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Lake Wind Advisory 7, NWS Columbia, SC

June 28, 202116 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this lake wind advisory at Jun 28, 2021, 11:34 AM EDT for 16 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jun 28, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2021, 11:34 AM EDT (15:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
10 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, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:37 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2021-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 172 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 2021-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
172 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

300 
WWUS72 KCAE 281534
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1134 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

SCZ020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-290400-
/O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0007.210628T2200Z-210629T0800Z/
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-
Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of 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, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, Bamberg,
Denmark, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill
1134 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots 
  expected.

* WHERE...Much of the Midlands and Central Savannah River Valley portions
  of South Carolina.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
941 
WWUS72 KCAE 290025
NPWCAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
825 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

SCZ021-022-029-290130-
/O.CAN.KCAE.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210629T0800Z/
Fairfield-Kershaw-Lee-
Including the cities of Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills, Camden, 
Lugoff, and Bishopville
825 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-290800-
/O.EXA.KCAE.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210629T0800Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-McCormick-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans, 
Augusta, Hephzibah, Waynesboro, and Mccormick
825 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

* WHERE...Portions of central South Carolina and east central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Tuesday.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

SCZ020-025>028-030-031-035-037-038-041-135>137-290800-
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210629T0800Z/
Newberry-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Aiken-Sumter-
Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-Northwestern Orangeburg-
Central Orangeburg-Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Newberry, Edgefield, Johnston, Saluda, 
Ridge Spring, Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington, 
Red Bank, Oak Grove, Columbia, Aiken, North Augusta, Sumter, 
Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, St. Matthews, Manning, 
Summerton, Bamberg, Denmark, North, Orangeburg, and Holly Hill
825 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots expected.

* WHERE...Much of the Midlands and Central Savannah River Valley 
  portions of South Carolina.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

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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.