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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Charleston, SC

February 2, 20155 counties in South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 2, 2015, 2:44 AM EST for 5 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Feb 2, 2015, 3:44 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2015, 2:44 AM EST (07:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2015, 3:44 AM EST
Expired
Feb 2, 2015, 6:00 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 2015-02-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2015-02-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 208 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1085 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
347 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

787 
WWUS72 KCHS 020744
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
244 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TEMPERATURES 
FALL. A WIND ADVISORY HAS THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

SCZ045-021545-
/O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0006.150202T0900Z-150203T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T1600Z-150202T2300Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
244 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...MOST OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE
  CHARLESTON METRO AREA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING
  NORTHWEST LATE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$

SCZ040-042>044-049-050-052-021545-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T1600Z-150202T2300Z/
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
244 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE
  CHARLESTON METRO AREA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING
  NORTHWEST LATE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
846 
WWUS72 KCHS 020844
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TEMPERATURES
FALL. A WIND ADVISORY HAS THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

SCZ048-051-021645-
/O.EXB.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T0844Z-150202T2300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...JASPER
344 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT
  AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING
  WEST.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$

SCZ047-021645-
/O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T1600Z-150202T2300Z/
INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RIDGELAND
344 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. 

&&

$$

SCZ049-050-052-021645-
/O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T0844Z-150202T2300Z/
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
344 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE
  CHARLESTON METRO AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING
  WEST.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$

SCZ040-042>045-021645-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T1600Z-150202T2300Z/
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER
344 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING 
  NORTHWEST LATE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$
474 
WWUS72 KCHS 020906
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
406 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TEMPERATURES
FALL. A WIND ADVISORY HAS THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

SCZ040-042>045-047-021715-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T1600Z-150202T2300Z/
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND
406 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$

SCZ048>052-021715-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T2300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
406 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE 
  BEAUFORT AND CHARLESTON METRO AREAS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING 
  WEST.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. 

&&

$$
443 
WWUS72 KCHS 021508
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1008 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TEMPERATURES
FALL. 

SCZ040-042>045-047-022300-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.150202T1600Z-150202T2300Z/
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND
1008 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$

SCZ048>052-022300-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T2300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
1008 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE 
  BEAUFORT AND CHARLESTON METRO AREAS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED.

&&

$$
059 
WWUS72 KCHS 022021
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
321 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
THIS AFTERNOON...

SCZ040-042>045-047-022300-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T2300Z/
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND
321 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING ONTO LAKE MOULTRIE.

&&

$$

SCZ048>052-022300-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T2300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
321 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE 
  BEAUFORT AND CHARLESTON METRO AREAS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH 
  CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED.

&&

$$
891 
WWUS72 KCHS 022243
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
543 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

SCZ040-042>045-047-022345-
/O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T2300Z/
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...
ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND
543 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

$$

SCZ048>052-022345-
/O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T2300Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...
CHARLESTON...JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
543 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

$$

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 Feb 2, 12:30 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 12:30 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1230 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH
THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN TO THE
REGION BY TUESDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING OFFSHORE AHEAD OF ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THAT SYSTEM FOR
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
ADJUSTED NEAR TERM POPS TO MATCH GOING RADAR TRENDS AND TO BLEND
IN WITH THE LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE. INITIAL RAIN
AREA MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA IS NOT PRODUCING MUCH IN THE
WAY OF MEASURABLE RAINFALL WITH MOST OBSERVATION SITES ONLY
REPORTING 10SM -RA. BETTER RAIN CHANCES WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER
SUNRISE. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST...ESPECIALLY EASTERN AREAS.
MONITORING CONDITIONS FOR A WIND ADVISORY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MONDAY...AN ACTIVE WEATHER IS IN THE OFFING...CHARACTERIZED BY A
WET MORNING...WINDY CONDITIONS UNTIL SUNSET AND INCREASING COLD
ADVECTION IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. A STRONG POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH
FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO THE LOWER MS VALLEY WILL SHIFT QUICKLY
EAST AS IT ALIGNS ITSELF MORE NEUTRALLY TILTED...PASSING THROUGH THE
AREA AROUND 18Z AND INTO THE ATLANTIC THEREAFTER. THIS FEATURE WILL
SEND A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO OUR NW TIER AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK...TO OUR COASTAL CORRIDOR BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE
ATLANTIC BY AFTERNOON.

CONVECTION AND QPF...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR
ASCENT IN RESPONSE TO A 150 KT OR GREATER UPPER JET ORIENTED EAST-
WEST OVER THE GULF COAST REGION THAT FOLLOWS BEHIND THE 50 KT OR
GREATER LOW LEVEL JET THAT PULLS AWAY BY MID-MORNING. STEADY HEIGHTS
FALLS THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY...THE ASSOCIATED PVA AND STRONG
UPWARD OMEGA FIELDS WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL SUPPORT SOLID COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WE ARE CARRYING CATEGORICAL POPS THROUGH
14-16Z AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH....WHEN RAIN CHANCES WILL DROP OFF
CONSIDERABLY BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. BY 18Z THE BACK
EDGE OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR OR EAST OF I-95...AND ALL RAINS
WILL BE DONE BY 19Z OR SO. A POOR THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT SUGGESTS
THAT THE RISK FOR T-STORMS IS LOW WITH THE COLD FRONT.
HOWEVER...THERE IS A SLIVER OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY WITH SHOWALTER
VALUES DOWN BELOW ZERO THAT SWINGS THROUGH AROUND 12-15Z. THAT ALONG
WITH 50-60 KT OF BULK SHEAR SUPPORTS ADDING MENTION OF ISOLATED
THUNDER TO THE FORECAST IN THE MORNING. THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE TO
THE CONVECTION SUPPORTS QPF GENERALLY 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH AT BEST.

WINDS...A POTENT 50-60 KT LOW LEVEL JET WILL BE IN PLACE INITIALLY
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND AMPLIFIED TROUGH ALOFT. THE QUESTION
BECOMES HOW MUCH DEPTH IS THERE TO THE MIXING PROFILE. SINCE LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE POOR AND THERE ARE CONFLICTING SIGNALS ON THE
MAGNITUDE AND DEPTH OF THE MIXING WE ARE STILL HESITANT TO HOIST THE
WIND ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE FAVORABLE TRAJECTORIES FROM THE SW OFF
THE ATLANTIC SUGGEST THAT IF ONE IS REQUIRED IT WOULD BE OVER THE
CHARLESTON QUAD-COUNTY AREA. THERE BECOMES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR A
GREATER AREAL COVERAGE FOR A WIND ADVISORY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
DURING MID-LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. THIS OCCURS WITH SLIGHTLY
BETTER LAPSE RATES...DEEPER MIXING PROFILES /ALBEIT WITHIN LOWER
BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS/ AND IMPRESSIVE ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE RISES AS
MUCH AS 1 MB/HR. AT PRESENT SUSTAINED WINDS LOOK TO PEAK UNDER 30
MPH AND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH. WE/LL LET THE EARLY MORNING
FORECAST CREW GET ANOTHER LOOK SINCE THERE IS SOME MODEL
DISCREPANCIES TO SEE IF AN ADVISORY WILL INDEED BE REQUIRED. EVEN
SO...TRAVEL ON AREA BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND IN EXPOSED SECTIONS
WILL BE DIFFICULT. DRIVE WITH EXTREME CARE.

TEMPS AND SKY COVER...A TRICKY TEMP PENDING THE EXACT TIMING OF THE
COLD FRONT AND THE STRENGTH OF THE ENSUING COLD ADVECTION. TEMPS
LOOK TO BE THEIR WARMEST IN THE MORNING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
WITHIN A DEEP SW FLOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED WARM ADVECTION...IN THE
UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S...THEN HOLDING FAIRLY STEADY OR EVEN FALLING
A FEW DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON AS COLD ADVECTION CRANKS UP BEHIND
THE FRONT. OVERCAST SKIES IN THE EARLY-MID MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
RAPID CLEARING FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON AS
DEEP WESTERLIES TO OVERTAKE THE REGION...AND SKIES WILL BECOME SUNNY
FOR THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE DEVELOPING INSOLATION...MUCH OF THE
ENERGY OF THE SUNSHINE WILL BE SPENT IN EVAPORATING THE EARLIER
RAINS...THUS ANOTHER REASON TEMPS WON/T BUDGE MUCH AFTER THE MORNING.

LAKE WINDS...ALTHOUGH MIXING WILL BE TEMPERED WITHIN THE WARM
ADVECTION REGIME AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY MONDAY...GIVEN 40-50
KT OF GEOSTROPHIC WINDS AT 1000 MB WE ANTICIPATE LAKE WIND ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL BE ONGOING AT THE START OF THE PERIOD. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT THE MIXING POTENTIAL IS MUCH STRONGER WITHIN THE COLD
ADVECTION THAT DEVELOPS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AND SW WINDS WILL
VEER AROUND TO THE WEST. ON AVERAGE WINDS WILL BE 20-25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KT...AND SEAS WILL BUILD TO 2 TO PERHAPS 3 FT.
CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL THE LATE EVENING OR
OVERNIGHT HOURS MONDAY...AS PRESSURE RISES FADE AND WIND FIELDS
SLACKEN.

MONDAY NIGHT...COLDER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE NATION AS THE CORE OF THE ANTICYCLONE HEADS
TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS LATE. THE SYNOPTIC FLOW WILL VEER AROUND TO
THE NW AND NORTH...FEEDING A CONTINUED SUPPLY OF COLDER AIR INTO THE
LOCAL DISTRICT. THAT ALONG WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL SUPPORT A FREEZE TO
AS FAR AS THE INTRA-COASTAL WATERS...WITH OLDEST TEMPS IN THE UPPER
20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION INLAND FROM US-17.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE WILL
SUPPORT DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS. SUNNY SKIES TUESDAY WILL GIVE WAY
TO A AN INCREASE IN MARINE-INDUCED STRATOCUMULUS TUESDAY NIGHT AS
THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS INTO THE ATLANTIC AND RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS.
WE STAYED CLOSE TO THE PURE LOW0-LEVEL THICKNESS FORECAST FOR MAX
TEMPS TUESDAY...WHICH WILL STRUGGLE TO PEAK IN THE LOWER OR MIDDLE
50S. THE BEACHES WILL BE FORTUNATE TO GET OUT OF THE 40S WITH AN
EAST/NE FETCH OFF THE COOLER OCEAN. WE WON/T BE AS COLD TUESDAY
NIGHT GIVEN AN INCREASE IN THE CLOUD COVER...BUT STILL FREEZING
TEMPS FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH/NW ZONES WHERE THE LESS CLOUD COVER WILL
PREVAIL.

WEDNESDAY...THIS LOOKS TO BE A TRANSITION DAY AND THE FORECAST IS
STILL NOT CLEAR CUT EVEN AT THIS TIME. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN
THE ATLANTIC PULLS FAR OFFSHORE AND A WEAK MID LEVEL IMPULSE MOVES
ACROSS IT WILL ALLOW FOR A COASTAL TROUGH TO DEVELOP OUT NEAR THE
GULF STREAM. AT THE SAME TIME AND FURTHER UPSTREAM A MORE PRONOUNCED
SHORT WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN TEXAS AND TRIGGERS WEAK
CYCLOGENESIS IN THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. ANY SHOWERS IN PROXIMITY TO
THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL LIKELY REMAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS...WHILE ANY OVER-RUNNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOP GULF
LOW WILL STAY OUTSIDE THE REGION UNTIL NIGHTFALL. THIS COULD CHANGE
SHOULD THE LOW SHIFT FURTHER EAST QUICKER THAN LATEST CONSENSUS
SUPPORTS. ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL GENERATE A NOTABLE INCREASE IN
CLOUDINESS...BUT THIS IS NEGATED SOMEWHAT BY WARM ADVECTION. TEMPS
AS A RESULT WILL BE CLOSE TO NORMAL...MAYBE A TAD HIGHER.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE FORECAST BECOMES MUCH MORE UNSETTLED DURING THE MID TO LATE WEEK
TIME FRAME...AND THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY IN DETAILS
DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS.

THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT A SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE
INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A SURFACE LOW. NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY MERGES WITH THE DAMPENING
GULF SHORTWAVE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING...DRIVING THE
SURFACE LOW EAST/NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND
EVENTUALLY INTENSIFYING THE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. DETAILS
IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND THE SUBSEQUENT
COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION ON ITS BACK SIDE ARE NOT CONSISTENT
BETWEEN MODEL SOLUTIONS. THERE HAS BEEN A TREND FOR THE ECMWF TO
COME MORE IN LINE WITH THE GFS...SUGGESTING SOME PRECIPITATION
POTENTIAL ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE COASTAL LOW THURSDAY
NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AS WELL AS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRESSION OF A ROBUST UPPER
TROUGH IN ITS WAKE. AFTER TEMPERATURES PEAK IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...EVEN COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITHIN THE COLD SECTOR OF THE COASTAL
SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL REMAINS QUITE LOW...IF MODELS
CONTINUE TO TREND TOWARD A WETTER AND COLDER SCENARIO FOR THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY...FROZEN PRECIPITATION COULD DEVELOP.

THE AMPLIFIED UPPER TROUGH WILL EVENTUALLY PROGRESS ACROSS THE EAST
COAST FRIDAY...AS THE COASTAL LOW SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST.
COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ITS WAKE LATE FRIDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
PASSING SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE TERMINALS THROUGH
SUNRISE...ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CEILING OR VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS
WILL OCCUR. BETTER RAIN CHANCES WITH MVFR CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT
THE TERMINALS ROUGHLY IN THE 13-16Z TIME FRAME AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT DURATION OF IFR
CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH BRIEF PERIODS COULD OCCUR. THE RISK FOR RAIN
WILL END WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING
THEREAFTER. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT BOTH TERMINALS THROUGH THE
PERIOD...MAXING OUT THIS AFTERNOON AS CLOUD COVER WANES AND COLD
AIR ADVECTION INCREASES. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 KT AT TIMES.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO MID
OR LATE WEEK PENDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARD SOME ACROSS
THE COOLER SHELF WATERS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...STRONGER
WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT ACROSS ALL WATERS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW- LEVEL JET
STRENGTHENS. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST.
THE WORST CONDITIONS AREA EXPECTED BEYOND 20 NM WHERE THE WARMER
WATERS ARE FOUND CLOSER TO THE GULF STREAM. GUSTS NEAR 25 KT ARE
LIKELY OVER ALL WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GALE FORCE /35 KT/
GUSTS BY DAYBREAK OFF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST AND WELL OFF THE
GA COAST. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD DUE TO THE INCREASING WINDS AND
MORE FAVORABLE FETCH REACHING 9 FT NEAR THE GULF STREAM LATE.

MONDAY...MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD BE WELL PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS THAT WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS. A STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET PASSING OVERHEAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD WILL PULL
AWAY...BUT THIS IS FOLLOWED BY STRENGTHENING COLD ADVECTION AND
BETTER MIXING PROFILES BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SHIFTS RAPIDLY
THROUGH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GALE WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT AS A RESULT FOR AMZ350 AND AMZ374...WITH SOLID GALES
ELSEWHERE. HOWEVER...EVEN SOME OF ALL OF THOSE WATERS MIGHT EVEN
REQUIRE A GALE WARNING AT A LATER TIME. WINDS WILL REACH NEAR 30 KT
IN CHARLESTON HARBOR AND ON THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 0-20 NM
WATERS...UP TO 35 OR 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS WILL BE
ELEVATED...TOPPING OUT AS HIGH AS 9 OR 10 FT ACROSS THE OUTER GA
WATERS 6-8 FT OVER THE REST OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS. CHARLESTON
HARBOR WILL EXPERIENCE A FAVORABLE FETCH ALLOWING FOR 2-3 FT
WAVES...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED T-
STORMS WILL PRECEDE THE COLD FRONT AS THEY SHIFT QUICKLY TOWARD THE
EAST/NE.

MONDAY NIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW IN IMPROVING GIVEN LINGERING
COLD ADVECTION AND CONTINUED STEADY PRESSURE RISES TO ALLOW FOR
EXCELLENT MIXING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE ACHIEVED AS WINDS CLOCK AROUND TO THE NW
AND NORTH AS CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST AND NW.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THE CONTINENTAL HIGH WILL SIT ATOP THE
SE COAST TUESDAY BEFORE SLIDING INTO THE ATLANTIC AT NIGHT. MUCH
BETTER MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS THE FLOW VEERS AROUND TO
THE NE AND EAST.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...A COASTAL TROUGH WILL FORM OUT NEAR THE
GULF STREAM ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT PULLS AWAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL START TO DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO AND HEAD IN OUR DIRECTION BY LATE WEEK. ADDITIONAL
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED AT SOME POINT LATE IN THE
WEEK AS A TIGHTER GRADIENT DEVELOPS BETWEEN THE LOW AND AN INLAND
HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT MONDAY
AND WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLOW-OUT TIDES WITH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON LOW TIDE CYCLE. TIDES COULD RUN AS MUCH AS 1-2 FT BELOW
PREDICTED LEVELS WITH LEVELS POSSIBLY DROPPING AS LOW AS MINUS 0.75
TO MINUS 1.25 FT MLLW. AS A RESULT...CURRENTS WILL BE STRONGER THAN
NORMAL AND UNDERWATER STRUCTURES AND SURFACES WILL BECOME EXPOSED
THAT OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT BE A PROBLEM DURING HIGHER TIDE LEVELS.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
     THIS EVENING FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR AMZ352-354.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ350-374.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR AMZ330.

&&

ST
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 4:23 PM EST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
423 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

AMZ350-374-022130-
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-
423 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   GALE WARNING.

.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 ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ045-022130-
INLAND BERKELEY-
423 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST MONDAY FOR
LAKE MOULTRIE...

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.

   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.

WINDS...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MONDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 40 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-022130-
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-
423 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

WINDS...GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MONDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 40 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ352-354-022130-
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-
423 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEA FOG...PATCHY SEA FOG COULD DEVELOP OVER THE PARTS OF THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AS WARM AIR MOVES OVER THE COOLER
ATLANTIC WATERS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 NM AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ330-022130-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
423 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 1, 11:55 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1155 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1006 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 39 SSE CENTENARY        32.50N  79.10W
02/01/2015  M45 MPH          AMZ370             SC   BUOY

            BUOY 41004 GUSTED TO 39 KNOTS...45 MPH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1500092

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