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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Charleston, SC

December 25, 20125 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 4:16 PM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2012, 4:16 PM EST (21:16 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 27, 2012, 12:40 AM EST
In force
18 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 21:20 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, 9.3 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 2012-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-30 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.

106 
WWUS72 KCHS 252116
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
416 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

GAZ119-SCZ043>045-048>052-260530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.121226T1200Z-121226T2200Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYBEE ISLAND...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
416 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95...NORTHWARD
  FROM AROUND SAVANNAH AND TYBEE ISLAND.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL
  SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ON WEDNESDAY. A FEW DOWNED TREES
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. 

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
120 
WWUS72 KCHS 260621
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
121 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ119-SCZ043>045-048>052-261430-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.121226T1200Z-121226T2200Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYBEE ISLAND...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
121 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS: AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95...NORTHWARD 
  FROM AROUND SAVANNAH AND TYBEE ISLAND.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ON WEDNESDAY. A FEW DOWNED 
  TREES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT 
  DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$
744 
WWUS72 KCHS 260858
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
358 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>118-137>141-SCZ040-042-047-261700-
/O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.121226T1200Z-121226T2200Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-
COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-
HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...
HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...
RIDGELAND
358 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
  CAROLINA.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS
  WILL SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES WILL ALSO BE
  POSSIBLE AWAY FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ119-SCZ043>045-048>052-261700-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.121226T1200Z-121226T2200Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYBEE ISLAND...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
358 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
  CAROLINA.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES WILL ALSO BE
  POSSIBLE AWAY FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$
091 
WWUS72 KCHS 261411
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
911 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-262200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T2200Z/
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
911 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN 
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 45
  MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY IN THE MID AND LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES WILL ALSO 
  BE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$
538 
WWUS72 KCHS 261702
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1202 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-262200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121226T2200Z/
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
1202 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS
  WILL SHIFT TO MORE WEST IN THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON
  AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
292 
WWUS72 KCHS 261914
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
214 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042-047-051-270300-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
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 JASPER-COASTAL JASPER-
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...RIDGELAND...JASPER
214 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS: WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 40 MPH INTO
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SCZ043>045-048>050-052-270315-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
214 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 40
  OR 45 MPH. 

* TIMING: THROUGH VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
214 
WWUS72 KCHS 270006
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
706 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042-047-051-270300-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
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 JASPER-COASTAL JASPER-
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...RIDGELAND...JASPER
706 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PARTS OF 
  SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS: WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 40 MPH INTO 
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING: THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SCZ043>045-048>050-052-270600-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
706 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 
  40 OR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  ON AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
519 
WWUS72 KCHS 270252
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
952 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-137-140-141-SCZ040-042-270400-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...LUDOWICI...TOWNSEND...
DARIEN...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON
952 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

GAZ101-116>119-138-139-SCZ047-051-270600-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-
COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND JASPER-
COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...HINESVILLE...
HALFMOON LANDING...RIDGELAND...JASPER
952 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AREA
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SCZ043>045-048>050-052-270600-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
MONCKS CORNER...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
952 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS: ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AREA
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
445 
WWUS72 KCHS 270540
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1240 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

SCZ045-271345-
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INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1240 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LAKE WINDS AND WAVES: WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  EARLY. WAVES 2 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET...HIGHEST
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND WAVES WILL 
  MAKE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ101-116>119-138-139-SCZ043-044-047>052-270645-
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EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-
COASTAL CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND COLLETON-
DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...HINESVILLE...
HALFMOON LANDING...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1240 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 3:38 AM ESTGale WatchCHS12 hr
Dec 25, 5:22 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryCHSCandler, Evans, Long, Tattnall5 hr
Dec 25, 7:37 AM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Dec 25, 3:42 PM ESTGale WarningCHS36 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.