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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Charleston, SC

March 25, 20148 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this freeze warning at Mar 25, 2014, 3:24 AM EDT for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Mar 26, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
Mar 25, 2014, 3:24 AM EDT (07:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2014, 8:55 AM EDT
In force
8 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 07:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2014-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2014-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2270 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

775 
WWUS72 KCHS 250724
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
324 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

SCZ045-251530-
/O.UPG.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.140325T2200Z-140326T0900Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
324 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE TO
  NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. WAVES
  WILL BUILD 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* LAKE WIND AND WAVE IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON
  LAKE MOULTRIE WILL MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-251530-
/O.UPG.KCHS.FZ.A.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
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
324 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-SCZ048>052-251530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FZ.A.0004.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
324 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND SWITZERLAND
  IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO HINESVILLE AND
  LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHICH
COULD HARM SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND DAMAGE UNPROTECTED
OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
672 
WWUS72 KCHS 250952
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
552 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

SCZ045-251800-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.140325T2200Z-140326T0900Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
552 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE TO 
  NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. WAVES 
  WILL BUILD 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* LAKE IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE
  WILL MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-251800-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
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
552 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-SCZ048>052-251800-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0004.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
552 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO 
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND 
  SWITZERLAND IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO 
  HINESVILLE AND LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHICH
COULD HARM SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND DAMAGE UNPROTECTED
OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$
045 
WWUS72 KCHS 251431
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1031 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

SCZ045-252245-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.140325T2200Z-140326T0900Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
1031 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE TO 
  NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. WAVES 
  WILL BUILD 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* LAKE IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE 
  WILL MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-252245-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
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
1031 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-SCZ048>052-252245-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.A.0004.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1031 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO 
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND 
  SWITZERLAND IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO 
  HINESVILLE AND LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHICH
COULD HARM SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND DAMAGE UNPROTECTED
OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$
010 
WWUS72 KCHS 251944
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

GAZ116-118-137-138-SCZ048>052-260345-
/O.UPG.KCHS.FZ.A.0004.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO 
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND 
  SWITZERLAND IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO 
  HINESVILLE AND LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND FREEZING.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO 
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND 
  SWITZERLAND IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO 
  HINESVILLE AND LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION AND DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$

SCZ045-260345-
/O.EXT.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.140325T2200Z-140326T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ON LAKE MOULTRIE WILL INCREASE TO
  NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. WAVES
  WILL BUILD 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* LAKE IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE 
  WILL MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-260345-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
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
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$
277 
WWUS72 KCHS 260147
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
947 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

SCZ045-261000-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1000Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
947 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
  WAVES WILL BUILD 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* LAKE IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE 
  WILL MAKE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION. FROST IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-261000-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0500Z-140326T1300Z/
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
947 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION. FROST IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-SCZ048>052-261000-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
947 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO 
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND 
  SWITZERLAND IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO 
  HINESVILLE AND LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$
187 
WWUS72 KCHS 260818
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
418 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

SCZ045-261500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
418 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.
  WAVES WILL BUILD 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

* LAKE IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE 
  WILL MAKE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG
WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-261300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140326T1300Z/
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
418 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$

GAZ116-118-137-138-SCZ048>052-261300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.140326T0900Z-140326T1300Z/
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
418 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM AWENDAW TO 
  NORTH CHARLESTON...JACKSONBORO...GARDENS CORNER AND 
  SWITZERLAND IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM POOLER TO 
  HINESVILLE AND LUDOWICI IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* FREEZE IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. FROST IS UNLIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION AND COVER
UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.

&&

$$
077 
WWUS72 KCHS 261255
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
855 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

SCZ045-261400-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140326T1300Z/
/O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140326T1500Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
855 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WARNING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-
261400-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140326T1300Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-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...
SAVANNAH...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...
WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...
HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
855 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WARNING.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Mar 25, 1:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 1:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
123 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. THE LOW WILL
STRENGTHEN AND TRACK NORTHEAST OFF THE COAST TUESDAY...FOLLOWED
BY COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT A WARMING
TREND AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS INTO THE ATLANTIC LATE IN THE
WEEK. A COLD FRONT SHOULD THEN PUSH THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
RAIN IS EXPANDING ALONG THE COAST AS EXPECTED. THIS TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHIFTING INTO
THE CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY AREA. ADJUSTED POPS SLIGHTLY...MAINLY TO
EXPAND CATEGORICAL POPS SLIGHTLY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TUESDAY...A DEEPENING COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT ALONG
SOUTHEAST COAST EARLY...BEFORE PULLING NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE
AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE PATTERN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DRYING
CONDITIONS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO EXPAND OVER THE REGION. A STRONG NORTHWEST
WIND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN THE DEEPENING COASTAL LOW AS
IT TRACKS NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE AS IT BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. GUSTY WINDS ARE THEREFORE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS SFC
TEMPS APPROACH THE LOW/MID 60S AND TAP INTO A 30-40 KT LOW LVL
JET. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...ADVECTING
MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE SOUTHEAST. LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS LOW
TEMPS NEAR 32 DEGREES OVER INLAND COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
FREEZE WATCH IS THEREFORE IN EFFECT FOR OUR INLAND TIER OF
COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH BEST
CHANCES OF FREEZING TEMPS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 16. AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST SHOULD SEE TEMPS
IN THE MID/UPPER 30S.

WEDNESDAY...DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. OVERALL HIGH TEMPS
WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE MID/UPPER 50S OVER MOST AREAS...WARMEST
IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. TEMPS WILL ALSO BE COLDER AGAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING IN PLACE. AT THIS TIME...HIGH
PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO SLIDE OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING
IN A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW AND WARMER THAN FREEZING TEMPS OVER MOST
AREAS. THERE IS STILL HOWEVER A LOW CHANCE WE COULD SEE TEMPS REACH
FREEZING OVER INLAND COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 16...BUT CURRENT THINKING IS THAT TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN
SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING WITH SOME FROST. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S CLOSER TO THE COAST.

THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE FURTHER OFFSHORE...RESULTING IN
A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. DESPITE
ONSHORE FLOW...EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN DRY OVER MOST AREAS. A
FEW MODELS SUGGEST A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPING ALONG THE
WESTERN EDGE OF ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE MENTION OF SHOWERS ON THE
COAST AT THIS TIME. LATEST 1000-850MB THICKNESSES SUPPORT OVERALL
HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S UNDER INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM
THE SOUTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

LAKE WINDS...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A 30 TO 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET AT LEAST PARTIALLY
MIXES ACROSS LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT FARTHER OUT TO
SEA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY SPINS UP
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL SEE DEEP MOISTURE INCREASE AHEAD
OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT VIA SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY TRACKING UP
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE PATTERN BECOMES A BIT MUDDLED FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY...AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE POSSIBLY DEVELOP ALONG
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT ATTEMPTING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM
THE WEST. STILL PREFER TO REMAIN RATHER GENERIC REGARDING RAIN
CHANCES LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO CONTINUED DISCREPANCIES
IN MODEL DETAILS...YET WILL ADVERTISE SOLID 30 TO 40 PERCENT POPS
FRIDAY INTO THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SATURDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DO
AGREE THAT THE FRONT WILL LIKELY BE OFFSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH
DRY HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS EVIDENCE OF AT LEAST MARGINAL INSTABILITY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND HAVE THUS INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDER DURING THOSE TIME FRAMES.

THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND NIGHTTIME LOWS IN
THE 50S. HAVE THEN INDICATED A SLIGHT COOL-DOWN SUNDAY AND MONDAY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES RETURN TO MORE
SEASONAL NORMALS.

&&

.AVIATION /05Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
RAIN IS STEADILY EXPANDING WITHIN THE COASTAL CORRIDOR EARLY THIS
MORNING. HIGH RESOLUTION GUIDANCE SUPPORTS THE HEAVIEST RAINS
SHIFTING TO THE MIDDLE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH
SUNRISE...WHICH INCLUDES KCHS. WILL SHOW LOW-END MVFR CONDITIONS
THERE IN LIGHT RAIN BETWEEN 08-12Z...BUT THERE MAY BE BRIEF
POCKETS OF HIGH-END IFR AS CONVECTIVE RAIN ELEMENTS PUSH THROUGH.
AT KSAV...SUSPECT THE BULK OF THE RAIN WILL REMAIN JUST EAST AND
NORTHEAST OF THE TERMINAL...BUT THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK
FOR LOWER CIGS. WILL SHOW PREVAILING MID-RANGE MVFR CIGS WITH JUST
-RA OR VCSH TO COVER THROUGH SUNRISE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AT
BOTH TERMINALS AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. GUSTY WEST/NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OFF THE COAST AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION INITIATES IN
ITS WAKE.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...GUSTY NW WINDS EXPECTED AT BOTH
TERMINALS TUESDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.MARINE...
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF THE REGION AND DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
MAINTAIN ELEVATED WINDS/SEAS ACROSS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.

PER MONDAY EVENING WIND/SEA TRENDS...EXTENDED THE ONGOING SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR AMZ354 FOR EXPECTED 6 FT SEAS AND NE GUSTS TO
25 KT UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...CONTINUED TO SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR AMZ374 UNTIL LATER TUESDAY DUE TO PERSISTENT GUSTS
25-30 KT AND SEAS 6-8 FT. ACROSS SC WATERS...E/NE WINDS 15-20 KT
AND SEAS AS HIGH AS 4-5 FT WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY
DETERIORATE BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT DEVELOPS BETWEEN A STRENGTHENING COASTAL LOW SHIFTING TO
OUR NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INLAND. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES HAVE THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL NEARSHORE WATERS
BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS COULD
APPROACH GALE FORCE TUESDAY NIGHT OVER WATERS BEYOND 15 NM FROM
THE COAST. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE ONGOING IN OUTER
GEORGIA WATERS ON TUESDAY...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FURTHER
TUESDAY NIGHT AS STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION OCCURS OVER THE WATERS.
A GALE WATCH HAS THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED FOR OUTER GEORGIA WATERS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS EXPECTED
TO GUST BETWEEN 35-40 KT AND SEAS BUILDING AS HIGH AS 6-8 FT.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE OVER ALL
WATERS ON WEDNESDAY AS CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE PROGRESSES INTO THE
ATLANTIC THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS/SEAS WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW
ANY ADVISORY CRITERIA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN BELOW
THROUGH LATE WEEK.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
     GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115.
SC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
     SCZ040-042>045-047.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT
     WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ350-352-354.
     GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
     AMZ374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ374.

&&

ST
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 4:10 PM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
410 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>044-047-250815-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
410 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

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.

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

   FREEZE WATCH.

FROST/FREEZE...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-GAZ116>119-137>141-SCZ048>052-250815-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
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-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-
410 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ374-250815-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
410 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

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

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.

SCZ045-250815-
INLAND BERKELEY-
410 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.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.

   FREEZE WATCH.

FROST/FREEZE...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

LAKE WINDS...STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
LAKE MOULTRIE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.

.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
Mar 25, 3:24 AM EDTFreeze WatchCHSLong12 hr
Mar 25, 3:17 AM EDTGale WarningCHS32 hr
Mar 25, 3:24 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley30 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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