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Small Craft Advisory 40, NWS Charleston, SC

April 17, 2014

NWS Charleston, SC issued this small craft advisory at Apr 17, 2014, 4:19 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 17, 2014, 8:49 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2014, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 17, 2014, 8:49 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2014, 12:44 AM EDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 17, 4:04 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 4:04 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 4:16 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-182030-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014

...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL WITH
MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE LATE THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS COULD PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND.

COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE NEEDED DURING THE
NIGHTTIME HIGH TIDE CYCLES. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY
NIGHT COULD COINCIDE WITH THE ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ050-182030-
CHARLESTON-
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL WITH
MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE LATE THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS COULD PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND.

COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES COULD BE NEEDED DURING THE
NIGHTTIME HIGH TIDE CYCLES. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY
NIGHT COULD COINCIDE WITH THE ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ052-182030-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

COASTAL FLOODING...ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK...POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND
THE EVENING HIGH TIDES. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT
COULD EXACERBATE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS
IF IT COINCIDES WITH HIGH TIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-352-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-
042>044-047-182030-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
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-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-
EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-
DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-182030-
INLAND BERKELEY-
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LAKE WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON LAKE MOULTRIE BEHIND
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ350-374-182030-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
416 PM EDT THU APR 17 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

GALES...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
A GALE WATCH OR WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

JRL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 3:37 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	CHS		38 hr
Apr 17, 9:18 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Georgetown, Williamsburg	20 days
Apr 17, 7:50 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	CHS		4 hr

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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.