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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Sep 1, 2010, 4:39 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 1, 2010, 4:52 PM EDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2010, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2010, 4:52 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
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. && $$
527 WHUS42 KCHS 020221 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1021 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>051-021000- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100903T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1021 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 SWELL GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL CREATE 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT AND WILL PEAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS...WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES. LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. 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... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. 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. && $$
120 WHUS42 KCHS 020758 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 358 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-021600- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100903T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 358 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...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 8 PM THIS EVENING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL CREATE 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY...EXCEPT ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST WHERE BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 7 TO 11 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES. LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO PRODUCE MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION. 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... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. 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. IF YOU SPOT A RIP CURRENT...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024. && $$
372 WHUS42 KCHS 021516 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1116 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SURF EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-022330- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100903T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1116 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...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 8 PM THIS EVENING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL CREATE 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA TODAY...EXCEPT UP TO 9 FEET ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES. LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO PRODUCE MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION. 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... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. 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. IF YOU SPOT RIP CURRENTS AND/OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024. && $$ RJB
006 WHUS42 KCHS 022024 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 424 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PASSES OFFSHORE... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-030430- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100903T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 424 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...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 8 PM THIS EVENING. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY MAJOR HURRICANE EARL WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL CREATE 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH TONIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES WELL OFFSHORE. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES. LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO LIKELY LEAD TO MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION. 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... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF. 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. IF YOU SPOT RIP CURRENTS AND/OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024. && $$
608 WHUS42 KCHS 022356 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 756 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS MAJOR HURRICANE EARL PULLS AWAY... GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-030900- /O.EXP.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100903T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 756 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH TONIGHT AS HURRICANE EARL PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. BREAKER HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. BREAKERS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACHES. LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES WILL ALSO PRODUCE MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH EROSION. BREAKERS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO LESS THAN 5 FEET ON AREA BEACHES FRIDAY MORNING. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:57 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 48 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2010Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2010Every rip current statement in 2010
Sources
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