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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Charleston, SC

April 15, 2011Berkeley County, Dorchester County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 3:55 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It took effect at Apr 16, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2011, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Berkeley County, SC, Dorchester County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 31 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2011-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2011-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1740 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

388 
WWUS72 KCHS 151955
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
355 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

SCZ044-045-049-050-052-160600-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.110416T1200Z-110416T2100Z/
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
355 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM EDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: BERKELEY...CHARLESTON...DORCHESTER AND COASTAL
  COLLETON COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES MONCKS CORNER...LAKE MOULTRIE...
  SAINT GEORGE...EDISTO BEACH AND THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 AM UNTIL
  3 PM SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. CONDITIONS
  WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE WHERE
  WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
877 
WWUS72 KCHS 160210
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1010 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

SCZ044-045-049-050-052-161030-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.110416T1200Z-110416T2100Z/
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1010 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BERKELEY...CHARLESTON...DORCHESTER AND COASTAL 
  COLLETON COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES MONCKS CORNER...LAKE 
  MOULTRIE... SAINT GEORGE...EDISTO BEACH AND THE CHARLESTON 
  METRO AREA. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH.
  WINDS COULD EVEN OCCASIONALLY GUST PAST 50 MPH ATOP THE TALLER
  BRIDGES OF THE AREA.

* TIMING: THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 AM 
  UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND 
  TOPPLE SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 
  CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE WHERE WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST 
  ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. 

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.

&&

$$

33
696 
WWUS72 KCHS 160804
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
404 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

SCZ048-161600-
/O.EXB.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.110416T1200Z-110416T2200Z/
BEAUFORT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD
404 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BEAUFORT COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS
  COULD EVEN OCCASIONALLY GUST PAST 50 MPH ATOP TALLER BRIDGES.

* TIMING: HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 

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 ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

&&

$$

SCZ044-045-049-050-052-161600-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.110416T1200Z-110416T2200Z/
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
404 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: CHARLESTON TRI COUNTY AREA AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF
  COLLETON COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS
  COULD EVEN OCCASIONALLY GUST PAST 50 MPH ATOP TALLER BRIDGES.

* TIMING: HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. CONDITIONS
  WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE WHERE
  WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

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 ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

&&

$$
659 
WWUS72 KCHS 161351
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
951 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

SCZ044-045-048>050-052-162200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2200Z/
DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
951 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS
  COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES.

* TIMING: HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE 
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 
  CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE WHERE WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST 
  ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. 

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 ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
908 
WWUS72 KCHS 161635
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1235 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

SCZ045-162200-
/O.UPG.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0001.110416T1635Z-110416T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1235 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LAKE WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50
  MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF INLAND BERKELEY COUNTY.

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE
  MOULTRIE. WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST
  WAVES OCCURRING OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE LAKE.
  STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE SMALL TREES.
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

&&

$$

SCZ044-048>050-052-162200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2200Z/
DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1235 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS 
  COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. 

* TIMING: HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE 
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 
  CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE WHERE WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST 
  ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. 

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 ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
564 
WWUS72 KCHS 161926
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
326 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

SCZ045-162200-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110416T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
326 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LAKE WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 
  MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF INLAND BERKELEY COUNTY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE. WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE 
  HIGHEST WAVES OCCURRING OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF 
  THE LAKE. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE 
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

&&

$$

SCZ044-048>050-052-162200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2200Z/
DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
326 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS 
  COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. 

* TIMING: HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE 
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 
  CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE WHERE WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST 
  ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. 

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 ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
985 
WWUS72 KCHS 162050
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
450 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

SCZ045-170000-
/O.EXT.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110417T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
450 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LAKE WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 
  MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF INLAND BERKELEY COUNTY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE. WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE 
  HIGHEST WAVES OCCURRING OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF 
  THE LAKE. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE 
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

&&

$$

SCZ044-048>050-052-170000-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
450 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS 
  COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES. 

* TIMING: HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK LARGE LIMBS AND TOPPLE
  SMALL TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR.

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 ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
392 
WWUS72 KCHS 162351
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
751 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

SCZ045-170100-
/O.EXP.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110417T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
751 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

SCZ044-048>050-052-170100-
/O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
751 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

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