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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Aug 27, 2010, 4:24 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 28, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2010, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2010, 7:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
523 WHUS42 KCHS 272024 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 424 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-280400- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0004.100828T1200Z-100829T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 424 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 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 AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH..KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...OSSABAW ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
522 WHUS42 KCHS 272124 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 524 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-280400- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.100828T1200Z-100829T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 524 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH..KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...OSSABAW ISLAND... TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 459 PM SATURDAY AND 517 PM AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
347 WHUS42 KCHS 280115 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 915 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-281030- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.100828T1200Z-100829T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 915 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...SKIDAWAY ISLAND...OSSABAW ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 459 PM SATURDAY AND 517 PM AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. 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. && $$
203 WHUS42 KCHS 280730 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 330 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-281700- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.100828T1200Z-100829T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 330 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...SKIDAWAY ISLAND... OSSABAW ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 459 PM SATURDAY AND 517 PM AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
682 WHUS42 KCHS 281502 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1102 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-290000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-100829T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1102 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 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 AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND... SKIDAWAY ISLAND...AND TYBEE ISLAND. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 459 PM SATURDAY AND 517 PM AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. 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. && $$
086 WHUS42 KCHS 281935 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 335 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-290345- /O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 335 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND... SKIDAWAY ISLAND...AND TYBEE ISLAND. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
402 WHUS42 KCHS 290133 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 933 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-290900- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 933 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND... SKIDAWAY ISLAND...AND TYBEE ISLAND. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. 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. && $$ 33
901 WHUS42 KCHS 290734 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 334 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-291600- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 334 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND... SKIDAWAY ISLAND...AND TYBEE ISLAND. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
461 WHUS42 KCHS 291532 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1132 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-300000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1132 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 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 AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WILL SUPPORT PARTICULARLY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES BEACHES SUCH AS WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND... SKIDAWAY ISLAND...AND TYBEE ISLAND. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK AS SWELLS FROM DANIELLE CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA. 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. && $$
196 WHUS42 KCHS 292327 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 727 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-300030- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 727 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON MONDAY. $$ 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 5:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Charleston | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 72 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2010Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2010Every rip current statement in 2010
Sources
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