FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1103 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 15.3 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON
THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL.
* 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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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 301 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA
MIDLANDS ON FRIDAY...THEN INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY
NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOULTRIE FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN BECOME SOUTH AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KNOTS BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES COULD BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FEET...ESPECIALLY ON THE
NORTH AND WEST SIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY
LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS.
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