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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 4:36 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 4:36 PM EST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 7:44 PM EST
- In force
- 10 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 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
021 WWUS72 KCHS 232136 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 436 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-240545- /O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160224T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- 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...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 436 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
750 WWUS72 KCHS 240401 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1101 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-241215- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160224T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1101 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. && $$
552 WWUS72 KCHS 240602 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 102 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-241415- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160224T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- 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...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 102 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 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. && $$
233 WWUS72 KCHS 240823 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 323 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 GAZ116>119-137>141-241630- /O.EXA.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160224T2300Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH... TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING... TOWNSEND...DARIEN 323 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-241630- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160224T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- 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...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 323 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 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. && $$
172 WWUS72 KCHS 241508 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1008 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-242300- /O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T2300Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1008 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED. && $$
870 WWUS72 KCHS 242040 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 340 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-250100- /O.EXT.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T0100Z/ 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 340 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 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. && $$
705 WWUS72 KCHS 250044 NPWCHS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 744 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 SCZ045-250845- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.LW.Y.0006.160225T0100Z-160226T0100Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 744 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...LAKE MOULTIRE IN BERKELEY COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WAVES...2 FEET IN OPEN WATERS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON LAKE MOULTRIE WILL MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS ON LAKE MOULTRIE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT. && $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>052-250145- /O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T0100Z/ 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 744 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE COME DOWN TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA OF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...IT WILL STAY BREEZIER THAN NORMAL OVERNIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH AT TIMES THIS EVENING...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:44 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:19 PM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 42 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2016Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
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.