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WWUS72 KCHS 192154
NPWCHS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
554 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
SCZ045-200600-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SM.Y.0001.260719T2200Z-260720T1400Z/
INLAND BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOOSE CREEK AND MONCKS CORNER
554 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS IN DENSE SMOKE.
* WHERE...INLAND BERKELEY COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THICK SMOKE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND COULD CAUSE
RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY. THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE MAY CLOSE
ROADS OVERNIGHT, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 45 IN NORTHEAST
BERKELEY COUNTY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HORSE ISLAND WILDFIRE BURNING IN THE
FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST NEAR SHULERVILLE IS PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD DENSE SMOKE WITH VISIBILITY 1 MILE OR LESS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST BERKELEY COUNTY. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO
1/4 MILE OR LESS OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH AND THE SMOKE LOWERS
CLOSER TO THE GROUND. HEED ANY EVACUATION ORDERS FROM LOCAL, STATE
OR FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS TO AVOID
INHALING SMOKE.
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