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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, SC

December 20, 20128 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 4:01 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2012, 4:01 PM EST (21:01 UTC)
Expired
Dec 21, 2012, 7:08 PM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

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

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 12:00Z on 2012-12-20Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 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.

549 
WWUS72 KCHS 202101
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
401 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...

SCZ045-210515-
/O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.121220T2101Z-121222T0000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
401 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING FRIDAY.
  HIGHEST WINDS LIKELY NEAR THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES AND
  OVERPASSES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ON LAKE
  MOULTRIE...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL MAKE
  CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 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>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-210515-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.121220T2101Z-121222T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
401 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING FRIDAY.
  HIGHEST WINDS LIKELY NEAR THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES AND
  OVERPASSES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ON LAKE
  MOULTRIE...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL MAKE
  CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
631 
WWUS72 KCHS 202212
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
512 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-210600-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
512 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND DIMINISHING A BIT
  TOWARD DAYBREAK BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS
  GENERALLY NEAR THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL
  AS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WHERE GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL MAKE 
  CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
263 
WWUS72 KCHS 210344
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1044 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-211130-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1044 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING A
  BIT TOWARD DAYBREAK BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY. HIGHEST
  WINDS GENERALLY NEAR THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES AND
  OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WHERE GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL MAKE 
  CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
334 
WWUS72 KCHS 210516
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1216 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

SCZ045-211200-
/O.UPG.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.HW.W.0001.121221T0516Z-121221T1200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1216 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

* LAKE WINDS: WINDS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BUILD TO GREATER THAN 4 FEET...MAINLY OVER
  THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH...DIMINISHING A BIT TOWARD DAYBREAK BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
  FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS GENERALLY NEAR THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ON LAKE
  MOULTRIE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. MARINERS
  ARE URGED NOW THE VENTURE ONTO THE LAKE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-211330-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1216 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... 
  DIMINISHING A BIT TOWARD DAYBREAK BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN 
  FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS GENERALLY NEAR THE COAST AND ON BRIDGES 
  AND OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WHERE GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ON LAKE 
  MOULTRIE...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL MAKE 
  CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
082 
WWUS72 KCHS 210843
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
343 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

SCZ045-211200-
/O.CON.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
343 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LAKE WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE...THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
  FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...EXTREMELY
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. MARINERS ARE URGED NOT VENTURE
  ONTO THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-211645-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T2200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
343 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

ST
517 
WWUS72 KCHS 210859 CCA
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
359 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

SCZ045-211200-
/O.COR.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
359 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

* LAKE WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE...THEN SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
  FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...EXTREMELY
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. MARINERS ARE URGED NOT VENTURE
  ONTO THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-211715-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T2200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
359 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

ST
825 
WWUS72 KCHS 211057
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
557 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

SCZ045-211900-
/O.CAN.KCHS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
557 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* LAKE WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES: WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS
  OF THE LAKE.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. MARINERS ARE URGED NOT VENTURE ONTO THE
  LAKE.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-211900-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T2200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
557 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
982 
WWUS72 KCHS 211549
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1049 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-212200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T2200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1049 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

SCZ045-212200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121221T2200Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1049 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

* LAKE WINDS AND WAVES: WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
  WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
  LAKE.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED
  TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED NOT TO VENTURE ONTO
  THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
401 
WWUS72 KCHS 212020
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
320 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-220100-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0100Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
320 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS
OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

SCZ045-220100-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0100Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
320 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LAKE WINDS AND WAVES: WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* WINDS OFF THE LAKE: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES MAY ALSO OCCUR. ON LAKE MOULTRIE...
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED NOT 
  TO VENTURE ONTO THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$
741 
WWUS72 KCHS 220008
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012


SCZ045-220815-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0024.121222T0008Z-121222T1000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LAKE
MOULTRIE...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* LAKE WINDS AND WAVES: WEST 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.
  WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET...HIGHEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
  LAKE.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND WAVES WILL 
  MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT ON THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-220115-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0100Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...
BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
708 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 25 MPH OUTSIDE OF OCCASIONAL
GUSTS...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 4:40 AM ESTGale WatchCHS6 hr
Dec 20, 4:40 AM ESTGale WarningCHS54 hr
Dec 20, 4:45 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley11 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2012Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 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.