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Gale Watch 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale watch at Apr 3, 2011, 4:02 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2011, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 3:49 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
437 WHUS72 KCHS 032002 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 402 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 AMZ350-040415- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 402 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 2 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 10 FEET TOWARD 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ374-040415- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 402 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 4 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 10 FEET 40 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ330-040415- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 402 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-040415- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 402 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-040415- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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229 WHUS72 KCHS 040144 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 944 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 AMZ350-041000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 944 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 2 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 10 FEET TOWARD 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ374-041000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 944 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 4 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 10 FEET 40 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ330-041000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 944 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-041000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 944 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-041000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 944 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 33
783 WHUS72 KCHS 040741 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 341 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 AMZ350-041600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 341 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 2 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ374-041600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 341 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 4 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ330-041600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 341 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-041600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 341 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-041600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 341 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
981 WHUS72 KCHS 041437 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1037 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 AMZ350-042245- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1037 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 2 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ374-042245- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1037 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: MOST LIKELY 4 AM TO 11 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ330-042245- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1500Z-110405T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 1037 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-042245- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1037 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-042245- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.110404T1700Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1037 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
468 WHUS72 KCHS 041949 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 349 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 AMZ350-050415- /O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0006.110404T1949Z-110405T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 349 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING OF GALES: MIDNIGHT TO 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET...HIGHEST LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. 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. && $$ AMZ374-050415- /O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110405T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0006.110404T1949Z-110405T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0004.110405T0300Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 349 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING OF GALES: MIDNIGHT TO 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-050415- /O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0006.110404T1949Z-110405T1600Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 349 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING OF GALES: UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...THEN MIDNIGHT TO 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 KNOTS. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET..HIGHEST LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. 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. && $$ AMZ352-050415- /O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0006.110404T1949Z-110405T1600Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 349 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING OF GALES: MIDNIGHT TO 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...HIGHEST LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-050415- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110405T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 349 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT EITHER WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER OVER THE ATLANTIC...OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Apr 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 135 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... THE ONGOING FORECAST REMAINS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SUBSIDENCE///VERY DRY AIR AND FULL INSOLATION WILL SUPPORT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S MOST INLAND AREAS...EVEN AROUND 80F FAR INLAND/W. AT THE COAST AN ONSHORE FLOW/SEA BREEZE WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S. AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL LEVEL OFF OR EVEN FALL A COUPLE OF DEGREES AFTER THE SEA BREEZE PASSES. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT...KEEPING SKIES GENERALLY CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE AREA. A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET COULD PREVENT WINDS FROM FULLY DECOUPLING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS COASTAL COUNTIES. THE COUPLED SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLY WARMER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...WITH LOWS FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER 50S ACROSS INLAND COUNTIES...MID 50S ACROSS COASTAL COUNTIES AND AROUND 60 CLOSER TO THE BEACHES. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL QUICKLY LOSE INFLUENCE OVER THE EAST COAST ON MONDAY...AS AN ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT RAPIDLY APPROACH FROM THE WEST. CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...RESIDUAL UPPER RIDGING AND SOLID SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO BECOME UNSEASONABLY WARM IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE. DECENT DAYTIME MIXING SHOULD TAP INTO ROBUST BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS...A RESULT OF THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND AN INTENSIFYING LOW LEVEL JET. AS A RESULT...EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE ON THE TIMING AND SPEED OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THE ECMWF REMAINS THE SLOWER SOLUTION...WHILE THE GFS AND NAM ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT FOR AN EARLIER AND FASTER PROGRESSION. WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARD A BLEND OF THE GFS AND NAM DUE TO THEIR BETTER CONSISTENCY. HAVE THEREFORE ONLY NEEDED SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ONGOING POP TRENDS...AS THE GFS/NAM BLEND WAS ALSO PREFERRED BY PREVIOUS FORECAST SHIFTS. WILL INDICATE RAIN CHANCES INCREASING FROM WEST TO EAST AS EARLY AS MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. DIMINISHING RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SLOWER MODEL SOLUTIONS. ONE OF THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WITH THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. MODELS STILL INDICATE AN IMPRESSIVE 50 TO 60 KT 925 MB JET SHIFTING ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE TAIL END OF THE UPPER JET ALSO CROSSES THE SOUTHEAST STATES INTO THE ATLANTIC BY TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...MODELS SUGGEST THAT DECENT SURFACE INSTABILITY COULD LINGER AHEAD OF THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 60S. ONGOING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST COULD SLIP INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES MONDAY NIGHT IF THESE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS CAN MAINTAIN THE CONVECTION. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW FOR SEVERE POTENTIAL CONSIDERING CONTINUED MODEL TIMING DIFFERENCES AND THE POSSIBLY UNFAVORABLE NIGHTTIME FRONTAL PASSAGE. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR MODEL TRENDS FOR CONSISTENCY CLOSER TO THE EVENT. THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH WILL SWEEP OFFSHORE TUESDAY MORNING AND ALLOW DRIER AND COOLER AIR TO SHIFT INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL THUS END NO LATER THAN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY MOVES OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS LIKELY SUPPRESSED AROUND 70 DEGREES AND LOWS FALLING INTO THE 40S AWAY FROM THE COAST. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL QUICKLY SHIFT INTO THE ATLANTIC WITHIN NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL RISE BACK TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS IN THE LOWER 70S UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... EXPECT A WARMING TREND INTO THE LATE WEEK PERIOD...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE ATLANTIC AND UPPER RIDGING BUILDS FROM THE SOUTH. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK INTO THE LOWER 80S BY FRIDAY...WITH THESE WARM TEMPERATURES LIKELY PERSISTING INTO THE WEEKEND. WILL MAINTAIN RAIN FREE WEATHER THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... VFR LIKELY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MODEL SOUNDINGS S WINDS PUSHING INCREASING SHALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVERNIGHT...SUGGESTING THAT THE CHANCE FOR STRATUS/IFR CEILINGS REMAINS LOW BUT NON-ZERO OVERNIGHT. THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD THEN SUPPORT MVFR LEVEL DIURNAL CUMULUS AFTER 12Z MONDAY. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS EXPECTED AT KCHS AND KSAV FROM 06Z-09Z TO 14Z. THEN...MIXING WILL PRODUCE INCREASING S WINDS WITH GUSTS 20-25 KT LIKELY PRIOR TO 18Z MONDAY. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR/IFR VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS/TSTMS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. && .MARINE... SYNOPTIC S/SE WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 15 KT...BUT SEAS SHOULD REMAIN 2 FT OR LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND SEAS TO BUILD IN RESPONSE...BUT EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THROUGH TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT MONDAY...AND EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO SURGE ACCORDINGLY. FORECAST MODELS ARE INDICATING AN IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL JET ACCOMPANYING THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG COLD ADVECTION. AS A RESULT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SURGE AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS POTENTIALLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER WATERS. THUS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MOST OF THE MARINE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA INTO THE LATE WEEK PERIOD. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 5:12 AM EDT, 10 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 512 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>044-047>052-040915- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-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-TIDAL BERKELEY- 512 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SEVERE WEATHER...THERE IS A LOW POTENTIAL THAT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ045-040915- INLAND BERKELEY- 512 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SEVERE WEATHER...THERE IS A LOW POTENTIAL THAT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. LAKE WINDS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 59 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 24 hr |
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