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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 30, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 3 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND TUESDAY/...CONVECTION IS FIRING UP IN CENTRAL GEORGIA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT JUST ENTERING THE NORTHWEST PART OF THAT STATE. AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER SHORTWAVE COMING INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WILL TRACK JUST NORTHWEST OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT SO WILL KEEP IN CHANCE POPS. FOR TUESDAY THE FRONT WILL BE STATIONARY NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA. A WEAK SURFACE WAVE WILL TRAVEL ALONG THE BOUNDARY. PWAT VALUES JUST OVER 2 INCHES WITH NO CAP. EXPECT SCATTERED CONVECTION SO CHANCE POPS AGAIN IN ORDER. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...SURFACE WAVE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT SO WILL ONLY CARRY CHANCE POPS INTO THE EVENING ONLY. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY. WITH THE FRONT SAGGING THROUGH DURING TIME OF MEX HEATING WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE POPS. MOIST EASTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY WITH PWAT VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES. BOUNDARY STILL CLOSE BY SO WILL CARRY 30 POPS INTO THE EVENING. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIE OUT AFTER SUNSET. WEEKEND FORECAST DEPENDS ALMOST ENTIRELY ON DANGEROUS HURRICANE FRANCES. WILL MAKE VERY FEW CHANCES TO THE EXTENDED PAST FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. && .MARINE...FAIRLY BENIGN CONDS EXPECTED FOR THE MARINE AREA THRU THU WITH A FNTL PASSAGE OVER THE WATERS STILL EXPECTED FOR MIDDAY WED. WINDS OVER THE WATER ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SWLY THU WED MRNG THEN VEER TO NELY BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN NE FOR WED NGT THRU FRI. WIND SPEEDS THRU THU ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AOB 15 KT AND WAVES AOB 4 FT. FROM THU NGT OR FRI ON THRU THE WEEKEND...ANOTHER PINCHED GRAD LOOKS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS BUT THIS MAY CONTINUE TO BE A RESOLUTION CONDITION OF THE MODELS DUE TO HURCN FRANCES. EVEN SO...GFS BRINGS SIGNIFICANT WIND SPEEDS OVER THE WATERS AND DUE TO THE UNCERTAIN PATH OF FRANCES ATTM...HAVE CAPPED WINDS AT 30 KT OVER THE WATERS FOR THE WEEKEND. WAVE HEIGHTS BEGIN TO BE A CONCERN FROM THU NGT DUE TO SWELLS FROM FRANCES AND HAVE KEPT THE SAME IDEA OF GRADUALLY RAISING SEAS FROM LATE WEEK THRU THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...HAVE GONE WITH A MAINLY VFR FCST AT BOTH TERMINALS AS ONLY PRECIP EXPECTED FOR THE AREAS ARND BOTH TERMINALS IS SCT CONVECTION. DUE TO ITS ISOLD-SCT NATURE...HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE PRECIP MENTION OUT OF EACH TAF AND RAN WITH CB MENTION THRU THIS AFTN. CAN AMEND IF/AS NEEDED. CONDS SETTLE AFTER 31/02Z...THEN VSBYS MAY START TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 31/08-12Z WITH PLENTY OF LLVL MOISTURE AND LIGHT LLVL WINDS UNDERNEATH OVRNGT INVERSION. FROM 31/14Z-18Z...VFR CONDS EXPECTED. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && AUSTIN/JPC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1030 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 AMZ330-350-352-354-370-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-311100- ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN- COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY- COASTAL MCINTOSH-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-INLAND BRYAN- INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING... HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...TOWNSEND... WILMINGTON...WILMINGTON ISLAND...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... EDISTO BEACH...HAMPTON...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE AND WALTERBORO 1030 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .HEAVY RAINFALL...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF THE HEAVY RAIN FALLS OVER BERKELEY OR CHARLESTON COUNTY ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .RIVER FLOODING...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .TROPICS...HURRICANE FRANCES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES BY THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT PATH IS NOT CERTAIN...CLOSE ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THIS STORM. .RIVER FLOODING...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE SANTEE RIVER AT JAMESTOWN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 348 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 SCZ043-048-049-302030- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-INLAND COLLETON- 348 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 348 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES EAST OF WIGGINS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDISTO BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WIGGINS...CHISOLM...AND FENWICK THROUGH 430 PM EDT A SECOND CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ASHEPOO ALSO MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND GREEN POND...ASHEPOO...AND JACKSONBORO. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH EACH CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS. JPC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 407 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 SCZ040-302045- ALLENDALE- 407 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALLENDALE COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 407 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER ALLENDALE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND SEIGLING... ALLENDALE...SYCAMORE...ULMER AND JENNYS THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. JPC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 430 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 SCZ048-049-302130- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- 430 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL IMPACT BEAUFORT COUNTY AND COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 430 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BENNETTS POINT...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDISTO BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WIGGINS...WALLING GROVE...DALE...CHISOLMS...CHISOLM... BRIARS...BENNETTS POINT AND FENWICK THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. JPC
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Revolutionary Trail.
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