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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Charleston, SC

July 23, 2010

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Jul 23, 2010, 3:47 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 23, 2010, 9:22 PM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2010, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 23, 2010, 9:22 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 24, 2010, 6:54 PM EDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
347 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010


SCZ048>051-240400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0003.100724T1200Z-100725T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
347 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA SATURDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL...BREEZY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND AN APPROACHING FULL MOON WILL
SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A
HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. 

TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY RIP CURRENTS...THERE ARE SOMETIMES CLUES
SUCH AS...A CHANNEL OF CHURNING OR CHOPPY WATERS...AN AREA IN THE
WATER HAVING A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN COLOR FROM THE
SURROUNDING WATER...A LINE OF FOAM...SEAWEED OR DEBRIS MOVING
STEADILY OUT TO SEA...OR A BREAK IN THE INCOMING WAVE PATTERN.
THE RIP CURRENT MAY LOOK LIKE A RIVER IN THE OCEAN IN SOME CASES.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

JAQ

4 follow-up statements

661 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
922 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010

SCZ048>051-240930-
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0003.100724T0122Z-100725T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
922 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA SATURDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL...BREEZY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND AN APPROACHING FULL MOON WILL
SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES
BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS
ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING
ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND DAUFUSKIE ISLAND.
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A
HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

883 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
357 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

SCZ048>051-241600-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-100725T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
357 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY.

THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL...BREEZY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND AN APPROACHING FULL MOON WILL
SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES
BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS
ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING
ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND DAUFUSKIE ISLAND.
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A
HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1107 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

SCZ048>051-242315-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-100725T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1107 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY.

THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL...BREEZY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND AN APPROACHING FULL MOON WILL
SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A
HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

$$

918 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
654 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

SCZ048>051-250000-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-100725T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
654 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA
BEACHES SUNDAY.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 3:27 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	CHS	Allendale, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton	29 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.