FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 848 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THEN BEGIN TO
FALL SLOWLY BY SATURDAY.
* AT 14.2 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF SWAMPLANDS MAY BE EXPECTED.
LOGGING OPERATIONS AND CATTLE GRAZING SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER
GROUND. RIVER IS APPROXIMATELY 9000 FEET WIDE.
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 930 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 928 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CHARLESTON AND COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH LATE
CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND EAST OF HIGHWAY
17 AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
WINDS ON SOME OF THE TALLER BRIDGES MAY BE EVEN STRONGER. THIS
INCLUDES...THE RAVENEL BRIDGE...THE DON HOLT BRIDGE...THE BEN
SAWYER BRIDGE AND THE ISLE OF PALMS CONNECTOR
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE SMALL OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
TO BECOME AIRBORNE. PEOPLE ACROSS THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD
CONSIDER SECURING OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND
OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF
WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.
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