FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1050 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 16.8 FEET BY THIS EVENING
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: 349 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE.
COLDER AIR MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARMER LAKE WATERS WILL
ALLOW FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO REACH AS HIGH AS 20 OR 25
KNOTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO AT LEAST 2
FEET.
THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE ACROSS THE OPEN LAKE
WATERS...BUT ALSO ALONG THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH
SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONG WINDS MAY
LEAD TO LARGE WAVES WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS.
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