NPWCHS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
343 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

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INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
343 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY: AREAS OF FOG WILL MIX WITH DENSE SMOKE ACROSS THE
  WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST WHERE THE
  UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE IS CONDUCTING PRESCRIBED BURN
  ACTIVITIES.

* IMPACTS: THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE MAY CLOSE WITHERBEE ROAD
  BETWEEN HIGHWAY 402 AND ALLIGATOR ROAD DUE TO DENSE SMOKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS FIRES WILL CREATE SMOKE THICK ENOUGH
TO GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH
CAUTION AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS
AND REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS. LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU
IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF TRAFFIC
CONTROL AUTHORITIES.

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