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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Charleston, SC

February 7, 20184 counties in South Carolina; Effingham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2018, 12:13 PM EST for 4 counties in South Carolina; Effingham County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2018, 12:13 PM EST (17:13 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2018, 5:00 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

Counties Effingham County, GA, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 12:00Z on 2018-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2018-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

887 
WWUS72 KCHS 071713
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1213 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

GAZ101-118-119-SCZ042>045-047>052-072200-
/O.NEW.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.180207T1713Z-180207T2200Z/
Effingham-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Hampton-Inland Colleton-
Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-Inland Jasper-Beaufort-
Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper-Tidal Berkeley-
Including the cities of Rincon, Springfield, Garden City, Pooler,
Savannah, Wilmington Island, Tybee Island, Hampton, Yemassee, 
Walterboro, Saint George, Summerville, Goose Creek, 
Moncks Corner, Ridgeland, Beaufort, Hilton Head Island, 
Edisto Beach, Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, 
and Daniel Island
1213 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon.

* LOCATIONS...Southeast South Carolina and a small portion of 
  Southeast Georgia, including the Savannah and Charleston Metro 
  Areas.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will make travel difficult, especially 
  for high profile vehicles and on elevated surfaces such as 
  bridges and overpasses. Lightweight 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
872 
WWUS72 KCHS 072019
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
319 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

GAZ101-SCZ042-072130-
/O.CAN.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180207T2200Z/
Effingham-Hampton-
Including the cities of Rincon, Springfield, Hampton, 
and Yemassee
319 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Charleston has cancelled the Wind
Advisory.

Winds will continue to diminish as a line of showers and
thunderstorms moves across the county.

$$

GAZ118-119-SCZ043>045-047>052-072200-
/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180207T2200Z/
Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-
Inland Berkeley-Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-
Charleston-Coastal Jasper-Tidal Berkeley-
Including the cities of Garden City, Pooler, Savannah, 
Wilmington Island, Tybee Island, Walterboro, Saint George, 
Summerville, Goose Creek, Moncks Corner, Ridgeland, Beaufort, 
Hilton Head Island, Edisto Beach, Charleston, North Charleston, 
Mount Pleasant, and Daniel Island
319 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...Southeast South Carolina and a small portion of 
  Southeast Georgia, including the Savannah and Charleston Metro 
  Areas.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will make travel difficult, especially 
  for high profile vehicles and on elevated surfaces such as 
  bridges and overpasses. Lightweight 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.

&&

$$
012 
WWUS72 KCHS 072130
NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston SC
430 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

GAZ118-119-SCZ043>045-047>052-072230-
/O.EXP.KCHS.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180207T2200Z/
Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-
Inland Berkeley-Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-
Charleston-Coastal Jasper-Tidal Berkeley-
Including the cities of Garden City, Pooler, Savannah, 
Wilmington Island, Tybee Island, Walterboro, Saint George, 
Summerville, Goose Creek, Moncks Corner, Ridgeland, Beaufort, 
Hilton Head Island, Edisto Beach, Charleston, North Charleston, 
Mount Pleasant, and Daniel Island
430 PM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will diminish as showers and thunderstorms move through the
area.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 1:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCHSAllendale43 min
Feb 7, 4:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningCHS60 min
Feb 7, 2:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch24 min
Feb 7, 3:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCHSEvans, Tattnall26 min

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.