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Gale Warning 1, NWS Charleston, SC

January 2, 2014

NWS Charleston, SC issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2014, 3:31 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 5:34 PM EST. It was in force for 22 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
Jan 2, 2014, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 2, 2014, 5:34 PM EST
Expired
Jan 3, 2014, 3:24 PM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

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

059 
WHUS72 KCHS 020831
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
331 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

AMZ352-354-021645-
/O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
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-
331 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-021645-
/O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
331 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-021645-
/O.UPG.KCHS.GL.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
331 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...

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 THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-021645-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
331 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* 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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
904 
WHUS72 KCHS 021531
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1031 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

AMZ374-022345-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1031 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 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 EXPECTED. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-022345-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
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-
1031 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KT...POSSIBLY UP TO 40 KT NEAR 20 NM FROM SHORE. SEAS 4 TO 7
  FEET...HIGHEST NEAR 20 NM FROM SHORE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ330-022345-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1031 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* 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.

&&

$$
700 
WHUS72 KCHS 022006
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
306 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

AMZ374-030400-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
306 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET...HIGHEST EAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-030400-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
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-
306 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET...HIGHEST EAST...POSSIBLY UP TO 7 FEET OFF THE
  CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ330-030400-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
306 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* 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.

&&

$$
168 
WHUS72 KCHS 022234
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
534 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

AMZ330-030645-
/O.EXB.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140102T2234Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KCHS.SC.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
534 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
  WAVES BUILDING 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-030645-
/O.NEW.KCHS.MF.Y.0001.140102T2234Z-140103T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140102T2234Z-140103T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
534 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

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

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  1/2 NM THROUGH 8 PM...AFTER WHICH THE FOG WILL DISSIPATE AS A
  COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE.

* FOG IMPACTS...NAVIGATION WILL BE HAMPERED BY LOW VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF YOU MUST NAVIGATE...PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER FOG
SIGNALS. MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. REMEMBER TO USE
YOUR RADAR AND COMPASS.

&&

$$

AMZ374-030645-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140102T2234Z-140103T1700Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
534 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET...HIGHEST EAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-030645-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0001.140102T2234Z-140103T1500Z/
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-
534 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
101 
WHUS72 KCHS 030045
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
745 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

AMZ350-030845-
/O.EXP.KCHS.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
745 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-030845-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
745 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET...HIGHEST EAST.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ352-354-030845-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
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-
745 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ330-030845-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
745 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. 
  WAVES BUILDING 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* 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.

&&

$$
287 
WHUS72 KCHS 030816
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
316 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

AMZ374-031630-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
316 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 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 EXPECTED. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO
AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE
HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-354-031500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
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-
316 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AMZ330-031500-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
316 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
  WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* 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.

&&

$$
600 
WHUS72 KCHS 031449
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
949 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

AMZ330-032100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.140103T1449Z-140103T2100Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
949 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AMZ354-032100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.140103T1449Z-140103T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
949 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-032100-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
949 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST 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 EXPECTED. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO
AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE
HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-031800-
/O.EXT.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
949 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

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

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FEET.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
262 
WHUS72 KCHS 031752
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1252 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

AMZ350-352-040100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140104T0100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
1252 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.
  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

* 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.

&&

$$

AMZ374-032100-
/O.CON.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1252 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KNOTS. 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 EXPECTED. MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO
AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE
HARBOR.

&&

$$

AMZ330-032100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
1252 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.

* 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.

&&

$$

AMZ354-032100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1252 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* 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.

&&

$$
595 
WHUS72 KCHS 032024
MWWCHS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
324 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

AMZ374-040430-
/O.CAN.KCHS.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.140103T2100Z-140104T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
324 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 
  KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. 
  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

* 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.

&&

$$

AMZ330-032130-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140103T2100Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
324 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

AMZ354-040100-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140104T0100Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
324 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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.

&&

$$

AMZ350-352-040100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140104T0100Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
324 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 
  KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. 
  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

* 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 Jan 2, 1:07 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 1:07 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
107 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ON A NEARBY COASTAL TROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE
MOVING AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT LATE
THURSDAY. COLDER...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THROUGH
SATURDAY. ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
MAINLY LIGHT BUT MEASURABLE RAIN CONTINUES TO AFFECT MAINLY THE
COASTAL COUNTIES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS
SHOULD ONLY BE TEMPORARY AS SATELLITE ALREADY SHOWS CLOUD TOPS
COOLING OVER GEORGIA AND ALABAMA SUGGESTING THE MUCH ANTICIPATED
INCREASE IN FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL BE SPREADING EAST OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN RAIN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE STRENGTHENING UPPER JET BECOMES
JUXTAPOSED WITH A RIBBON OF PWATS OVER 1.25 INCHES SURGING
NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE 02/00Z CHS/TLH/JAX RAOBS
SAMPLED THE TROPICAL MOISTURE AXIS WELL WITH A MEASURED PWAT VALUE
OF 1.33 INCHES...1.46 INCHES AND 1.59 INCHES RESPECTIVELY.
CATEGORICAL POPS OF 90-100 PERCENT BE MAINTAINED WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AVERAGING 0.50-1.00 INCH THROUGH SUNRISE...HIGHEST NEAR
THE COAST.

TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MOST AREAS
WITH THE CLOUDS AND THE OCCASIONAL RAINS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...POTENT SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALONG THE
LEADING EDGE OF A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THURSDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING BEFORE MOVING OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST
THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...CYCLOGENESIS WILL INITIATE ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND ALONG A BAROCLINIC ZONE OFF
THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST CAUSING WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE TO DEVELOP.
THESE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL THEN PHASE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST...DRAGGING AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
EVENING. RAINFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD TO START THE DAY...DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF DEEP LAYERED MOISTURE AND STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT
WITHIN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 170+ KT UPPER LEVEL JET. THE
RAIN WILL PERSIST...MODERATE AT TIMES...THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPING OFF FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY AND DURING
THE EARLY EVENING AS THE DEEP MOISTURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL ENSUE BEHIND THE
FRONT...RESULTING IN BREEZY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
GUSTS UPWARDS OF 25-30 MPH AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL
LIMIT HIGHS TO THE MID AND UPPER 50S ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SLOW TO FALL THURSDAY EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT SHOULD
DROP OFF QUICKLY OVERNIGHT REACHING LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S IN
MOST AREAS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THE MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE AWAY
TO THE NORTHEAST...CAUSING A CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT TO BECOME ZONAL
FRIDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM
THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY...BEFORE SETTLING NORTH OF THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT AND ALLOWING A COASTAL TROUGH TO BEGIN DEVELOPING JUST
OFFSHORE LATE. PERSISTENT COLD AIR ADVECTION WITHIN A NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL RESULT IN VERY COOL TEMPERATURES FRIDAY...WITH THICKNESS VALUES
SUGGESTING HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WHILE THIS IS A
POSSIBILITY...THE FORECAST FACTORS IN ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND
INDICATES HIGHS IN THE MID 40S WITH SOME UPPER 40S NEAR THE ALTAMAHA
RIVER...WHICH IS STILL A BIT BELOW GUIDANCE. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE
COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S AWAY FROM THE COAST...BUT IF
WINDS MANAGE TO FULLY DECOUPLE THAN TEMPERATURES COULD FALL FURTHER.

SATURDAY...THE MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME MORE CYCLONIC IN
RESPONSE TO A BUILDING TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERLY PLAINS.
MEANWHILE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC CAUSING THE COASTAL TROUGH TO TIGHTEN JUST OFF THE COASTS
OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN
VICINITY OF THE TROUGH AND FAVORABLE ONSHORE TRAJECTORIES COULD
RESULT IN AN ISOLATED SHOWER ADVECTING INTO NORTH COASTAL
GEORGIA...OTHERWISE SUBSIDENCE AND A LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL KEEP
THE REST OF THE AREA RAIN FREE. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY
MODERATE...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.

LAKE WINDS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARMER LAKE
WATERS...RESULTING IN IMPROVED MIXING PROFILES. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL
BE STRENGTHENING...AND NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS APPEAR LIKELY. AS
A RESULT...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
OVERALL...MODEL TRENDS SEEM TO BE CONVERGING ON A SIMILAR SOLUTION
IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. THE MAIN STORY WILL REVOLVE AROUND ANOTHER
VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE DIGGING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CONUS...RESULTING IN A DEEP LONG WAVE TROUGH INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF
NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO LOSE ITS IMPACT ON THE REGION
AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES AHEAD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
SHORTWAVE. THERE ARE STILL SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
ECMWF AND GFS CONCERNING THE STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE LOW AND THE
AMOUNT OF PRECIP ALONG THE COLD FRONT THAT IS PROGGED TO SWEEP
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF IS CONSIDERABLY DEEPER WITH THE
LOW AND DEPICTS MUCH MORE PRECIP. GIVEN THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN
THE PRECIP COVERAGE...HAVE GONE WITH CHANCE POPS FOR SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL RIP THROUGH THE AREA EARLY MONDAY
AS A VERY STRONG 1055 MB CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE HELPS PUSH THROUGH
ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT. THIS AIRMASS APPEARS TO BE EVEN COLDER
THAN THE ONE EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK WITH 850 MB TEMPS PLUMMETING TO
AROUND -10 C IN THE NORTHERN REACHES OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES ONLY SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S FOR TUESDAY. I HAVE
TRENDED THE FORECAST DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY INTO THE MID/UPPER 40S...AND
IF MODEL TRENDS CONTINUE THE DOWNWARD TRENDING WILL CONTINUE WITH
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING
INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
KCHS/KSAV HAVE SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS AT 06Z WITH ALL
INDICATIONS POINTING TOWARD IFR/LIFR CIGS BECOMING SOLID OVERNIGHT
AS WARMER AIR ADVECTS NE OVER THE COOL AND SATURATED BOUNDARY LAYER.
WE HAVE MAINTAINED A PESSIMISTIC FORECAST OVERNIGHT AND TODAY AS
RAIN INCREASES AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE. RAIN WILL
OCCASIONALLY LOWER VSBYS TO LESS THAN 3 NM AT TIMES WITH RAGGED LOW
CIGS LIKELY ALL DAY. QUICK CHANGES IN THE AFTERNOON THIS EVENING
2-4 HOURS AFTER DUSK WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVAL USHERING IN
CLEARING SKIES...INCREASING WNW WINDS UP TO 15-25 KT AND COLD
AIR.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE
EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND
THE FRONT...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...NO HIGHLIGHTS EXPECTED. GENERALLY NE WINDS LESS THAN 15
KTS BECOMING VARIABLE LATER TONIGHT AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER TRIES TO FORM JUST EAST OF THE OUTER WATERS. VERY LOW
CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST WILL LIKELY FORM...WHICH
MAY REDUCE VSBYS DOWN TO 1 TO 2SM AT TIMES. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE
WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO PUT FOG IN THE FORECAST.

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION LATE ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD
FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE PRETTY QUIET OTHER THAN
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY.
WHEN THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH AND STRONG COLD ADVECTION
COMMENCES...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WITH INCREASING
NORTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS INTO THE
30 TO 35 KT RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 40 KT EXPECTED
OVER THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. IT STILL APPEARS THAT THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE FOR THE
NEARSHORE WATERS BUT FOR NOW A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THERE IS MUCH HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF GALE FORCE WINDS OCCURRING OVER
THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS AND A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. ELEVATED
WINDS/SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH CONDITIONS
IMPROVING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN SATURDAY WITH A COASTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE WATERS. THE
TROUGH MAY THEN WASH OUT A BIT THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCAL PINCHING OF THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH IN THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL RESULT IN SOME
ELEVATED WINDS/SEAS...AND MAY NECESSITATE ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES OVER
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ASTRONOMICAL INFLUENCES INCLUDING THE PERIGEE AND NEW MOON CYCLE
WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED TIDES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE THURSDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE MAY REACH SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING CRITERIA
THANKS TO LIGHT FLOW AND A GENERAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE
REGION. HOWEVER...THE ASTRONOMICAL INFLUENCES WILL LIKELY BE
NEGATED FRIDAY MORNING THANKS TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. SHALLOW
COASTAL FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY FOR FRIDAY.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY
     FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY
     FOR AMZ352-354.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY
     FOR AMZ350.
     GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR AMZ374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY
     FOR AMZ330.

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...
MARINE...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:17 PM EST, 11 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
417 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-022130-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
417 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

COASTAL FLOODING...ASTRONOMICAL INFLUENCES WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED
TIDES THURSDAY. THE MORNING HIGH TIDE MAY REACH SHALLOW COASTAL
FLOODING CRITERIA...AND A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY COULD EVENTUALLY
BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-022130-
INLAND BERKELEY-
417 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST
FRIDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>044-047-052-
022130-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
417 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-350-352-354-022130-
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-
417 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

MARINE GALES...STRONG COLD ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT MAY PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS AT LEAST PARTS OF THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. GALE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ374-022130-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
417 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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
Jan 1, 7:57 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCHSAllendale33 days
Jan 2, 3:55 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCHS7 hr
Jan 2, 5:34 PM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryCHS2 hr
Jan 2, 5:40 PM ESTWind AdvisoryCHSAllendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton14 hr

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Sources

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