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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2015, 3:14 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2015, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 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 20:11 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 12:00Z, 8.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 663 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 128 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WWUS72 KCHS 182014 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 314 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 SCZ045-190200- /O.CAN.KCHS.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.150218T2014Z-150219T0200Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 314 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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 UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-190200- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.150218T2014Z-150219T0200Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...RIDGELAND... BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER... DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 314 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
133 WWUS72 KCHS 182142 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 442 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-190200- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T0200Z/ 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 BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 442 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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. && $$
368 WWUS72 KCHS 190135 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 835 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-190245- /O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T0200Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 835 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND MANY AREAS WILL SEE BREEZY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. LOCALIZED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SINCE HIGHER WINDS ARE UNLIKELY...THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 9:37 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CHS | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:30 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:32 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:48 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 25 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.