DENSE FOG ADVISORY Issue Date: 820 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 Expiration: 1200 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTH COASTAL
GEORGIA AND FAR SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH
VISIBILITIES DROPPING NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
NEAR BODIES OF WATER. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS RAIN BEINGS TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD
OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.
$$ FLASH FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 818 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 Expiration: 1100 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...EVANS...
INLAND BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...JENKINS...SCREVEN AND
TATTNALL. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...
CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...HAMPTON...
INLAND COLLETON AND INLAND JASPER.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAS
ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS AND WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM THESE
RAINS...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
ALTHOUGH NOT AS MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINS TO FALL AROUND HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD ALSO
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR THE COAST SUCH
AS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN ADDITION...RISES WILL CONTINUE ON AREA
RIVERS INCLUDING THE OHOOPEE...OGEECHEE...SAVANNAH...CANOOCHEE
AND SOUTH SANTEE RIVERS. ALL OF THESE RIVERS ARE ALREADY IN
FLOOD AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE EVEN HIGHER
CRESTS TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS
PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING
DEVELOPS.
$$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 313 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 Expiration: 545 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 Expires:200912151045;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
312 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-151045-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
312 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
DENSE FOG...AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING. THE FOG MAY BECOME DENSE IN SPOTS AND A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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