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Small Craft Advisory 59, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this small craft advisory at Dec 5, 2012, 4:06 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 6, 2012, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2012, 4:06 PM EST (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2012, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2012, 7:03 PM EST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889 WHUS72 KCHS 052106 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 406 PM EST WED DEC 5 2012 AMZ350-060515- /O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T1000Z-121207T1200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 406 PM EST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$
14 follow-up statements
952 WHUS72 KCHS 060315 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1015 PM EST WED DEC 5 2012 AMZ350-061115- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T1000Z-121207T1200Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1015 PM EST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
652 WHUS72 KCHS 060824 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 324 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ352-061630- /O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T1600Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 324 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ374-061630- /O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T2100Z-121207T2100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 324 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-061630- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T1000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 324 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$
040 WHUS72 KCHS 061058 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 558 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ352-061900- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T1058Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 558 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-061900- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 558 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ374-061900- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T2100Z-121207T2100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 558 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
495 WHUS72 KCHS 061620 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1120 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ350-070030- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1120 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ352-070030- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 1120 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-070030- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T2100Z-121207T2100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1120 AM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$
226 WHUS72 KCHS 061848 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 148 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ330-070300- /O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 148 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-070300- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.121206T1848Z-121208T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 148 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ350-070300- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 148 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-070300- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 148 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$
216 WHUS72 KCHS 062032 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 332 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ330-070300- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 332 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ350-070445- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 332 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ352-070445- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 332 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-070445- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 332 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$
700 WHUS72 KCHS 062342 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 642 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ354-070700- /O.EXA.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 642 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ330-070300- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 642 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ AMZ350-070700- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 642 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-070700- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0700Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 642 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ374-070745- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 642 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
343 WHUS72 KCHS 070224 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 924 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 AMZ330-070330- /O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- 924 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ AMZ350-071030- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1100Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 924 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-354-071030- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1100Z/ 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- 924 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ374-071030- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 924 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
766 WHUS72 KCHS 070551 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1251 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 AMZ350-071100- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1100Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1251 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ AMZ352-354-071100- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1100Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1251 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-071400- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0400Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1251 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
786 WHUS72 KCHS 070818 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 318 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 AMZ350-071600- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 318 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ352-354-071600- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1600Z/ 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- 318 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ AMZ374-071630- /O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 318 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
249 WHUS72 KCHS 071101 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 601 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 AMZ350-071600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 601 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ AMZ352-354-071600- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1600Z/ WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 601 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ374-071915- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 601 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
430 WHUS72 KCHS 071543 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1043 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 AMZ350-071645- /O.EXP.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1600Z/ WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 1043 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. $$ AMZ352-354-071645- /O.EXP.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121207T1600Z/ 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- 1043 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. $$ AMZ374-072345- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1043 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS AND OR SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
637 WHUS72 KCHS 072049 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 349 PM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 AMZ374-080100- /O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
384 WHUS72 KCHS 080003 MWWCHS URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 703 PM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 AMZ374-080115- /O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121208T0100Z/ WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 703 PM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$
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 Dec 5, 1:27 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 1:27 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 127 PM EST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A COOL HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRIDAY AS A COASTAL TROUGH IS SITUATED OVER THE NEARBY WATERS. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY...ALLOWING FOR WEAK ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE TO PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN IMPACT THE AREA LATE MONDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO RETURN FOR TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... ATLANTIC RIDGING WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE CHARACTERIZED AS A SPLIT OF THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN JET STREAMS IN THE UPPER LVLS WITH SFC LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND A SECONDARY LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. A SFC COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES INITIALLY...BEFORE THE NORTHEAST LOW SHIFTS OVER ATLANTIC WATERS WHILE THE SECONDARY LOW REMAINS POSITIONED OVER THE NORTH/NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. COOL AIR BEHIND THE NORTHEAST LOW THEN LOOKS TO DRIVE A WEDGE FRONT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST LATE. MOISTURE WILL BUILD ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT TRENDS STILL FAVOR ANY PRECIP TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AT LEAST SUNSET. GIVEN THIS SETUP...AN UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY WILL RESULT WITH COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WARM AIR ADVECTING OVER THE SOUTHEAST. TEMPS ARE ALREADY WARMING INTO THE LOW/MID 70S OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. EXPECT TEMPS TO WARM A FEW ADDITIONAL DEGREES AS LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL LIKELY REACH THE UPPER 70S OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WHERE SFC HEATING IS MAXIMIZED. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION...THUS LIMITING FURTHER WARMING THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT TEMPS WILL STILL PEAK 8-12 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/... TONIGHT...THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. LOOKS LIKE THE DEEPER MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA AND THUS WILL HAVE SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAIN CHANCES THERE. LOWS SHOULD BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S WITH MAYBE SOME UPPER 40S ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THURSDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN PENNSYLVANIA WILL WEDGE SOUTHWARD TO THE LEE OF THE APPALACHIANS IN WAKE OF THE DECAYING COLD FRONT...RESULTING IN A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN AIR MASS LOCALLY ACROSS THE REGION. CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE WILL BECOME TRAPPED BENEATH THE INVERSION THAT FORMS AS A RESULT. THAT ALONG WITH THE PROXIMITY TO THE 925 MILLIBAR FRONT ACROSS SC...ISENTROPIC LIFT AND CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50 MILLIBARS...WE HAVE CARRIED A 20-30 CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. PLENTIFUL CLOUD COVER AND A COOL NORTH TO NE FLOW WITHIN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET WILL PREVENT MUCH OF A TEMPERATURE CLIMB THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A TIGHT GRADIENT OF TEMPERATURES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. WHILE SOME OF THESE VALUES MIGHT BE A BIT OPTIMISTIC...WE HAVE SHOWN MID OR UPPER 50S NORTH AND NW...TO MID OR UPPER 60S TO THE SOUTH AND SE. FRIDAY...THE INLAND HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE TRANSITIONS OVER INTO A WEAKER STATE AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE NE COAST AND INTO THE NW ATLANTIC. WHILE THIS TRANSPIRES WE WILL SEE THE FORMATION OF A PRONOUNCED COASTAL TROUGH OUT NEAR OR JUST EAST OF THE COOLER SHELF WATERS. AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...COASTAL CONVERGENCE FROM THE NEARBY TROUGH AND AN INCREASE IN UPWARD VERTICAL VELOCITIES SUGGEST THAT AT LEAST 20 POPS WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL ZONES. THE BOUNDARY LAYER WARMS ENOUGH AS THE FLOW ABOVE THE FIRST 1-2K FEET VEERS AROUND TO THE EAST AND SE. DESPITE MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS....MAX TEMPS WILL MODERATE INTO THE MID-UPPER 60S MOST LOCATIONS...WITH A FEW READINGS OF 70 NEAR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER VALLEY. SATURDAY...THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME A NON-ENTITY...ALLOWING FOR ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE TO EXPAND WEST AND SW ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SE GEORGIA. WITH A ZONAL WEST TO SW FLOW ALOFT AND A DECREASE IN TROPOSPHERIC MOISTURE...OUR FORECAST WILL INDICATE LESS CLOUD COVER WHICH IN TURN PROMOTES WARMER TEMPERATURES. WARM ADVECTION WITHIN THE SOUTH AND SW SYNOPTIC FLOW THAT SETTLES IN...WE/LL SEE LOWER OR MIDDLE 70S AWAY FROM THE COOLER BEACHES. ODDS FAVOR MOST OF THE REGION WILL ESCAPE ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY...BUT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ARE STILL NECESSARY NEAR THE COAST IN THE UNTIL THE TROUGH FALLS APART. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL UNFOLD FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. A DIGGING AND STRENGTHENING SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DROP EAST AND SE THROUGH THE CENTRAL STATES SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR A FRONTAL SYSTEM TO DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN RESPONSE. A WELL AMPLIFIED TROUGH WILL THEN BE FOUND TREKKING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS ON MONDAY...SENDING A STRONG COLD FRONT EASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ENTRANCE REGION OF A 120 KT OR GREATER JET AND STEADY HEIGHT FALLS. DESPITE THE DYNAMICS...AT PRESENT IT LOOKS LIKE A HIGH SHEAR/LOW CAPE SCENARIO...THUS THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS QUITE MINIMAL. HOWEVER...MOISTURE IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST CHANCE POPS WHICH MAY NEED SOME ADJUSTMENTS AS TIMING DETAILS ARE REFINED IN LATER FORECASTS. TEMPS WILL BE FAR ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH COMPRESSIONAL HEATING AND WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY ON THE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT EVENTUALLY A PACIFIC ORIGIN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD FROM THE WEST AT SOME POINT...ALLOWING FOR DRYER AND COOLER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT BOTH CHS AND SAV TERMINALS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH CHANCES OF MVFR CIGS AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES OVER BOTH TERMINALS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. MVFR VSBYS DUE TO FOG ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE SAV TERMINAL LATE NIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE MENTION OF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...MVFR OR PERHAPS LOWER CEILINGS LIKELY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...THE RESULT OF A HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE TRAPPING MOISTURE UNDERNEATH THE INVERSION. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE... TODAY AND TONIGHT...ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW...BEFORE A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL MOSTLY BE MADE UP OF SWELL ENERGY...AVERAGING 2-4 FT...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP FROM THE NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH WINDS APPROACHING ADVISORY LEVELS DUE TO 25 KT GUSTS TOWARD DAYBREAK ACROSS THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COASTAL WATERS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR PATCHY SEA FOG ACROSS THE COOL NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...A HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE AND THE RESULTING PINCHING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SUGGESTS THAT THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BE CLOSE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES DURING THIS TIME. WE HAVE HELD OFF ON ANY CAUTIONARY FLAGS GIVEN THAT IT IS THE THIRD PERIOD OF THE LATEST FORECAST. NE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15-25 KT WITH SEAS 3-6 FEET DURING THIS PERIOD. FRIDAY...A COASTAL TROUGH WILL HAVE FORMED NEAR AND EAST OF THE COOLER CONTINENTAL WATERS...KEEPING AT LEAST SOME TIGHTEST TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND A WEAKER INLAND WEDGE. NE WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE TROUGH WILL VEER TO EAST AND SE IN ITS WAKE...LIKELY NO MORE THAN 15-20 KT. SEAS COULD STILL BE AS HIGH AS 5 OR 6 FT. SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...QUIETER MARINE CONDITIONS WITH THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE. MONDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL START THEIR CLIMB AGAIN IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...AND ALTHOUGH MIXING WILL BE LIMITED WITHIN THE WARM ADVECTION REGIME...WE STILL CANNOT RULE OUT THE RISK OF MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM...DPB SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...DPB MARINE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 3:45 AM EST, 12 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 345 AM EST WED DEC 5 2012 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>052-060930- 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-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- 345 AM EST WED DEC 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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