Alert archive / Georgia / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2012, 3:46 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
220 WHUS72 KCHS 122046 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 346 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 AMZ330-130500- /O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0002.120112T2046Z-120113T1200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 346 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING OF GALES: TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THIS EVENING...WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. * IMPACTS: CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. 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. && $$ AMZ350-352-354-374-130500- /O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0002.120113T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0002.120112T2046Z-120113T1200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 346 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING OF GALES: TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME WEST AT 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE AND TO 6 TO 9 FEET BETWEEN 20 NM AND 60 NM FROM SHORE. * IMPACTS: CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
855 WHUS72 KCHS 130002 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 702 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-130815- /O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T1200Z/ 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- 702 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING OF GALES: BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 KNOTS. HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS AND OFF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET ACROSS THE WATERS OUT 20 NM...AND UP TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. * IMPACTS: CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. 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. && $$
227 WHUS72 KCHS 130301 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1001 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-131115- /O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T1200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1001 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING OF GALES: THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS OFF THE NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST...AND ACROSS THE OUTERMOST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. * WAVES: 3 TO 4 FT IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 FEET ACROSS THE WATERS OUT 20 NM...AND UP TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. * IMPACTS: CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
723 WHUS72 KCHS 130900 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 400 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-131200- /O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T1200Z/ 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- 400 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS OFF THE NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST...AND ACROSS THE OUTERMOST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. * WAVES: 3 TO 4 FT IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 FEET ACROSS THE WATERS OUT 20 NM...AND UP TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. * IMPACTS: CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. 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. && $$
928 WHUS72 KCHS 131134 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 634 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-131245- /O.EXP.KCHS.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T1200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 634 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:45 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:50 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 37 hr |
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