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Lake Wind Advisory 21, NWS Columbia, SC

November 26, 201816 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this lake wind advisory at Nov 26, 2018, 2:17 AM EST for 16 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 26, 2018, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2018, 2:17 AM EST (07:17 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 27, 2018, 12:00 AM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
All 21 counties

Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Chesterfield County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:18 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2018-11-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 00:00Z on 2018-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

523 
WWUS72 KCAE 260717
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
217 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-
261700-
/O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0021.181126T1500Z-181127T0500Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Lancaster-Chesterfield-
McCormick-Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Bamberg-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, 
Augusta, Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Lancaster, Elgin, Lancaster Mill,
Cheraw, Pageland, Mccormick, Newberry, Winnsboro, 
Winnsboro Mills, Camden, Lugoff, Edgefield, Johnston, Saluda, 
Ridge Spring, Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, 
Red Bank, Oak Grove, Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, North Augusta,
Sumter, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Orangeburg, Brookdale, 
St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg, and Denmark
217 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a Lake Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to midnight
EST tonight.

* WINDS...Becoming west between 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 
  30 knots possible.

* TIMING...Late this morning through Midnight.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
916 
WWUS72 KCAE 261529
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1029 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018


GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-
270500-
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-181127T0500Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Lancaster-Chesterfield-
McCormick-Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-
Richland-Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Bamberg-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, 
Augusta, Hephzibah, Waynesboro, Lancaster, Elgin, Lancaster Mill,
Cheraw, Pageland, Mccormick, Newberry, Winnsboro, 
Winnsboro Mills, Camden, Lugoff, Edgefield, Johnston, Saluda, 
Ridge Spring, Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, 
Red Bank, Oak Grove, Columbia, Bishopville, Aiken, North Augusta,
Sumter, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Orangeburg, Brookdale, 
St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg, and Denmark
1029 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

* WINDS...West winds from 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 
  knots possible.

* TIMING...Through Midnight.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.

&&

$$

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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.