE WINDS INCREASE...BUT GIVEN A 45-50 KT
LOW LEVEL JET TRAVERSING THE AREA...WE HAVE MAINTAINED WIND SHEAR
THROUGH 15-16Z...EVEN THOUGH SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AS WELL.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL CLIMB IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON...MAINTAINING THE STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...AS
THEY SHIFT FROM SW TO WEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. WINDS
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY WITH SUNSET...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS
MORNING. AS IT DOES SO...A POWERFUL LOW LEVEL JET WITH PUSH ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS SETTING UP THE CONDITIONS FOR A STRONG WIND EVENT.
AFTER ANALYZING MODEL SOUNDINGS FOR THE LOCAL WATERS...CONFIDENCE
HAS INCREASED SUFFICIENTLY TO UPGRADE THE SCA/S TO GALE WARNINGS FOR
THE OUTER GA WATERS...THE NEARSHORE CHARLESTON WATERS...AND THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KTS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE
AREAS BEGINNING JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSE TO GALE WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS BUT CONFIDENCE ISN/T AS HIGH THERE.
CONDITIONS WILL NEED TO MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO AMZ 352
AND 354. WINDS JUST AHEAD OF THE MAIN PRECIP BAND BE OUT OF THE
S...WITH SOME EVEN HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS THE
DEVELOP WITHIN THE BAND. THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIP SHOULD CLEAR MOST
OF THE WATERS BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SW
BEHIND IT. SEAS WILL BUILD THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REACH UP TO 8
FEET CLOSE TO 20 NM ACROSS THE NEARSHORE CHARLESTON WATERS.
CONCERNING A POSSIBLE HIGH SURF ADVISORY...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THE
DURATION OF SOUTHERLY FETCH WILL BE TOO SHORT TO MAKE AN ADVISORY
NECESSARY.

TONIGHT...COLD ADVECTION WILL INTENSIFY IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT
AND DEPARTING LOW TO THE DISTANT NORTH...AND WE ARE LOOKING AT SOLID
SCA/S FOR ALL WATERS FROM 0-20 NM AND IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.
IT/LL BE CLOSE TO GALES ACROSS THESE WATERS...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ANY
FREQUENCY OF GUSTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 30 KT RATHER THAN 35 KT. ACROSS
THE OUTER GA WATERS...ANY DECREASE IN WINDS THIS EVENING WILL ONLY
BE TEMPORARY AS EXCELLENT MIXING ALLOWS FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
AGAIN ARRIVE ACROSS AMZ374. THE OFFSHORE FETCH WILL ALLOW FOR SEAS
TO REMAIN UNDER 5 OR 6 FT WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE...BUT WILL STILL
REACH AS HIGH AS 8 OR 9 FT OUT NEAR 60 NM OFFSHORE.

WEDNESDAY...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE DURING THE
MORNING AS COLD ADVECTION WANES AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO
RELAX AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. ALL HEADLINES WILL
COME DOWN BY NO LATER THAN 10-11 AM.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...RELATIVELY QUIET CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MARINE AREA...AND A
MAINLY OFFSHORE FLOW TO PREVAIL. A COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE NOWHERE NEAR
ANY SCA CRITERIA.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE
NORTH...AND THEN SLIDES EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC. ALTHOUGH AN OFFSHORE
FLOW DEVELOPS...WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH NO MORE THAN 10 OR 15
KT...AND SEAS WILL BE LIMITED TO ONLY 2 OR 3 FT.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
FROM THE WEST AND NW. WINDS AND SEAS WILL RISE...AND ALTHOUGH
PROBABILITIES ARE LOW...WE CAN/T RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
SCA/S WITHIN THE COLDER AIR REGIME.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THE MORNING HIGH TIDE IN CHARLESTON IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING CRITERIA. CURRENT OBS ARE RUNNING A
LITTLE MORE THAN A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED DUE TO THE INCREASING SE
FLOW. THE EXTRA-TROPICAL GUIDANCE CURRENTLY KEEPS THE FORECAST
JUST BELOW 7 FEET...BUT WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR OBS OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS CLOSELY FOR INCREASING DEPARTURES AND A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SCZ044-045-
     048>050-052.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ352.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ330-350.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ354.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ374.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
818 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

SCZ045-271000-
INLAND BERKELEY-
818 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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 SQUALL LINE FROM THE WEST WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE AREA TUESDAY...RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE
WEATHER. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND PERHAPS ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS. THE WINDOW OF
GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ON TUESDAY.

SCZ050-052-271000-
CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
818 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEVERE WEATHER...A SQUALL LINE FROM THE WEST WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE AREA TUESDAY...RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE
WEATHER. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND PERHAPS ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS. THE WINDOW OF
GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM.

STRONG WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TUESDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. IF TEMPERATURES WARM MORE THAN CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATED...THEN WINDS COULD BE EVEN STRONGER WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
THE ISSUANCE OF A WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ON TUESDAY.

AMZ330-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>049-051-
271000-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-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-COASTAL JASPER-
818 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEVERE WEATHER...A SQUALL LINE FROM THE WEST WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE AREA TUESDAY...RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE
WEATHER. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND PERHAPS ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS. THE WINDOW OF
GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ON TUESDAY.

AMZ350-352-354-374-271000-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
818 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEVERE WEATHER...A SQUALL LINE FROM THE WEST WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE AREA TUESDAY...RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE
WEATHER. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND PERHAPS ISOLATED
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARDS. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 12 TO 6 PM.

MARINE WINDS...DEPENDING UPON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
STRENGTHENING
LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES ON TUESDAY...THERE IS
A CHANCE OF GALE FORCE WINDS IMPACTING AT LEAST PARTS OF THE
ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS. A GALE WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATERS CANNOT
BE RULED OUT AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ON TUESDAY.