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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2011, 9:48 AM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2011, 9:48 AM EST (14:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- 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 14:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 12:00Z, 2.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
112 WWUS72 KCHS 261448 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 948 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 SCZ045-262200- /O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0004.110126T1700Z-110127T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.110126T1448Z-110126T2200Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 948 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE ELEVATED BRIDGES. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING TO BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS. && $$ SCZ043-044-048>050-052-262200- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.110126T1448Z-110126T2200Z/ INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 948 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE ELEVATED BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
253 WWUS72 KCHS 262020 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 320 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042-047-051-270000- /O.EXB.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ 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 JASPER-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...RIDGELAND...JASPER 320 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON THE ELEVATED BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$ SCZ043>045-048>050-052-270000- /O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT- COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE... MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 320 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON THE ELEVATED BRIDGES. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
634 WWUS72 KCHS 262356 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 656 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 SCZ045-270800- /O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0005.110127T0000Z-110127T0800Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 656 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR INLAND BERKELEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER LAKE MOULTRIE THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WAVES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-270100- /O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 656 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 7:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper | 82 min |
| Jan 25, 10:43 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:31 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 6 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:56 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:43 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 11 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:47 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 19 hr | |
| Jan 26, 6:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 9 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2011Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.