Lake Wind Advisory
Expires 5:00 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 1:26 am EST on February 12, 2012
... Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 5 am EST early this
morning...
The lake Wind Advisory is now in effect until 5 am EST early this
morning.
* Hazards: strong winds.
* Winds: winds northwest around 20 knots. Gusts as high as 30 knots.
* Timing: through 5 am Sunday morning.
* Impacts: strong gusty winds will create hazardous boating
conditions on area lakes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats and personal watercraft will be
especially prone to capsizing.
Special Statement
Expires 8:00 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 6:01 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Elevated fire danger Sunday...
Wind is not expected to reach the red flag warning criteria
on Sunday. However... low humidity and low fuel moisture will
result in elevated fire danger. Winds Sunday will be northwest to
west at 10 to 15 mph with gusts near 25 mph. Afternoon relative
humidities will lower to near 15 percent over much of the area.
The South Carolina forestry commission has posted a red flag fire
alert for much of the area. The alert strongly advised postponing
outdoor burning until conditions improve.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 7:52 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Peak wind gusts through 7 PM this evening...
... South Carolina...
... Sumter County...
1 NNW Cherryvale (awos) 655 PM Feb 11 35 mph
2 E Cane Savannah (aprswxnet) 641 PM Feb 11 32 mph
... Richland County...
Mcentire ang (awos) 555 PM Feb 11 43 mph
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport (asos) 553 PM Feb 11 32 mph
2 se Fort Jackson (raws) 551 PM Feb 11 31 mph
lake murrary 530 PM Feb 11 27 mph
... Orangeburg County...
3 NNW Santee (aprswxnet) 712 PM Feb 11 35 mph
Orangeburg Municipal Airport (asos) 453 PM Feb 11 33 mph
... Newberry County...
3 NW Newberry (awos) 635 PM Feb 11 35 mph
... McCormick County...
Lake Thurmond 610 PM Feb 11 44 mph
... Lexington County...
Columbia, SC (asos) 556 PM Feb 11 32 mph
1 NE West Columbia (aprswxnet) 521 PM Feb 11 25 mph
... Lancaster County...
2 NW Irwin (awos) 455 PM Feb 11 35 mph
... Kershaw County...
Lake Wateree 630 PM Feb 11 38 mph
Camden (awos) 635 PM Feb 11 36 mph
2 NW Elgin (aprswxnet) 435 PM Feb 11 31 mph
... Fairfield County...
Winnsboro (awos) 715 PM Feb 11 36 mph
... Clarendon County...
8 E Summerton (awos) 655 PM Feb 11 32 mph
6 NNE Santee (raws) 644 PM Feb 11 31 mph
... Chesterfield County...
4 WNW Cheraw (awos) 555 PM Feb 11 32 mph
Jefferson 7e (goes) 614 PM Feb 11 30 mph
2 W Cheraw (aprswxnet) 615 PM Feb 11 25 mph
... Barnwell County...
Barnwell (awos) 255 PM Feb 11 31 mph
... Aiken County...
Aiken (awos) 415 PM Feb 11 36 mph
Clarkes Lake near Savannah River (goes) 507 PM Feb 11 29 mph
Jackson (goes) 506 PM Feb 11 27 mph
4 S New Ellenton (raws) 329 PM Feb 11 25 mph
... Georgia...
... Richmond County...
Daniel Field Airport (asos) 527 PM Feb 11 37 mph
Augusta Bush Field (asos) 1053 am Feb 11 36 mph
6 SSW Augusta (aprswxnet) 534 PM Feb 11 35 mph
... McDuffie County...
Thomson (awos) 415 PM Feb 11 37 mph
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed is considered official. The
National Weather Service thanks its private and public partners for
providing US with this data.
