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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Charleston, SC

October 8, 2011

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Oct 8, 2011, 10:04 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2011, 10:04 AM EDT (14:04 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2011, 7:37 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

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

631 
WWUS72 KCHS 081404
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1004 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-082230-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.111008T1404Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
1004 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WIND WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES...INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND.

* TIMING: THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.
  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AROUND SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER EXPOSED ROADWAYS.
  THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE
  ISLAND.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
807 
WWUS72 KCHS 081645
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1245 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-090000-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
1245 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

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

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE 
  HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES...INCLUDING TYBEE 
  ISLAND. 

* TIMING: THE HIGHEST WINDS BETWEEN NOW AND 5 PM. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AROUND SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER EXPOSED ROADWAYS. 
  THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE 
  ISLAND. 

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.

&&

$$
342 
WWUS72 KCHS 082010
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
410 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-090000-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
410 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

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

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES...INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND.

* IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER EXPOSED ROADWAYS. 
  THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE 
  ISLAND. 

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.

&&

$$
391 
WWUS72 KCHS 082337
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
737 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-090045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT MCALLISTER...TYBEE ISLAND...
HALFMOON LANDING...DARIEN
737 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 8, 4:12 AM EDTRip Current StatementCHS64 hr
Oct 8, 4:44 AM EDTGale WatchCHS24 hr
Oct 8, 4:15 PM EDTGale WarningCHS60 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.