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Small Craft Advisory 19, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this small craft advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 4:28 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 8:46 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:28 PM EST (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:46 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 4:32 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
071 WHUS72 KCHS 022128 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 428 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 AMZ350-030530- /O.EXT.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T0500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 428 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * VISIBILITY: ONE HALF NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATIONAL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 NM. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-030530- /O.EXT.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1500Z-120303T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 428 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * VISIBILITY: ONE HALF NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATIONAL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 NM. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-030530- /O.EXT.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 428 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * VISIBILITY: ONE HALF NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATIONAL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 NM. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-030530- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T0500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 428 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
809 WHUS72 KCHS 022353 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 653 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 AMZ330-030700- /O.CAN.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1500Z-120303T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 653 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-030700- /O.CAN.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 653 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-030700- /O.EXT.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T0500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 653 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING: AREAS OF DENSE SEA FOG WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. * VISIBILITY: ONE HALF NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATIONAL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 NM. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-030700- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T0500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 653 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
135 WHUS72 KCHS 030146 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 846 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 AMZ350-031000- /O.CAN.KCHS.MF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T0146Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 846 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-031000- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T0146Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 846 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-031000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1500Z-120303T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 846 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-031000- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1500Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 846 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
421 WHUS72 KCHS 030834 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 334 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 AMZ374-031700- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.A.0006.120304T0900Z-120304T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 334 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. * TIMING OF GALES: FROM 4 AM THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AND NORTH AT 25 TO 35 KT...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO MANY VESSELS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO NOT VENTURE INTO THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS SHOULD A GALE WARNING BE ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ330-031700- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1000Z-120303T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 334 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-031700- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.120303T1000Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 334 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-031700- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 334 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
462 WHUS72 KCHS 031211 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 711 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 AMZ374-032015- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0006.120304T0900Z-120304T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 711 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: FROM 4 AM THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AND NORTH AT 25 TO 35 KT...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO MANY VESSELS. MARINERS ARE URGED NOT TO VENTURE INTO THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS SHOULD A GALE WARNING BE ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ350-032015- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 711 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-032015- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 711 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-032015- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 711 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
557 WHUS72 KCHS 031812 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 112 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 AMZ374-040215- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0006.120304T0900Z-120304T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 112 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING OF GALES: FROM 4 AM THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AND NORTH AT 25 TO 35 KT...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * SEAS: 6 TO 8 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO MANY VESSELS. MARINERS ARE URGED NOT TO VENTURE INTO THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS SHOULD A GALE WARNING BE ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SPEEDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING...LOCATION OR BOTH REMAIN UNCERTAIN. MARINERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS NOW. && $$ AMZ350-032200- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 112 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-032200- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 112 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-032200- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 112 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
615 WHUS72 KCHS 032132 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 432 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 AMZ350-040545- /O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0020.120304T0900Z-120305T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 432 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-040545- /O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0020.120304T0900Z-120305T0400Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 432 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-040545- /O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0020.120304T0900Z-120305T0100Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 432 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-040545- /O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0005.120303T2300Z-120304T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0006.120304T0900Z-120304T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 432 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING OF GALES: BEGINNING 4 AM TO 6 AM SUNDAY AND CONTINUING UNTIL 10 AM TO NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS: SHIFTING TO NORTH AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR MANY VESSELS. MARINERS ARE URGED NOT TO VENTURE INTO THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ354-040545- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0020.120304T0900Z-120305T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 432 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 2, 12:45 PM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 12:45 PM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1245 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA WILL LIFT FARTHER NORTH AS A
WARM FRONT TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST
STATES LATE TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD BACK INTO
THE REGION ON SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA
ON MONDAY. A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH COULD FORM OVER THE NEARBY
ATLANTIC DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL
PULL THE STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA/NORTH
CAROLINA BORDER FARTHER NORTH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. ASSOCIATED
DEEP MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL FORCING WILL ALSO SHIFT AWAY FROM
THE FORECAST AREA...SUPPORTING A DRY FORECAST FOR THE DAYTIME
HOURS.
SATELLITE TRENDS SHOW THAT THICK CLOUD COVER IS ERODING ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTLINE BY MID
MORNING. HAVE ADJUSTED SKY COVER FORECAST TO LEAN MORE TOWARD
PREVAILING PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN
ANTICIPATION THAT THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE. WILL NEED TO CAREFULLY
MONITOR HOURLY TEMPERATURE TRENDS IF CLEARING BECOMES MORE
PROMINENT TODAY...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD RISE ABOVE CURRENT
FORECAST. AT THIS POINT...FORECAST AND OBSERVATIONS ARE ON
TRACK...AND WILL THUS CONTINUE TO INDICATE HIGH TEMPERATURES
PEAKING IN THE LOW 80S INLAND. COASTAL AREAS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
COOLER DUE TO THE EXPECTED RESULTANT SEA BREEZE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM OHIO TO LOUISIANA THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT
STEADILY EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...AS IT CROSSES THE APPALACHIANS
AROUND 06-09Z SATURDAY. THIS CONVECTION WILL BE RELATED TO THE
EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THAT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. BUT BY THE TIME IT GETS THIS FAR SE
THE SURFACE LOW AND ITS CYCLONE ALOFT WILL BE LIFTING OUT INTO
CANADA...WHILE THE BEST UPPER DYNAMICS LAGS WELL BEHIND THE FRONT
TO THE NW. EVEN SO...WE DO LOOK FOR BANDS OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY
SEVERE WEATHER IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT THAT WILL REMAIN WEST AND
NW OF THE CWFA TONIGHT. BUT THE LEADING EDGE OF ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL ARRIVE OVER OUR NW TIER AROUND 3-5
AM...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND COASTAL SECTIONS LOOK TO GENERALLY
REMAIN RAIN FREE THROUGH 6 AM. CONVECTION WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE
PROXIMITY TO THE UPPER LEVEL 140-150 KT JET IN THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...WITH ADDITIONAL FORCING FROM A 45-50 KT LOW LEVEL JET
THAT MOVES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF INCREASING CLOUD COVER...MIXING OF THE BOUNDARY
LAYER WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW LEVEL JET...AND A WARM SW
SYNOPTIC FLOW WILL NOT ALLOW TEMPS TO DROP ANY LOWER THAN THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE 60S.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE CONTAINED
TO THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. OPERATIONAL MODELS
ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE REGION. THE FORECAST AREA WILL START OFF ON SATURDAY IN A
REGION OF DEEP SW FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN SHORTWAVE WHICH WILL BE
POSITIONED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE...A SHARP COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STRETCH FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST INTO THE
CENTRAL CAROLINAS AND WORK EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY. IT APPEARS THE
FRONT WILL BE CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA IN THE LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.
THE MAIN CONCERN ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE CONVECTION. THE FRONT IS COMING THROUGH AT A SLIGHTLY LESS
THAN IDEAL TIME AND IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A FAIRLY DENSE CLOUD SHIELD
OUT AHEAD OF IT. THIS WILL KEEP INSOLATION AND SURFACE HEATING DOWN
AND IS EXPECTED TO PREVENT OPTIMAL DESTABILIZATION. THE MODELS DO
SHOW A FEW HUNDRED J/KG OF CAPE DEVELOPING IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT BY THIS TIME THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
BE ALONG THE COAST AND BEGINNING TO MOVE OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...IT WILL
BE A MOIST AND POTENTIALLY WARM AIR MASS WITH HIGH LOW LEVEL
THICKNESS VALUES. IF ANY BREAKS OR PARTIAL CLEARING WERE TO DEVELOP
TEMPS COULD EASILY WARM INTO THE LOW 80S WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A
MUCH DIFFERENT NEAR STORM ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS A RATHER STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL RESULT IN A STRONGLY
SHEARED ENVIRONMENT (0-3 KM SHEAR ON THE ORDER OF 40-45 KT). THE
SHEAR WILL BE NEARLY UNIDIRECTIONAL SO THE THE FAVORED CONVECTIVE
MODE WOULD BE LINEAR WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
WITH ALL THIS IN MIND HOWEVER...THE MAIN MID/UPPER LEVEL FORCING FOR
ASCENT WILL LAG THE COLD FRONT TO THE WEST. SO...ALL THE DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF THE EVENT DO NOT SEEM TO PHASE AND SUPPORT A
WIDESPREAD...ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT THIS TIME. I HAVE
MAINTAINED THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE GRIDS WITH CATEGORICAL
POPS.
THE MAIN PRECIP EVENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
MID/UPPER LEVEL FORCING MOVES EASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION. THE MODELS
SHOW A POWERFUL 175+ KT 250 MB JET DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...PLACING THE FORECAST AREA IN
THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION. WITH THIS UPPER FORCING ACTING ON AN
INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR MASS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SUBSTANTIAL
RAINFALL IS INCREASING. PWATS WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 1.5 INCHES
SATURDAY NIGHT AS A SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT NEAR
THE GULF STREAM. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN SHOWING A SW TO
NE ORIENTED BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM THE FL PANHANDLE
INTO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. I HAVE INCREASED POPS TO CATEGORICAL
EVERYWHERE DURING THIS TIME.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...ANY LINGERING PRECIP WILL COME TO AN END
SUNDAY MORNING AS THE SURFACE LOW AND DEEP MOISTURE PULL AWAY FROM
THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY NOSE IN FROM THE SW ON SUNDAY
IN ADVANCE OF A DRY COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION ON
MONDAY. A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY WITH HIGHS
REACHING NEAR 60 TO THE LOW 60S. SUNDAY NIGHT LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE
UPPER 30S INLAND...WITH MONDAY HIGHS RISING A FEW DEGREES INTO THE
LOW TO MID 60S.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
OVERALL THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY RIDGING ALOFT AND
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SETTLE INTO THE
AREA STARTING MONDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ALONG THE
EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MODELS CONTINUE TO
DEPICT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK COASTAL TROF BY MID WEEK...AND I
HAVE KEPT POPS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS IN THE SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE.
TEMPERATURES FEATURE A WARMING/MODERATING TREND STARTING OFF BELOW
NORMAL ON TUESDAY (NEAR 60 TO THE LOW 60S)...REACHING THE LOW TO MID
70S BY FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED UNTIL 18Z SATURDAY. IFR LEVEL MARINE STRATUS
COULD BRUSH KCHS THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD REMAIN FEW-SCT. LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASES...THE PROBABILITY FOR MVFR OR LOWER CEILINGS WILL
INCREASE 10-18Z SATURDAY. HOWEVER...PROBABILITIES FOR
PRECIPITATION... INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS...AND ASSOCIATED SUB-VFR
FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY AFTER THE 18Z TAF PERIOD.
ADDED A MENTION OF CBS BEGINNING AT 14Z SATURDAY...AND IF
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES SOONER THAN EXPECTED MVFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP SOONER.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS IN WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION SATURDAY PM INTO SUNDAY AM. THEN...VFR THROUGH
TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...A PLUME OF MARINE STRATUS/FOG HAD
ADVANCED INTO SC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR.
THUS...ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA VALID UNTIL
5 PM. EARLY THIS EVENING...VEERING WINDS COULD PUSH FOG/STRATUS
OUT OF COASTAL WATERS.
THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY
OF THE SUB TROPICAL ATLANTIC RIDGE TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
PEAK AROUND 15 TO 18 KT...WITH WINDS BACKING MORE SOUTHERLY LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON UNDER SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS. SEAS WILL HOLD AT
4 FT OR LESS. DUE TO ENHANCEMENT OF WINDS NEAR THE LAND/WATER
INTERFACE...CONDITIONS AT CHARLESTON HARBOR COULD APPROACH
MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER...LATEST
THINKING IS THAT ANY GUSTS ABOVE 20 KT WILL BE FAIRLY INFREQUENT
AND FALL JUST SHORT OF REQUIRED CONDITIONS.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GRADUALLY BEGINS TO TIGHTEN TONIGHT IN ADVANCE
OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE SE LATE...WHILE THE ATLANTIC
RIDGE IS RELUCTANT TO MOVE EAST. WHEN COMBINED WITH 35-40 KT
GEOSTROPHIC WINDS OVERNIGHT...MARINERS CAN EXPECT SOUTH AND SW WINDS
TO INCREASE ABOUT 3-5 KT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. WE/LL NEED TO
CONSIDER SCA/S FOR AT LEAST AMZ350 AND AMZ374...AS WIND GUSTS WILL
REACH NEAR 25 KT LATE TONIGHT...WHILE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 OR
PERHAPS 6 FEET ACROSS THESE TWO MARINE ZONES.
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
APPROACH THE LOCAL WATERS SATURDAY MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND THE LOW
LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SW SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT WINDS WILL LIKELY
GUST INTO THE 25-30 KT RANGE AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON SATURDAY. THIS
COMBINED WITH INCREASING SEAS MEANS THAT SCA/S WILL BE NEEDED FOR
SOME/ALL OF THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL BECOME QUITE BAGGY WITH DECREASING NW FLOW BEFORE COLD
ADVECTION BEGINS. ANOTHER SURGE OF LOW LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED
MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING DRY COLD FRONT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN THROUGH THE MID WEEK TIME PERIOD WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR A PINCHED GRADIENT AND PERSISTENT NE FLOW.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD MAX TEMPS FOR MARCH 2...
KCHS...85 SET IN 1997 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
KCHL...81 SET IN 1976.
KSAV...86 SET IN 1951.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ330-
350-352.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 12:33 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 SCZ045-031745- INLAND BERKELEY- 1233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. LAKE WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE MOULTRIE ON SATURDAY...AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052- 031745- 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-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- 1233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-350-352-031745- 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- 1233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. DENSE FOG ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE WEATHER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:17 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | 8 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:57 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 24 hr |
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