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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2013, 3:13 PM EDT for 5 counties in South Carolina; 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 25, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2013, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 19:13 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
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 233 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 502 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 465 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 527 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
127 WWUS72 KCHS 241913 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 SCZ045-250400- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0500Z-130326T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.130325T0700Z-130325T1500Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MONDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN ON LAKE MOULTRIE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON THE LAKE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MONDAY...ESPECIALLY MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD 4 AM TO 9 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WINDS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ON LAKE MOULTRIE. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MIDDAY TO EARLY EVENING MONDAY. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE TONIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33 DEGREES POSSIBLE FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-250400- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0500Z-130326T1300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS MONDAY. AND TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33 DEGREES POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS MIDDAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING MONDAY. STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING POSSIBLE FOR FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE... UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ048>052-250400- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING... TOWNSEND...DARIEN...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 313 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING MONDAY. STRONGEST WINDS 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
5 follow-up statements
526 WWUS72 KCHS 250226 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1026 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 SCZ045-251030- /O.EXT.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.130325T0226Z-130325T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 1026 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MONDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN ON LAKE MOULTRIE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON THE LAKE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MONDAY...ESPECIALLY MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD 4 AM TO 9 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WINDS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ON LAKE MOULTRIE. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MIDDAY TO EARLY EVENING MONDAY. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE TONIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33 DEGREES POSSIBLE FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-251030- /O.EXT.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND 1026 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS MONDAY AND TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33 DEGREES POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS MIDDAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING MONDAY. STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING POSSIBLE FOR FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE... UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ048>052-251030- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING... TOWNSEND...DARIEN...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1026 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING MONDAY. STRONGEST WINDS 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
285 WWUS72 KCHS 250804 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 404 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 SCZ045-251615- /O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130325T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 404 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH INTO TUESDAY....WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY INTO THIS EVENING. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AWAY FROM LAKE MOULTRIE. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ON LAKE MOULTRIE AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY MONDAY...ESPECIALLY MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 OR 35 KNOTS ON LAKE MOULTRIE TODAY. HIGHEST WINDS DURING MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY TODAY. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TODAY...THEN UP TO 2 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...31 TO 33 DEGREES AWAY FROM LAKE MOULTRIE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-251615- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND 404 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 OR 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS MIDDAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING POSSIBLE FOR FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE... UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ048>052-251615- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING... TOWNSEND...DARIEN...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 404 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
640 WWUS72 KCHS 251445 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1045 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 SCZ045-252245- /O.EXP.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130325T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 1045 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE INTO TUESDAY....WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY INTO THIS EVENING. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AWAY FROM LAKE MOULTRIE. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ON LAKE MOULTRIE AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF BERKELEY COUNTY TODAY...ESPECIALLY MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE FOR A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S AWAY FROM THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COULD KILL SENSITIVE...UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-252245- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND 1045 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS MIDDAY UNTIL EARLY EVENING TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY 1 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY. TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING POSSIBLE FOR FOR A 2 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE... UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ048>052-252245- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.130325T1500Z-130326T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING... TOWNSEND...DARIEN...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1045 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MIDDAY INTO EARLY EVENING TODAY...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
330 WWUS72 KCHS 252005 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 405 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-047-260000- /O.CAN.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.130326T0800Z-130326T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND 405 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WATCH. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ048>052-260000- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING... TOWNSEND...DARIEN...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH... CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND... NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 405 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. && $$
256 WWUS72 KCHS 252357 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 757 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 SCZ045-260800- /O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0015.130326T0000Z-130327T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 757 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...2 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-260100- /O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 757 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 24, 2:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 2:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
208 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND DEEPEN AS IT LIFTS
NORTHEAST OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
THEN MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND A COLDER AIR
MASS. DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST...WITH
COOL HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD FROM THE WEST AND NW THROUGH THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE WARM FRONT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SURGE NORTHWARD DESPITE AN
UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS A
RESULT...TEMPERATURES HAVE SURGED INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S SOUTH OF
THE SAVANNAH...WHILE REMAINING SUPPRESSED IN THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR
60 FAR NORTHERN ZONES. ISOLATED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AT
VARIOUS LOCATIONS DUE TO DECENT MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
FRONT AND SOME LINGERING FORCING FROM DEPARTING SHORTWAVE ENERGY
ALOFT. HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDER IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ACCORDINGLY. SKY COVER
WILL ALSO BE MORE VARIABLE TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON...AS LOW STRATUS HAS DISSIPATED INTO MORE OF A CUMULUS
FIELD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 16. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT LOCATIONS
NEAR THE ALTAMAHA COULD SEE SCATTERING SKY COVER FOR A FEW HOURS
LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...WHILE STRATUS WILL PREVAIL FARTHER
TO THE NORTH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
TONIGHT...THE CYCLONIC SYSTEM ALOFT WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE OH/TN VALLEYS. THIS GENERATE DECENT HEIGHT FALLS
LOCALLY...SO UNTIL THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THERE IS STILL A
SMALL RISK OF SHOWERS EARLY ON...MAINLY NORTH AND NW. THE ATLANTIC
LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NE UP THE COAST...WITH
ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT TO SWEEP QUICKLY THROUGH DURING THE FIRST
PART OF THE NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID CLEARING ND USHER IN
A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS. ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE RISES OF 1-2 MB EVERY
3 HOURS AFTER THE FROPA SUGGEST THAT IT WILL BECOME BREEZY IF NOT
WINDY AT TIMES. PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY...BUT
30-40 KNOTS WITHIN THE PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER WE MIGHT BE CLOSE.
LAKE WINDS...COLD ADVECTION AND THE STEADY PRESSURE RISES AFTER
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WILL GENERATE AN INCREASE IN WINDS TO
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BEGINNING AT 3 AM MONDAY.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...THE FORECAST AREA WILL FIND ITSELF JUST
SOUTH OF A VERY DEEP AND POTENT UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY. THE SURFACE
LOW ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL BE UNDERGOING AN IMPRESSIVE DEEPENING
TREND AS IT MOVES OVER THE ATLANTIC...SETTING UP A VERY TIGHT
WESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THIS TIGHTENING
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND DIURNAL MIXING
WILL RESULT IN A WINDY DAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF THE AREA AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR
SOME OR ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE OTHER STORY CONCERNS THE
CLIMATOLOGICALLY COOL TEMPERATURES. EXPECT HIGHS TO NOT GET OUT OF
THE UPPER 50S IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT FOR FAR SE GA NEAR THE ALTAMAHA.
THESE TYPES OF TEMPS ARE BETWEEN 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR LATE
MARCH. OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND BREEZY. LOWS WILL
FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH SOME INLAND AREAS FALLING TO NEAR
FREEZING. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF WIND EXPECTED...FROST LIKELY WILL NOT
BE AN ISSUE BUT AN ADVECTIVE FREEZE IS POSSIBLE IN THESE LOCATIONS.
A FREEZE WATCH MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE OVERALL SETUP WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH
AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY BUILD
IN. TUESDAY WILL BE ANOTHER BREEZY DAY...ALBEIT LESS THAN
MONDAY...WITH WESTERLY GUSTS INTO THE 30-35 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE. A
SHARP UPPER TROUGH AND VIGOROUS CHANNELED VORT MAX WILL MOVE THROUGH
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME MODELS ARE TRYING TO GENERATE VERY LIGHT
PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER FEATURE...BUT GIVEN THE DEGREE OF
DRY AIR...IT WILL LIKELY MANIFEST ITSELF AS AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY WILL BE LESS BREEZY AS THE HIGH MOVES
CLOSER AND THE GRADIENT RELAXES. TEMPS WILL REMAIN QUITE CHILLY
THOUGH WITH HIGHS PRIMARILY IN THE UPPER 50S...STILL ABOUT 15
DEGREES BELOW CLIMO. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME FROST/FREEZE ISSUES
TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DEEP NW FLOW ALOFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COOL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR THE NORTHEAST US.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND.
AS THE TROUGH WEAKENS ALOFT AND THE LOW LEVEL FLOW FINALLY TURNS
MORE SOUTHERLY...TEMPS WILL START TO MODERATE BY THE WEEKEND CLOSER
TO NORMAL. THE FORECAST IS DRY FOR THE BULK OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD...WITH A COLD FRONT POTENTIALLY APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A WARM FRONT LIFTING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WILL CREATE A
RATHER NOTABLE GRADIENT BETWEEN KCHS TO THE NORTH AND KSAV FARTHER
TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS KCHS REMAINS NORTH OF
THE ASCENDING FRONT AND EMBEDDED WITHIN THE COLDER AIR MASS...HAVE
HIGHER CONFIDENCE THAT MVFR OR LOWER CEILINGS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. CEILINGS AT KSAV COULD LIFT AND POSSIBLY SCATTER FOR A
FEW HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...YET PREFER
TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST MVFR CEILINGS AT KSAV UNTIL TRENDS BECOME
MORE EVIDENT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE AT KCHS...YET EXPECT DIRECTIONS TO
EVENTUALLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST/WEST IN A FEW HOURS. ONCE THE
COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...A
SIGNIFICANTLY TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT SURGING WEST
WINDS AT BOTH TERMINALS...GUSTING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER DAYBREAK
MONDAY. SKIES WILL ALSO SCATTER AND BECOME CLEAR DURING THE PRE
DAWN HOURS WITHIN DRIER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH A
FEW NUMERICAL MODEL SOLUTIONS SUGGEST ISOLATED SHOWERS COULD
REDEVELOP WITH THE FRONTAL PROGRESSION AFTER 00Z...TIMING AND
COVERAGE ARE TOO UNCERTAIN TO INCLUDE WITH THE 18Z TAF ISSUANCE.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR. GUSTY W/NW WINDS MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
TODAY...A COMPLEX SURFACE PATTERN WILL ADD SOME UNCERTAINTY TO
DETAILS IN WINDS AND SEAS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. A WARM
FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM THE GEORGIA COASTLINE NORTHEAST
INTO THE MARINE ZONES WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE
A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVES DIRECTLY
OVER THE WATERS AND OFF THE CAROLINA COASTLINE. WILL MAINTAIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ALL WATERS DUE TO ENHANCEMENTS IN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE CHARLESTON
HARBOR...WHERE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW CRITERIA.
LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY IS PROVIDING HINTS THAT SEA FOG COULD BE
DEVELOPING ACROSS NEARSHORE GEORGIA MARINE ZONES...AS 70 DEGREE
DEWPOINT AIR MOVES OVER THE COOLER WATERS. HAVE ADDED AREAS OF FOG
TO ALL NEARSHORE WATERS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ONCE WINDS BECOME
MORE SOLID OFFSHORE AND BEGIN TO SURGE THIS EVENING/TONIGHT...FOG
POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH ACCORDINGLY.
TONIGHT...THE PRESSURE PATTERN BECOMES MUCH MORE RELAXED THIS
EVENING...BUT THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY WAITING FOR THE PASSAGE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT THE SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT. STRONG COLD
ADVECTION WILL MIX PLENTY OF THE 40-45 KT GEOSTROPHIC WINDS...AND
THAT ALONG WITH STEADY ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE RISES WILL RESULT IN
GALE FORCE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. WE HAVE RAISED A GALE WARNING
FOR ALL ATLANTIC WATERS...WITH A GALE WATCH IN CHARLESTON HARBOR.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL PULL AWAY FROM
THE EAST COAST ON MONDAY. AS IT DOES...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH COLD ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN AN
ONGOING GALE EVENT MONDAY MORNING. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW FREQUENT
GALES CONTINUING TO OCCUR ACROSS ALL WATERS OUTSIDE OF THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR WHERE IT WILL BE CLOSE TO GALE WARNING CONDITIONS.
GALES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
THEREAFTER...SOLID SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL FINALLY RELAX BY MID WEEK
AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES INTO THE REGION.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ087-088-
099>101-114>119-137>141.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ040-042>045-
047>052.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ350-352-354.
GALE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ352.
GALE WARNING FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ350.
GALE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ354.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR AMZ374.
GALE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
AMZ374.
GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR AMZ330.
&&
NEAR TERM...79
SHORT TERM...BSH
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...79/BSH
MARINE...79/BSHHazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 4:48 AM EDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ047>051-250900- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS...VISITORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS...BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR MONDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND ADVISORIES COULD EVENTUALLY BE ISSUED. FROST/FREEZE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST ARE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IF NECESSARY...FREEZE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS MORNING. SCZ045-250900- INLAND BERKELEY- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS...BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON LAKE MOULTRIE...AND WIND ADVISORIES OR LAKE WIND ADVISORIES COULD EVENTUALLY BE ISSUED. FROST/FREEZE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST ARE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IF NECESSARY...FREEZE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ352-250900- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... CHECK WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS MORNING. AMZ350-250900- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS MORNING. AMZ354-250900- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS MORNING. AMZ374-250900- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS MORNING. SCZ040-042>044-250900- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS...BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR MONDAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND ADVISORIES COULD EVENTUALLY BE ISSUED. FROST/FREEZE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST ARE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IF NECESSARY...FREEZE WATCHES...WARNINGS OR FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCZ052-250900- TIDAL BERKELEY- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS...BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH COULD OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-250900- CHARLESTON HARBOR- 448 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EVEN ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER IS THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS MORNING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 24, 10:10 AM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1010 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
GAZ117-137>141-241500-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND
MCINTOSH-LONG-
1010 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY...BRYAN...
LONG AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM EDT...
AT 1006 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JONES CREEK TO 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLF ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALLENHURST...BLACKBEARD ISLAND...CARNIGAN...COX...CRESCENT...
DARIEN...EULONIA...HALFMOON LANDING...HARRIS NECK...JONES...
LUDOWICI...MERIDIAN...PINE HARBOR...RETREAT...RICEBORO...
RIDGEVILLE...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...SOUTH NEWPORT...ST.
CATHERINES ISLAND...SUNBURY...TIBET...TOWNSEND...VALONA...
WALTHOURVILLE...WOLF ISLAND AND CROSSROADS...
PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH
MAY FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED TO LOWER
THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD. SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3132 8137 3130 8142 3136 8154 3143 8161
3147 8162 3158 8170 3167 8186 3180 8197
3178 8127 3175 8125 3178 8124 3178 8117
3172 8116 3170 8112 3163 8112 3138 8125
3137 8127 3130 8125 3129 8130
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 269DEG 56KT 3185 8173 3129 8131Local storm report, Mar 24, 10:18 AM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1018 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW CHARLESTON 32.79N 79.95W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTIONS OF FISHBURNE STREET AND RUTLEDGE AVENUE ARE
CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300137
JHPLocal storm report, Mar 24, 10:27 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1027 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 AM FLASH FLOOD NORTH CHARLESTON 32.86N 79.98W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC 911 CALL CENTER
PORTIONS OF DORCHESTER ROAD BETWEEN MEETING STREET AND
PINEHAVEN DRIVE IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300138
JHPLocal storm report, Mar 24, 11:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1129 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.95W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
BENNETT AND BARRE STREET CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON
ROADWAY.
1125 AM FLASH FLOOD CHARLESTON 32.79N 79.94W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
RADCLIFFE STREET CLOSED TO DUE WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
1125 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW CHARLESTON 32.80N 79.95W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERSECTION OF GORDON STREET AND RUTLEDGE AVENUE IS
CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROADWAY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300139
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300140
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300141
JHPLocal storm report, Mar 24, 11:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1152 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1149 AM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN
IMPASSABLE IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300142
JHPLocal storm report, Mar 24, 2:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
203 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N CHARLESTON 32.80N 79.94W
03/24/2013 CHARLESTON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
PORTIONS OF THE CROSSTOWN NEAR THE EXIT OF THE ARTHUR
RAVENEL BRIDGE REMAIN CLOSED. MOTORISTS ARE BEING
REROUTED THROUGH MEETING STREET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1300143
JHPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 9:50 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 25 hr | |
| Mar 24, 2:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 86 min | |
| Mar 24, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 118 min | |
| Mar 24, 3:37 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 31 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:49 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:49 AM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Allendale | 43 min |
| Mar 24, 6:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Jasper | 33 min |
| Mar 24, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 91 min | |
| Mar 24, 6:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 43 min |
| Mar 24, 7:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 84 min |
| Mar 24, 7:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper | 92 min |
| Mar 24, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort, Charleston, Jasper | 64 min |
| Mar 24, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 94 min | |
| Mar 24, 8:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 93 min |
| Mar 24, 8:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Beaufort | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 9:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Colleton, Hampton | 80 min |
| Mar 24, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 85 min | |
| Mar 24, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 97 min | |
| Mar 24, 9:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 116 min |
| Mar 24, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Hampton, Jasper | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 90 min | |
| Mar 24, 11:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CHS | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester | 110 min |
| Mar 24, 3:13 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | CHS | Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton | 25 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans, Tattnall | 47 min |
| Mar 24, 2:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 50 min |
| Mar 24, 4:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Jenkins | 63 min |
| Mar 24, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | McIntosh | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Tattnall | 23 min |
| Mar 24, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 43 min |
| Mar 24, 9:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Evans, Screven, Tattnall | 49 min |
| Mar 24, 9:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Chatham | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Evans, Tattnall | 10 min |
| Mar 24, 10:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Long, McIntosh | 50 min |
| Mar 24, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh | 84 min |
| Mar 24, 11:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CHS | McIntosh | 28 min |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Tattnall, Toombs | 10 days |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Evans | 27 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CHS | Bryan, Chatham, Effingham | 32 days |
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