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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this heat advisory at Jun 20, 2011, 3:45 AM EDT for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2011, 3:45 AM EDT (07:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 20, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 07:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 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
- 3205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253 WWUS72 KCHS 200745 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 345 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-201600- /O.NEW.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.110620T1600Z-110621T0000Z/ 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 BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 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...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 345 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: HEAT INDEX VALUES: AROUND 105 DEGREES... LOCALLY 110 TO 112 DEGREES WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES AFTER MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
5 follow-up statements
054 WWUS72 KCHS 200807 CCA NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 406 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-201630- /O.COR.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.110620T1600Z-110621T0000Z/ 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 BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 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...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 406 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: AROUND 105 DEGREES...LOCALLY 110 TO 112 DEGREES WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES AFTER MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
295 WWUS72 KCHS 201502 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1102 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-210000- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.110620T1600Z-110621T0000Z/ 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 BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 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...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1102 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 105 TO 110 DEGREES...LOCALLY 110 TO 112 DEGREES WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES AFTER MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
951 WWUS72 KCHS 201945 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 345 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-210000- /O.NEW.KCHS.HT.Y.0003.110621T1600Z-110622T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/ 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 BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 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...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 345 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 105 TO 110 DEGREES...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 112 TO 115 DEGREES FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MID-AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: IF YOU DO NOT LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD PRODUCE HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
214 WWUS72 KCHS 202326 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 726 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-137-SCZ040-210730- /O.CAN.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0003.110621T1600Z-110622T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-ALLENDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...LUDOWICI...ALLENDALE 726 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 105 TO 110 DEGREES...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 112 TO 115 DEGREES FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MID-AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: IF YOU DO NOT LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD PRODUCE HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ GAZ101-116>119-138>141-SCZ042>045-047>052-210730- /O.EXT.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110621T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0003.110621T1600Z-110622T0000Z/ EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- COASTAL MCINTOSH-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...HINESVILLE... HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 726 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 105 TO 110 DEGREES...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 112 TO 115 DEGREES FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MID-AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: IF YOU DO NOT LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD PRODUCE HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
874 WWUS72 KCHS 210033 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 833 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 GAZ101-116>119-138>141-SCZ042>045-047>052-210845- /O.EXP.KCHS.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110621T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0003.110621T1600Z-110622T0000Z/ EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM- COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- COASTAL MCINTOSH-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...HINESVILLE... HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO... ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT... HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 833 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 105 TO 110 DEGREES...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 112 TO 115 DEGREES FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MID-AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: IF YOU DO NOT LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD PRODUCE HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-137-SCZ040-210845- /O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0003.110621T1600Z-110622T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-ALLENDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...LUDOWICI...ALLENDALE 833 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: 105 TO 110 DEGREES...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 112 TO 115 DEGREES FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY MID-AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: IF YOU DO NOT LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD PRODUCE HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat 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 heat advisory went out at Jun 20, 1:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 1:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
124 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS
TONIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA MONDAY. WEAK ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INTO MID
WEEK...WITH ANOTHER INLAND TROUGH SETTING UP BY LATE IN THE WEEK.
A COLD FRONT COULD APPROACH THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
WE ARE CAREFULLY WATCHING THE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM THAT IS
APPROACHING THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS FROM SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL DISSIPATE PRIOR TO
REACHING SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...BUT TRENDS WILL BE CAREFULLY
MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
LOW-LEVEL JET WILL KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE WELL STIRRED OVERNIGHT
WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ELEVATED DESPITE THE MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE LOWER-MID 80S FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ONLY TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 70S PRIOR TO
SUNRISE. SOME BEACH LOCATIONS AS WELL AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON
SHOULD HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER 80S THROUGH THE NIGHT. DEWPOINTS
HAVE SURGED INTO THE MID 70S IN THE WAKE OF THE SEA BREEZE WHICH
WILL KEEP THINGS QUITE MUGGY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND CAROLINAS ON MONDAY. SHORT
RANGE MODELS INDICATE A TRAILING FRONT DROPPING SOUTH TOWARD THE
FORECAST AREA LATE IN THE DAY...AS THE SURFACE WAVE SHIFTS OFF THE
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTLINE. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FOR
MONDAY APPEARS SOMEWHAT LIMITED BY THE BUILDING UPPER RIDGE FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONFINE
SHORTWAVE ENERGY AND DEEPEST MOISTURE JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA.
LATEST THINKING IS THAT SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES WILL HAVE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE NEARBY
SYNOPTIC BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT. ELSEWHERE THE BUILDING UPPER RIDGE AND A STRONGER CAP
SHOULD SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM INITIATION.
THE SHORTWAVE AND SURFACE LOW WILL BE WELL INTO THE ATLANTIC ON
TUESDAY...WITH THE AXIS OF THE UPPER RIDGE SETTLING DIRECTLY ALONG
THE EAST COAST. EXPECT ANOTHER VERY HOT DAY AS A RESULT...WITH
TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN REACHING THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 103
DEGREES. THE ONLY SUBTLE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE A AN EARLIER
SEABREEZE PROGRESSION...ALLOWING COASTAL LOCATIONS TO BE A DEGREE
OR TWO COOLER THAN MONDAY. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
ADVISORY CRITERIA AGAIN WITHIN ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THERE
IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL ON TUESDAY
CONSIDERING THE STRONGER UPPER RIDGING AND LACK OF UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. HOWEVER NAM IS FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE IN INDICATING A
SECONDARY SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY...AND
SPAWNS QUITE A BIT OF AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION. WILL THUS
COMPROMISE BY INCREASING POPS TO AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY.
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES REGIONS ON WEDNESDAY. WEAK ATLANTIC
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE STRETCHING WESTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHEAST STATES AT THIS TIME...WHILE UPPER RIDGING REMAINS STRONG
ACROSS THE AREA. BOTH ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTIONS SUGGEST A WEDGE OF
DRIER DEEP LAYER AIR WILL SET UP BENEATH THE DEEP RIDGING AND
AHEAD OF THE LOW SYSTEM TO THE WEST. SINCE BOTH MODELS THUS KEEP THE
AREA DRY ON WEDNESDAY...WILL MAINTAIN POPS LESS THAN 15 PERCENT.
ALTHOUGH HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE A DEGREE OR TWO
COOLER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS. HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 90S AND
DAYTIME DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S WILL SUPPORT HEAT INDICES NEAR
ADVISORY CRITERIA AGAIN.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT OFF THE EAST COAST
THURSDAY...WITH A ZONAL FLOW SETTING UP FOR LATE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND. WITH THE MID-LEVEL CAP WEAKENING...THE LOW-LEVELS
MOISTENING...AN INCREASING FREQUENCY OF SHORTWAVES...AND BETTER
SEABREEZE PENETRATION...EXPECT INCREASING DIURNAL SHOWER/TSTM
ACTIVITY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
VFR THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL W
WIND GUSTS IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH FORECAST
INVERTED-V SOUNDINGS BUT PREVAILING GUSTS SEEM UNLIKELY. A RETURN
TO MVFR FU AND HZ IS POSSIBLE AT KCHS AFTER A LATE DAY SEA BREEZE
AROUND 22Z...CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING WHEN THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR CB WHICH WOULD SCOUR OUT THE ATMOSPHERE IF IT WERE TO OCCUR.
AT KSAV...JUST VFR ANTICIPATED FOR THE DURATION OF THE 06Z TAF CYCLE.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...SMOKE FROM SOUTHEAST WILDFIRES COULD
REDUCE VSBY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY WEEK. MVFR VSBY ALSO POSSIBLE IN
SUNRISE FOG AND HAZE. ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION POSSIBLE
MON...THU AND FRI.
&&
.MARINE...
A VIGOROUS SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION INTO EARLY THIS EVENING
FOLLOWED BY A NOCTURNAL SURGE OF S/SW WINDS TONIGHT WILL APPROACH
BUT WILL PROBABLY NOT EXCEED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. WE
CONTINUE TO CAP WINDS AT 20 KT AND SEAS AT 4-5 FT TONIGHT.
ALSO...AREAS OF SMOKE WILL AGAIN IMPACT COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE DRIVEN BY DAYTIME
SEABREEZE ENHANCEMENTS NEAR THE COAST AND NIGHTTIME SURGES OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS/SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
CHS MON 6/20 100 1970
TUE 6/21 100 1990
CHL MON 6/20 100 1928
TUE 6/21 101 1924
SAV MON 6/20 102 1990
TUE 6/21 192 1990 AND OTHER YEARS
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 7:51 PM EDT, 7 hours 54 minutes before
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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:14 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1014 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ048>052-200700- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 1014 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...SMOKE FROM DISTANT WILDFIRES WILL IMPACT NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING... SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATE THAT SMOKE BEING GENERATED FROM WILDFIRES ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA IS IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 4 MILES...BUT COULD BE AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING...TYBEE ISLAND... WILMINGTON ISLAND...THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...FOLLY BEACH...THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA...MOUNT PLEASANT AND DANIEL ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.. PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY AILMENTS THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SMOKE SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU OBSERVE LOW VISIBILITIES...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2724. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORT TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET #WXREPORT. &&
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:30 PM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ048>052-200700- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...SMOKE FROM DISTANT WILDFIRES WILL IMPACT NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT... SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATE THAT SMOKE BEING GENERATED FROM WILDFIRES ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA IS IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 4 MILES...BUT COULD BE AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING...TYBEE ISLAND... WILMINGTON ISLAND...THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...FOLLY BEACH...THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA...MOUNT PLEASANT AND DANIEL ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.. PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY AILMENTS THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SMOKE SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU OBSERVE LOW VISIBILITIES...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2724. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORT TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET #WXREPORT. &&
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1153 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ048>052-200400- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- 1153 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...SMOKE FROM DISTANT WILDFIRES WILL IMPACT NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT... SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATE THAT SMOKE BEING GENERATED FROM WILDFIRES ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA IS IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 4 MILES. SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING...TYBEE ISLAND... WILMINGTON ISLAND...THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...FOLLY BEACH...THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA...MOUNT PLEASANT AND DANIEL ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH HARBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.. IF YOU OBSERVE LOW VISIBILITIES...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2724. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORT TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET #WXREPORT. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:45 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more | 27 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.