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Gale Warning 11, NWS Charleston, SC

November 11, 2013

NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2013, 9:10 PM EST. It took effect at Nov 12, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2013, 9:10 PM EST (02:10 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 13, 2013, 6:03 PM EST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

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

302 
WHUS72 KCHS 120210
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
910 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...DANGEROUS GALE EVENT TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE WATERS LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY EVENING AS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARMER ATLANTIC WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP
ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND TAKE THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BEFORE THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

AMZ350-352-354-121015-
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0012.131113T0300Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0300Z-131114T0000Z/
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-
910 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  EVENING. SEAS WILL PEAK 7 TO 9 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ374-121015-
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0012.131113T0300Z-131114T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0300Z-131114T0600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
910 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KNOT
  GALES WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES TUESDAY EVENING
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL PEAK 10 TO 15 FEET WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. A FEW GUSTS TO STORM FORCE...48 KNOTS OR GREATER...WILL
  BE POSSIBLE...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE FREQUENT.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-121015-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.A.0012.131113T0300Z-131113T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
910 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL
  PEAK 2 TO 4 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE RISK FOR GALE FORCE WINDS HAS INCREASED. MARINERS SHOULD
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
839 
WHUS72 KCHS 120927
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
427 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...DANGEROUS GALE EVENT TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
AFTER SUNSET AS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE RELATIVELY WARMER ATLANTIC
WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BEFORE THE
ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

AMZ330-121730-
/O.EXB.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131113T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0012.131113T0300Z-131113T2200Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
427 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
  2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-121730-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
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-
427 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ374-121730-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
427 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$
006 
WHUS72 KCHS 121648
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1148 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...DANGEROUS GALE EVENT TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS AFTER SUNSET AS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARMER ATLANTIC WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO KEEP
ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND TAKE THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BEFORE THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

AMZ350-352-354-130100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
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-
1148 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-130100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131113T1000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1148 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CAN PRODUCE 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ374-130100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1148 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$
582 
WHUS72 KCHS 122009
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
309 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...DANGEROUS GALE EVENT TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS AFTER SUNSET AS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARMER ATLANTIC WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO TAKE
ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

AMZ330-130415-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131113T1500Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
309 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CAN PRODUCE 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-130415-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
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-
309 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
  SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ374-130415-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
309 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
  SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$
956 
WHUS72 KCHS 122100
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
400 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...DANGEROUS GALE EVENT TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS AFTER SUNSET AS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARMER ATLANTIC WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO TAKE
ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

AMZ350-352-354-130500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
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-
400 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-130500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131113T1500Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
400 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR 
  ENTRANCE.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CAN PRODUCE 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ374-130500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.131113T0000Z-131114T0600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
400 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
  SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET. A FEW GUSTS NEAR STORM FORCE...48 KNOTS OR
  GREATER...WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE INFREQUENT.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$
676 
WHUS72 KCHS 130130
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
830 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...DANGEROUS GALE EVENT TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
...FREQUENT GUSTS TO STORM FORCE TONIGHT OVER THE GEORGIA
OFFSHORE WATERS...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS AFTER SUNSET AS COLD AIR INTERACTS WITH THE
RELATIVELY WARMER ATLANTIC WATERS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO TAKE
ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

AMZ374-130930-
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131114T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.SR.W.0001.131113T0130Z-131113T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
830 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT.
  SEAS 12 TO 17 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS. EXTENSIVE SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO LIMIT
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL MARINERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER TO AVOID THESE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-130930-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
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-
830 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-130930-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T1500Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
830 PM EST TUE NOV 12 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR 
  ENTRANCE.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CAN PRODUCE 
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$
127 
WHUS72 KCHS 130848
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
348 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

AMZ374-131845-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131113T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T2300Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
348 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT THIS MORNING
  DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-131845-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.131113T0848Z-131113T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
348 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-131800-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T1800Z/
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-
348 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

JRL
580 
WHUS72 KCHS 131209
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
709 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

AMZ350-352-354-131800-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T1800Z/
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-
709 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEA SPRAY WILL ALSO 
  LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ374-132015-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T2300Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
709 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-132015-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131113T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
709 AM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
877 
WHUS72 KCHS 131751
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1251 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

AMZ350-352-354-140200-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131114T0400Z/
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-
1251 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ374-132300-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131113T2300Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1251 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-132300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131113T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1251 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
762 
WHUS72 KCHS 132022
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
322 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

AMZ330-132130-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131113T2300Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
322 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.


$$

AMZ374-140000-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
322 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
  SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET.

* IMPACTS...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER
PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-140400-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131114T0400Z/
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-
322 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
735 
WHUS72 KCHS 132303
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
603 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

AMZ374-140715-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131114T1600Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
603 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-140400-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-131114T0400Z/
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-
603 PM EST WED NOV 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* IMPACTS...WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO 
  SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Nov 11, 6:07 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 6:07 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
607 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT BEFORE AN ARCTIC FRONT DROPS
THROUGH THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK WHILE
GRADUALLY LIFTING NORTHEAST. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST NEXT WEEKEND WITH A POSSIBLE STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE
REGION.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING WEST-EAST BETWEEN DUAL
ANTICYCLONIC CELLS...ONE LOCATED OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
THE SECOND OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE TONIGHT. EXPECT THE BAGGY PRESSURE PATTERN TO HOLD IN PLACE
AS A RESULT EVENTUALLY YIELDING ANOTHER LIGHT/VARIABLE SURFACE WIND
FIELD. A SUBTLE AREA OF WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT ALONG THE 295K
SURFACE HAS PRODUCED A STRIP OF LOW STRATOCUMULUS EXTENDING FROM
ROUGHLY WALTERBORO AND THE CHARLESTON METRO AREA SOUTH ALONG I-95
TO DARIEN EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE KEEP
THESE CLOUDS IN PLACE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING. HAVE ADJUSTED THE EVENING SKY FORECAST TO ADDRESS
THIS. WHILE MUCH OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR
OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT...GOES-E IR SATELLITE DATA SHOW A STRIPE OF
CIRRUS POISED TO PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. THE NSSL WRF 4KM SIMULATED CLOUD PRODUCT SUITE PICKED UP ON
THIS QUITE WELL AND SHOW AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE CIRRUS OCCURRING
OVERNIGHT AS THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF 100-105 KT JET STREAK
APPROACHES. THIS SHOULD YIELD MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR AREAS SOUTH
OF I-16 FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE. LOWS FROM THE UPPER 30S
ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE LOWER-MID 50S AT
THE BEACHES LOOK ON TRACK FOR NOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TUESDAY...THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST STATES
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY AND CROSS INTO THE FORECAST AREA BY
THE EVENING HOURS...WHILE THE AXIS OF THE AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH
SWEEPS TOWARD THE EAST COAST. PRE-FRONTAL COMPRESSION COMBINED WITH
DEEP WEST/NORTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO REACH THE UPPER 60S NORTH TO LOW 70S SOUTH...BEFORE CLOUD COVER
INCREASES AND COLD ADVECTION INITIATES AROUND SUNSET.

TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING COLD
FRONT WILL SURGE DUE TO BOTH A TIGHT GRADIENT ON THE PERIPHERY OF
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN IMPRESSIVE 30 TO 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET
PASSING OVER THE REGION. AT THIS POINT...FORECAST WINDS ALONG THE
COAST ARE WITHIN MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND WILL THUS
CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADVISORY IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. THE FRONT APPEARS TO LACK ACCESS TO
DECENT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE...AND THUS RAIN CHANCES REMAIN MINIMAL
DURING ITS PASSAGE. HAVE LIMITED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO MAINLY FAR
INLAND AND NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA ZONES DURING THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT TIME FRAME. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL INTO
THE MID 30S INLAND TO AROUND 40 DEGREES NEAR THE COAST. CONSIDERING
SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS COULD BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST...WIND CHILLS
WILL BE IN THE MID 20S INLAND BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY...AS COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES...AND THE AXIS OF THE UPPER TROUGH SLIPS
OFF THE COASTLINE...THE FORECAST AREA WILL BECOME LOCATED WITHIN A
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS. HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD
BE SUPPRESSED AT LEAST 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS WITHIN A
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW REGIME. CURRENT FORECAST TEMPERATURES FOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WOULD PUT MOST LOCATIONS NEAR RECORD LOW
HIGHS...WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE UPPER 40S NORTH TO
AROUND 50 DEGREES SOUTH. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STILL BE NEAR
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE
DAY RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE...WHILE DEWPOINTS PLUMMET INTO THE
TEENS AND 20S INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL EVENTUALLY RELAX AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND UNDER CLEAR SKIES...EXPECT RADIATIONAL COOLING TO BE
QUITE EFFICIENT INLAND. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN
COLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS NIGHT...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S
INLAND TO THE LOWER 30S CLOSER TO THE COAST. WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVERTISE THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR A FREEZE WATCH OR WARNING IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

THURSDAY...STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STEADILY SLIP
EAST/NORTHEAST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE...EFFECTIVELY
SHUTTING DOWN COLD ADVECTION AS LOW LEVEL FLOW VEERS TO
EAST/SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL BE NOTABLY LIGHTER...WHILE TEMPERATURES
UNDERGO A WARMING TREND AND PEAK IN THE UPPER 50S INLAND TO THE
LOWER 60S COAST.

LAKE WINDS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE CONTINUES TO
LOOK LIKE A NEAR CERTAINTY FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. COLD ADVECTION OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER LAKE WATERS
WILL SUPPORT ENHANCED MIXING THAT WILL BE ABLE TO TAP INTO STRONG
LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IS COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT THAT THE LONG
TERM WILL PRIMARILY FEATURE A PERSISTENT WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WITH GULF MOISTURE OVERSPREADING.
CLOUDS WILL BE EXTENSIVE MUCH OF THE PERIOD AND DAYTIME TEMPS WILL
BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE MUCH MORE
DIVERGENT REGARDING THE EXTENT OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIFT FOR
PRECIPITATION. WE LIMITED POPS TO NO MORE THAN 30 PERCENT FRI NIGHT
THROUGH MON.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AN AREA OF MVFR CIGS BKN025 HAS UNEXPECTEDLY DEVELOPED FROM
ROUGHLY KDYB-KCHS SOUTH TO KSAV-KLHW. SHORT TERM MODEL DATA SUGGEST
THESE CLOUDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF WEAK 295K ISENTROPIC
ASSENT. EXPECT THESE CLOUDS TO THIN OUT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WILL CARRY PREVAILING MVFR BKN028 AT
KSAV FROM 00-03Z WITH VFR THEREAFTER. FOR KCHS...THE CLOUDS LOOK
TO CLEAR THIS AREA MORE QUICKLY SO WILL CARRY VFR CONDITIONS WITH
TEMPO BKN025 00-02Z. WILL ADJUST AS NEEDED. OTHERWISE...VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...GUSTY NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS LIKELY
TUE NIGHT AND WED AS MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...THE ONGOING MINI-SURGE HAS KEPT WINDS UP IN THE 15-20 KT
RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND EVEN RESULTED IN A SHORT TERM UPTICK
IN SEAS. THIS WILL DISSIPATE QUICKLY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AS THE
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE DISSIPATES TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
TURN MORE N AND THEN NNW WITH TIME...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 KTS
OR LESS FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. SEAS WILL DIMINISH TO 2-3 FT
TONIGHT...HIGHEST BEYOND 20 NM.

STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL INITIATE IN THE WAKE OF A ROBUST COLD
FRONT MOVING OVER THE WATERS TUESDAY EVENING. EFFICIENT MIXING
OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS STRONG
LOW LEVEL FLOW WITHIN AN IMPRESSIVE 30 TO 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET.
THIS MIXING PROFILE...WHEN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED GRADIENT
FLOW...SUPPORTS NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
NEARSHORE WATERS AND GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE OUTER MARINE ZONES FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. EVEN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL EXPERIENCE WINDS PEAKING 25 TO 35 KT TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE ISSUED GALE WATCHES FOR ALL
MARINE ZONES ACCORDINGLY. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD RAPIDLY WITHIN SUCH
STRONG WIND FIELDS...PEAKING 7 TO 9 FT NEARSHORE AND 10 TO 14 FT
OFFSHORE.

MARINE CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA
BEFORE SLIPPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY SEAS COULD STILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY FOR
THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS GIVEN PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW.

&&

.CLIMATE...
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL DELIVER UNUSUALLY COLD AIR TO THE REGION
AROUND MIDWEEK. IF COLD AIR ARRIVES BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...SOME
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS COULD BE IN JEOPARDY
WEDNESDAY. THEN...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES COULD END UP
WITH A FEW DEGREES OF RECORD LOW FOR THE DATE. A SUMMARY OF MIDWEEK
RECORDS FOLLOWS.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13 RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...
CHS 52F...1977
SAV 50F...1920
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 49F...1920

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES...
CHS 27F...1981
SAV 28F...1968
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 36F...1963

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR AMZ330.
     GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
     AMZ350-352-354.
     GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR AMZ374.

&&

ST
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 4:05 PM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
405 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-122115-
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-
405 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA WEDNESDAY WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH OR WARNING MAY
EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED.

WINDS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND
PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY COULD EVENTUALLY BE
NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ350-352-354-122115-
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-
405 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ374-122115-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
405 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-122115-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
405 PM EST MON NOV 11 2013

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 3:25 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCHSAllendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton25 hr
Nov 12, 3:18 PM ESTFreeze WatchCHSAllendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton13 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in South Carolina, 2013Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.