Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Charleston, SC

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
438 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

SCC035-162130-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120316T2130Z/
DORCHESTER SC-
438 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...

AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR REEVESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
DORCHESTER...HARLEYVILLE...INDIAN FIELD...REEVESVILLE AND SAINT
GEORGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. GO
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3328 8047 3326 8043 3327 8039 3327 8037
      3325 8035 3320 8033 3318 8029 3316 8032
      3306 8062 3311 8067 3321 8075 3334 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 260DEG 7KT 3323 8063

$$

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WWUS52 KCHS 162101
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
501 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

SCC035-162130-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120316T2130Z/
DORCHESTER SC-
501 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...

AT 501 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAINT GEORGE...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
DORCHESTER...HARLEYVILLE...INDIAN FIELD...REEVESVILLE AND SAINT
GEORGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

&&

LAT...LON 3328 8047 3326 8043 3327 8039 3327 8037
      3325 8035 3320 8033 3318 8029 3316 8032
      3306 8062 3311 8067 3321 8075 3334 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 290DEG 8KT 3315 8058

$$

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WWUS52 KCHS 162130
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

SCC035-162140-
/O.EXP.KCHS.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120316T2130Z/
DORCHESTER SC-
530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT...

AT 530 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL HAS
ENDED...THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3328 8047 3326 8043 3327 8039 3327 8037
      3325 8035 3320 8033 3318 8029 3316 8032
      3306 8062 3311 8067 3321 8075 3334 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 290DEG 8KT 3313 8051

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
345 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND
DISSIPATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REGAIN
CONTROL OF THE PATTERN THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO POP ACROSS
THE AREA...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED
ACTIVITY IS GOING UP ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AS WELL. THE BEST
COVERAGE SHOULD BE INLAND THROUGH THE EVENING WHERE A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH RESIDES AND THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST POPS /40S/.
HOWEVER...THE WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL TRY TO PUSH THE ACTIVITY
BACK TOWARD THE COAST. DECENT INSTABILITY AND RATHER LOW FREEZING
LEVELS /AROUND 10.5K FT/ WILL SUPPORT SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY
SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN HAZARD. SOME FOG WILL
LIKELY DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK WITH THE ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE IN PLACE AND LIGHT WINDS...ALTHOUGH MID/HIGH CLOUD COVER
IS A BIT UNCERTAIN...LARGELY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CONVECTIVE
DEBRIS CLOUD. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S.

===============================================================
== SAVANNAH SAINT PATRICKS DAY CELEBRATION DECISION SUPPORT  ==
== DISCUSSION FOR CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ==
===============================================================
LATEST THINKING IS THAT ISOLATED STORMS COULD AFFECT THE SAVANNAH
METRO AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND...WITH
POSSIBLY A BETTER CHANCE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS
ACTIVITY TO THE WEST MOVES EAST TOWARD THE COAST. TSTMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE ACROSS THE EVENT AREA.
LOW CHANCE THAT A SEVERE STORM COULD IMPACT THE AREA WITH LARGE
HAIL /1 INCH OR MORE/ AND POSSIBLY WINDS AROUND 60 MPH.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
SATURDAY...WHILE MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA TO START THE WEEKEND...WEAK IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH WITHIN THE
WEST AND NW FLOW ALOFT WILL FLATTEN THE RIDGE AND ALLOW FOR A SUBTLE
DECREASE IN HEIGHTS. AT THE SAME TIME AT THE SURFACE...A
QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIE EAST TO WEST ACROSS OR NEAR THE PEE
DEE REGION TO THE UPSTATE. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RIDE ALONG THE
FRONT AND SLOW ITS PROGRESSION SOUTHWARD...KEEPING IT NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE AIR MASS SOUTH OF THE FRONT
WILL BECOME UNSEASONABLE WARM AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE...AND OUR
ATTENTION TURNS TOWARD THE FORMATION OF CONVECTION.

A 5-6C CAP AND CONVECTIVE TEMPS AROUND 80F SUGGESTS THAT IT/LL TAKE
UNTIL AROUND 2 PM BEFORE CONVECTION GETS GOING. ACTIVITY WILL POP
ALONG THE SEA BREEZE...DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARIES DUE TO
MORNING FOG AND/OR STRATUS...THE PROXIMITY TO THE NEARBY FRONT AND
OUTFLOWS FROM UPSTREAM. COVERAGE WILL CLIMB INTO THE SCATTERED RANGE
FOR MOST COMMUNITIES INLAND FROM US-17 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AS LIFTED INDICES ARE NEAR -3/-4...TOTAL TOTALS ARE NEAR
OR GREATER THAN 50...AND MID LAPSE RATES ARE CLOSE TO -6 OR
-6.5C/KM. PLUS OUR SBCAPES ARE NEAR 1200-1800 J/KG...NOT BAD FOR MID
MARCH...AND THERE IS LITTLE IF ANY CIN. THERE LOOKS TO BE A DISTINCT
HAIL POTENTIAL WITH A SECONDARY RISK FOR WIND...WITH AT LEAST
ISOLATED STORMS TO BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE. THE HAIL RISK WOULD COME
FROM WET BULBS THAT ARE NEAR 9000-9500 FT...CONTINUED COLD 500 MB
TEMPS NEAR -15/-16C AND CAPE IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE IS NEAR 350-375
J/KG. THE WIND RISK WOULD BE THE RESULT OF DRY MID LEVEL AIR...AND A
WINDEX THAT IS OVER 50 KT. SHEAR PROFILES ARE WEAK...SUGGESTING THAT
STORMS WILL BE MOSTLY PULSE-TYPE...ALTHOUGH A FEW MORE ORGANIZED
CLUSTERS COULD FORM WHERE THERE ARE INTERACTIONS OF MESOSCALE
BOUNDARIES. IN ADDITION...A SLOW STORM MOTION FROM THE NW TO SE
SUPPORTS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. THE
GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS /40 PERCENT/WILL BE FROM BERKELEY TO
NORTHERN COLLETON...30 POPS MOST ELSEWHERE INLAND...BUT WITH
COVERAGE TRENDING DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 POPS CLOSER TO THE COASTLINE.

WARM LOW LEVEL THICKNESS AND COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT SUPPORTS TEMPS YET AGAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. PROVIDED THAT
CONVECTIVE DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM UPSTREAM DOESN/T RESTRICT
INSOLATION...WE/RE LOOKING AT MAX TEMPS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S
AWAY FROM THE COOLER SHORELINE LOCATIONS WHERE A RESULTANT AFTERNOON
SEA BREEZE SETS IN.

SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE PATTERN ALOFT GRADUALLY BECOMES MORE
AMPLIFIED...WITH A DEEP TROUGH IN THE WEST AND A NORTH-SOUTH RIDGE
TO EVENTUALLY TAKE SHAPE OVER THE EASTERN STATES. DEPENDING UPON HOW
QUICKLY THIS PATTERN UNFOLDS AND TO WHAT DEGREE OF AMPLITUDE WILL
HELP IN DETERMINING WHEN A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH IS ABLE
TO PROGRESS SOUTH...AND ITS TIMING OF THIS HAPPENING. CONFIDENCE IN
THE FORECAST FOR EARLY IN THE WEEK COULD BE BETTER...BUT THE
PROXIMITY TO THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WHICH WILL LIE SOMEWHERE IN OR
NEAR THE CWFA AND THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY  WILL BE THE MAIN
FOCUSING MECHANISMS FOR CONVECTION.

OUR LATEST THINKING IS THAT THE COLD FRONT WILL MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO
SAG INTO OUR NORTHERNMOST ZONES ON SUNDAY...AND GRADUALLY BECOMING
DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATING OVER OR NEAR THE REST OF THE AREA LATE
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. DESPITE LITTLE TO NO DYNAMICS ALOFT AND WEAK
VERTICAL SHEAR...THERE WILL BE AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY BOTH
DAYS FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION. HAIL WOULD AGAIN
BE THE MAIN RISK WITH CONTINUED COLD POOL ALOFT...WET BULBS UNDER
10K FEET AND CAPE IN THE -10 TO -30 HAIL GROWTH ZONE OF 300 J/KG OR
MORE.

RAIN CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG OUR NW TIER /30-40 POPS/...WITH
20 POPS OR LESS MOST ELSEWHERE ON SUNDAY. SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WILL
SUFFICE ON MONDAY SINCE THE FRONT WILL BE IN A MUCH WEAKER STATE.

TEMPS WILL BE PARTIALLY DEPENDENT UPON FRONTAL POSITIONING...BUT
EVEN SO IT/LL REMAIN FAR ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS BOTH DAYS. 80-84F FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH ON SUNDAY...78-82F MONDAY. THE COASTAL AREAS THOUGH
WILL BE CLOSER TO 70 BOTH DAYS.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. SOLID ONSHORE FLOW WILL
PREVAIL DURING THIS TIME...MAINTAINING A DECENT FLUX OF MOISTURE
INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER/
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY...PREFER TO KEEP POPS UNDER 15
PERCENT FOR MOST OF THE WEEK DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN COVERAGE AND
DURATION. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE WEDNESDAY...WHEN SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED DUE TO SOME INDICATIONS IN MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS THAT A COASTAL TROUGH COULD PUSH ONSHORE AND ENHANCE RAIN
POTENTIAL THAT AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY
WARM THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
TYPICALLY REACHING THE UPPER 70S AWAY FROM THE LOCALLY COOLER
COASTLINE.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ISOLATED TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR
KCHS WHERE WE WILL MAINTAIN A CB GROUP THROUGH 22Z. CANNOT RULE OUT
MORE CONVECTIVE COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
BUT UNCERTAINTY REGARDING MESOSCALE INFLUENCES SUCH AS THE SEA
BREEZE...LAKE BREEZE...AND CONVECTIVE OUTFLOWS WARRANTS NOTHING MORE
SPECIFIC ATTM. ALSO...A MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE CLUSTER AROUND THE
MIDLANDS/CENTRAL GA COULD MAKE A RUN TOWARD THE COAST THIS
EVENING...MORE LIKELY TO AFFECT KSAV. COULD BE SOME FOG TOWARD
DAYBREAK BUT UNCERTAINTY IN HOW MUCH RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL
OCCUR DUE TO MID/HIGH CLOUDS PRECLUDES GOING BELOW VFR.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR LATE
NIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG AND/OR LOW CEILINGS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...ATLANTIC HIGH PRES TO HANG ON KEEPING A SOUTHERLY WIND
REGIME IN PLACE WITH WINDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS. LOCAL ENHANCEMENT
IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AND NEAR THE LAND-SEA INTERFACE INTO
EARLY EVENING DUE TO THE SEA BREEZE. OVERALL...NO HEADLINES. SEA
FOG DEVELOPMENT IS LOW...MORE LIKELY IS RADIATION FOG OVER LAND
DRIFTING INTO CHS HARBOR LATE.

SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL HOLD ACROSS THE WATERS SATURDAY INTO AT
LEAST SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH UNCERTAINTIES TO TAKE HOLD FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY AS A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ATTEMPTS TO IMPACT THE AREA.

MOSTLY SOUTH AND SW WINDS AT LESS THAN 15 KT WILL PREVAIL THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WITH TYPICAL DAYTIME BACKING/NOCTURNAL VEERING
TO OCCUR WITH SEA BREEZE/LAND BREEZE CIRCULATIONS. MUCH OF THE SEA
SPECTRUM WILL BE SWELL ENERGY...WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS NO
MORE THAN 3 OR 4 FT.

FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MAKE A RUN AT
LEAST INTO OUR SC WATERS...WHILE THE GA WATERS WILL STILL BE UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ATLANTIC RIDGE. SINCE WE ARE UNSURE OF THE
PROGRESSION OF THE COLD FRONT TO THE SOUTH...OUR WIND FORECAST IS A
LOW TO MAYBE MODERATE CONFIDENCE FORECAST AT BEST. BUT EVEN
SO...CONDITIONS REMAIN BELOW ANY SCA CRITERIA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO MATTER HOW THE PATTERN EVOLVES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...FOR
TUESDAY THE ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATERS...WITH A
SE SYNOPTIC FLOW TO SET IN. CONDITIONS AGAIN ARE BELOW ANY SCA
CRITERIA.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
726 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

AMZ330-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-
171130-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-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-
726 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AWAY FROM THE COAST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE
HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS OR LARGER.

THE RISK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GREATEST
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM JAMESTOWN TO WALTERBORO AND HAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND FROM NEWINGTON TO STATESBORO AND METTER ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF MILLEN...
SYLVANIA...WILLAIMS...SAINT GEORGE AND MONCKS CORNER.

PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACH OR IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ350-352-354-374-171130-
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-
726 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
311 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

GAZ088-SCZ040-161945-
ALLENDALE-SCREVEN-
311 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN AND ALLENDALE
COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR BURTONS FERRY LANDING...MOVING EAST AT 5
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BURTONS FERRY LANDING AND MILLHAVEN...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. POSTPONE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN ENCLOSED BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3303 8158 3304 8157 3305 8157 3307 8155
      3305 8140 3283 8141 3291 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 280DEG 4KT 3298 8155

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
345 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

GAZ088-SCZ040-042-162015-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-SCREVEN-
345 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SCREVEN...ALLENDALE
AND HAMPTON COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...10 MILES WEST OF ROUSE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3291 8126 3269 8137 3280 8154 3293 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 288DEG 10KT 3284 8144

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
406 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

SCZ040-042-043-162030-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
406 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF ALLENDALE...HAMPTON
AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR SYCAMORE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALMEDA INTERSECTION...ASHTON...BRUNSON...COLLETON...CROCKETVILLE...
FAIRFAX...HAMPTON...ISLANDTON...LODGE...MILEY...PADGETTS...RUFFIN...
SMOAKS...SYCAMORE...ULMER...VARNVILLE AND WILLIAMS...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3310 8125 3311 8118 3303 8108 3310 8095
      3310 8093 3307 8090 3309 8089 3313 8090
      3315 8086 3304 8071 3280 8105 3296 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 294DEG 5KT 3301 8121

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
413 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

SCZ044-162045-
DORCHESTER-
413 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 409 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR REEVESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HARLEYVILLE...INDIAN FIELD...REEVESVILLE AND SAINT GEORGE...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3333 8049 3330 8049 3328 8047 3326 8043
      3327 8039 3327 8037 3322 8033 3320 8033
      3306 8056 3306 8060 3321 8074 3334 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 247DEG 5KT 3323 8068