HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 558 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
COASTAL FLOODING...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH ELEVATED TIDES
MAY LEAD TO SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...MAINLY NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED IF THE TIDE LEVEL AT CHARLESTON HARBOR IS EXPECTED TO
REACH 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE
AREA EARLY FRIDAY ALLOWING FOR MARGINAL INSTABILITY TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AND WITH STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS ALREADY
IN PLACE...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE BEST TIME FRAME
FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE FROM AROUND MID MORNING THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE
AREA FROM THE WEST.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Issue Date: 352 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY.
A STRONG ONSHORE WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET
WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
THE SURF...IN ADDITION TO CAUSING MINOR BEACH EROSION. THE LARGEST
WAVES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE THEREAFTER...WITH A LARGE
DECREASE IN WAVE HEIGHT BY FRIDAY EVENING WHEN WINDS BECOME
OFFSHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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