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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Charleston, SC

March 5, 20125 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 4:30 AM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 4:30 AM EST (09:30 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2012, 3:40 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 115 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2012-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2012-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
98 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

429 
WWUS72 KCHS 050930
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
430 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

SCZ045-051700-
/O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0012.120305T1200Z-120306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.120305T0930Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
430 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING
  NORTHWEST.

* WAVES: 2 TO 3 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND WAVES WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE 
  MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING. 

MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY
LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

SCZ043-044-049-050-052-051700-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.120305T0930Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
430 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. 

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: BEGINNING IN THE LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: WITH THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND RESULTING WET
  SOILS...ISOLATED TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE ADVISORY
  AREA. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES THIS AFTERNOON.
  ALSO...EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN ON AREA BRIDGES AND
  OVERPASSES WHERE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
021 
WWUS72 KCHS 051158
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
658 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

SCZ043>045-049-050-052-052000-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
658 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING
  NORTHWEST LATE. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING IN THE LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: WITH THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND RESULTING WET 
  SOILS...ISOLATED TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE ADVISORY 
  AREA. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES THIS AFTERNOON. 
  ALSO...EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN ON AREA BRIDGES AND 
  OVERPASSES WHERE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
168 
WWUS72 KCHS 051436
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
936 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-116>119-SCZ040-042-047-048-051-052200-
/O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-
COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...
SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...JASPER
936 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 16.

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH...SHIFTING TO
  NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. DUE
  TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD FALL
  ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

SCZ043>045-049-050-052-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
936 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO
  50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED 11 AM TO 4 PM.  

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. DUE
  TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD FALL
  ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
228 
WWUS72 KCHS 051512
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1012 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

SCZ043-044-049-050-052-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1012 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED 11 AM TO 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. 
  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD 
  FALL ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-116>119-SCZ040-042-047-048-051-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-
COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...
SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...JASPER
1012 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 16.

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH...SHIFTING TO 
  NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. 
  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD 
  FALL ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

SCZ045-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1012 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED 11 AM TO 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE.
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. DUE TO
  RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD FALL ONTO
  POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY
URGED TO AVOID LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY.

&&

$$
157 
WWUS72 KCHS 051809
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
109 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

SCZ043-044-049-050-052-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
109 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS 
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BECOMING
  NORTHWEST.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED UNTIL 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. 
  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD 
  FALL ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-116>119-SCZ040-042-047-048-051-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-
COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...
SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...JASPER
109 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 16.

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST GUSTS TO AROUND 40...BECOMING NORTHWEST.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED UNTIL 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. 
  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD 
  FALL ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

SCZ045-052200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
109 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... BECOMING
  NORTHWEST.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED UNTIL 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN OPEN AREAS. 
  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND WET SOIL...SMALL TREES COULD 
  FALL ONTO POWER LINES CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MARINERS ARE STRONGLY URGED
TO AVOID LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY.

&&

$$
995 
WWUS72 KCHS 052040
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

SCZ045-060100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0013.120305T2040Z-120306T0100Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
340 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY 7 TO 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH 
EARLY EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES COULD CAPSIZE
SMALL BOATS.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-116>119-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-052145-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T2200Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-
COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...
SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...
EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
340 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 10:27 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley6 hr
Mar 5, 3:40 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley3 hr
Mar 5, 4:35 AM ESTGale WarningCHS11 hr
Mar 5, 3:37 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCHS7 days

Nearby

Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2012Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.