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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Aug 31, 2010, 4:25 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 1, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2010, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2010, 4:52 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503 WHUS42 KCHS 312025 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 425 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 ...DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-010430- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0005.100901T1200Z-100902T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 425 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF ZONE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS PERIOD AND PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
077 WHUS42 KCHS 010153 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 953 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-011000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.100901T1200Z-100902T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 953 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF ZONE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS PERIOD AND PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
972 WHUS42 KCHS 010757 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 357 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-011600- /O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.100902T0400Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.100901T1200Z-100902T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 357 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL REACH THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES LIKELY TO PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. MARINERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS AS STRONG BREAKING WAVES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAPSIZE BOATS. LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND...SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. && $$
398 WHUS42 KCHS 010857 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 457 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-011700- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.100902T0400Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.100901T1200Z-100902T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL REACH THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES LIKELY PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. MARINERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS AS STRONG BREAKING WAVES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAPSIZE BOATS. THIS INCLUDES THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO BEACH... HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND...SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. && $$
048 WHUS42 KCHS 011536 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1136 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-012345- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.100902T0400Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-100902T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1136 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL REACH THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES LIKELY PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. MARINERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS AS STRONG BREAKING WAVES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAPSIZE BOATS. THIS INCLUDES THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO BEACH... HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND...SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. && $$
992 WHUS42 KCHS 012039 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 439 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-020445- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0006.100902T1200Z-100903T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.100902T0200Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-100902T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 439 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL REACH THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES LIKELY PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. MARINERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS AS STRONG BREAKING WAVES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAPSIZE BOATS. THIS INCLUDES THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO BEACH... HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND...SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. && $$
891 WHUS42 KCHS 012052 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 452 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-020500- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-100902T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0006.100901T2052Z-100903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.100902T0200Z-100903T1000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 452 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE TO REACH THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT AND PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE FOR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES LIKELY PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. MARINERS SHOULD ALSO USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS AS STRONG BREAKING WAVES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAPSIZE BOATS. THIS INCLUDES THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO BEACH... HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND...SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 67 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2010Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2010Every rip current statement in 2010
Sources
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