Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Charleston, SC

863 
WHUS42 KCHS 180241
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1041 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-181045-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.100918T1200Z-100919T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1041 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
COASTAL GEORGIA SATURDAY. 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 HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS HURRICANE IGOR PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

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...

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.

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.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

33

137 
WHUS42 KCHS 180702
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
302 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-181600-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.100918T1200Z-100919T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
302 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
IMPACT 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 RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS HURRICANE IGOR PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

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...

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.

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.

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...PLEASE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

&&

$$

JAQ

341 
WHUS42 KCHS 181403
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1003 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-182130-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1003 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
IMPACT 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 HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HURRICANE IGOR
PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. 

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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...

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

&&

$$

373 
WHUS42 KCHS 181420
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1020 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-182230-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1020 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
IMPACT 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 HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HURRICANE IGOR
PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BEACH EROSION MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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...

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

067 
WHUS42 KCHS 181944
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-190400-
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
344 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS HURRICANE IGOR PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

AREAS OF BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR AS THE SURF BECOMES
INCREASING ROUGH ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE. 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. BREAKERS
AROUND 4 FT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 6 FT BY SUNDAY. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

169 
WHUS42 KCHS 190153
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
953 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-191000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
953 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELL BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE BEACHES OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 HIGH HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS HURRICANE IGOR PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

AREAS OF BEACH EROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR AS THE SURF BECOMES
INCREASING ROUGH ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE. 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. 

BREAKERS OF 3 TO 4 FT COULD INCREASE TO NEAR 6 FT SUNDAY...AND A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY COULD EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

976 
WHUS42 KCHS 190815
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
415 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-191600-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.100919T0815Z-100920T2200Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
415 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

LONG PERIOD SWELL BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. BREAKING WAVE
HEIGHTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 4 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF
NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT...A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...COULD
ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...THESE
SWELLS WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY. AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

JAQ

485 
WHUS42 KCHS 190816 CCA
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
416 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-191615-
/O.COR.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.100919T0816Z-100920T2200Z/
/O.COR.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
416 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

LONG PERIOD SWELL BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. BREAKING WAVE
HEIGHTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 4 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF
NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT...A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...COULD
ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...THESE
SWELLS WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY. AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

JAQ

275 
WHUS42 KCHS 190823 CCB
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
422 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-191630-
/O.COR.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.100919T0816Z-100920T2200Z/
/O.COR.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
422 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

LONG PERIOD SWELL BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. BREAKING WAVE
HEIGHTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 4 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF
NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY. AS A RESULT...A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...COULD
ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...THESE
SWELLS WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY. AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWERCASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

JAQ

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1021 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-192230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100920T2200Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1021 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY. 
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

LONG PERIOD SWELL BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. BREAKING WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA AND 4 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF NORTH COASTAL
GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER BREAKER SETS...UP TO 7 TO 8
FEET...MAY OCCUR ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF CHARLESTON
COUNTY INCLUDING THE WASHOUT AT FOLLY BEACH. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A RESULT.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...
COULD ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY...
ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...
THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY. AN ELEVATED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWERCASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

199 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
342 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

GAZ117-139-141-200400-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100920T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
342 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH ROUGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BEACHES
OF THE MIDDLE GEORGIA COAST...THE RISK FOR HIGH SURF WITH
BREAKERS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER HAS ENDED.

LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY. AN ELEVATED
RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

GAZ119-SCZ048>051-200400-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-
342 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

LONG PERIOD SWELL BEING GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. BREAKING WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TYBEE ISLAND NORTH TO
EDISTO BEACH WITH 5 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG THE BEACHES OF
CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG EAST
FACING BEACHES SUCH AS THE WASHOUT ALONG THE NORTH END OF FOLLY
BEACH AND AREAS AROUND WILD DUNES.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...
COULD ALSO LEAD TO AREAS OF BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY...
ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...
THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES INTO MONDAY. AN
ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

449 
WHUS42 KCHS 200111
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
911 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

GAZ119-SCZ048>051-201000-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-
911 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. 

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY.

LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS
OF AROUND 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TYBEE ISLAND NORTH TO EDISTO
BEACH...WHILE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE FOUND ALONG
EAST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS THE WASHOUT ALONG THE NORTH END OF
FOLLY BEACH AND AREAS AROUND WILD DUNES.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...
COULD ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY...
ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...
THIS SWELL WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY. AN
ELEVATED HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

GAZ117-139-141-201000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
911 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY. AN ELEVATED
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS WEEK.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

309 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
359 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

GAZ119-SCZ048>051-201600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL JASPER-
359 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE COAST INTO THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL BREAKING WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TYBEE ISLAND NORTH TO
EDISTO BEACH...WHILE OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE HIGHEST SURF
WILL BE FOUND ALONG EAST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS THE WASHOUT ALONG
THE NORTH END OF FOLLY BEACH AND AREAS AROUND WILD DUNES.

THE ROUGH SURF...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE...BATTERING WAVES...
COULD ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BEACH EROSION INTO THIS EVENING...
ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY
VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP
ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...
THIS SWELL WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

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.

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 OR BEACH EROSION...CONTACT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

GAZ117-139-141-201600-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
359 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

JAQ

134 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1000 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

GAZ119-SCZ048-049-051-202200-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL CHATHAM-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1000 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. THE RISK FOR BREAKERS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER HAS
ENDED. 

LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTHERN
SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

SCZ050-202200-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
1000 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST INTO THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL
BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OF
6 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE
HIGHEST SURF WILL BE FOUND ALONG EAST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS THE
WASHOUT ALONG THE NORTH END OF FOLLY BEACH AND AREAS AROUND WILD
DUNES.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...
THIS SWELL WILL CREATE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF...AS THERE IS A HIGH
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

GAZ117-139-141-202200-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1000 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF NORTH
COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /ALL IN LOWER CASE/ TO SHARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$

849 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 PM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

SCZ050-202045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
340 PM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY FOR THE BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ALONG THE BEACHES THIS EVENING AS SWELLS
FROM HURRICANE IGOR DIMINISH... HOWEVER A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP
CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-202045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100921T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
340 PM EDT MON SEP 20 2010

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ALONG THE
BEACHES THIS EVENING AS SWELLS FROM HURRICANE IGOR DIMINISH...
HOWEVER A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY EVENING.

$$