345  
WWUS72 KCAE 061356  
NPWCAE  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
856 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
SCZ021-028-035-037-038-041-135>137-062200-  
/O.EXP.KCAE.ZF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260206T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0002.260207T0000Z-260207T1800Z/  
FAIRFIELD-RICHLAND-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-  
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN  
ORANGEBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINNSBORO, SUMMERTON, ST. MATTHEWS,  
DENMARK, BRANCHVILLE, MANNING, BAMBERG, ORANGEBURG, BOWMAN,  
EUTAWVILLE, WILLISTON, COLUMBIA, BROOKDALE, SPRINGFIELD, NEESES,  
NORTH, HOLLY HILL, BARNWELL, SANTEE, ELLOREE, BLACKVILLE, AND  
WINNSBORO MILLS  
856 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1  
PM EST SATURDAY...   
..FREEZING FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BAMBERG, BARNWELL, CALHOUN, CENTRAL ORANGEBURG, CLARENDON,  
FAIRFIELD, NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG, RICHLAND, AND SOUTHEASTERN  
ORANGEBURG COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS  
AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.  
 
 
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-031-115-116-062200-  
/O.EXT.KCAE.ZF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260206T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0002.260207T0000Z-260207T1800Z/  
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-SUMTER-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN  
LANCASTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIAN LAND, CAMDEN, PAGELAND, VAN WYCK,  
SPRINGDALE, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,  
LANCASTER, CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, CHERAW, LANCASTER  
MILL, ELGIN, BISHOPVILLE, SUMTER, AND LUGOFF  
856 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1  
PM EST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZING FOG ADVISORY, VISIBILITY 2 TO 3 MILES IN  
FREEZING FOG. FOR THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10  
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CHESTERFIELD, KERSHAW, LEE, NORTHERN LANCASTER, SOUTHERN  
LANCASTER, AND SUMTER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FREEZING FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING. FOR THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1  
PM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. LOW VISIBILITY COULD MAKE  
DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND  
OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS  
AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.  
 
IF DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS, AND LEAVE PLENTY OF  
DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.  
 
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE  
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN  
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND  
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.  
 
 
 
 
 
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-020-025>027-030-062200-  
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0002.260207T0000Z-260207T1800Z/  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-  
EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-AIKEN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED BANK, SALUDA, RIDGE SPRING,  
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, MCCORMICK, WEST COLUMBIA, NORTH AUGUSTA,  
EVANS, CAYCE, THOMSON, EDGEFIELD, LEXINGTON, AIKEN, MURPHYS  
ESTATES, AUGUSTA, SEVEN OAKS, OAK GROVE, LINCOLNTON, NEWBERRY,  
CLARKS HILL, JOHNSTON, WAYNESBORO, AND MARTINEZ  
856 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1  
PM EST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH  
CAROLINA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS  
AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.  
 
 
 
 
 
EC  
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