Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Charleston, SC

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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
941 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-251000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.110825T1200Z-110826T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
941 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...WHILE RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...THEY ARE
  OFTEN STRONGEST WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE.
  THE LOW TIDE THURSDAY OCCURS AROUND 11 AM TO 12 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THURSDAY.

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

BREAKING WAVES CAN BE MUCH LARGER THAN THEIR HEIGHTS IN DEEP
WATER. WATER FROM LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN QUICKLY RUSH UP THE
BEACH...SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF THEIR FEET...AND DRAG THEM INTO THE
WATER. PEOPLE VIEWING THE OCEAN FROM JETTIES...ROCK WALLS...AND
OTHER AREAS NEAR THE SURF ZONE ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. FALLING
INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN
INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCES OF SURVIVAL.

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

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

&&

$$

889 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
600 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

SCZ050-251100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0003.110825T1200Z-110826T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
600 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

&&


$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-251800-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.110825T1200Z-110826T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
600 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...WHILE RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...THEY ARE
  OFTEN STRONGEST WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE.
  THE LOW TIDE TODAY OCCURS AROUND 11 AM TO 12 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THURSDAY.

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

BREAKING WAVES CAN BE MUCH LARGER THAN THEIR HEIGHTS IN DEEP
WATER. WATER FROM LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN QUICKLY RUSH UP THE
BEACH...SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF THEIR FEET...AND DRAG THEM INTO THE
WATER. PEOPLE VIEWING THE OCEAN FROM JETTIES...ROCK WALLS...AND
OTHER AREAS NEAR THE SURF ZONE ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. FALLING
INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN
INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCES OF SURVIVAL.

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

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

&&

$$

512 
WHUS42 KCHS 251007
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
607 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-251815-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.110825T1200Z-110826T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
607 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...WHILE RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...THEY ARE 
  OFTEN STRONGEST WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
  TIDE. THE LOW TIDE TODAY OCCURS AROUND 11 AM TO 12 PM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA THURSDAY.

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

BREAKING WAVES CAN BE MUCH LARGER THAN THEIR HEIGHTS IN DEEP
WATER. WATER FROM LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN QUICKLY RUSH UP THE
BEACH...SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF THEIR FEET...AND DRAG THEM INTO THE
WATER. PEOPLE VIEWING THE OCEAN FROM JETTIES...ROCK WALLS...AND
OTHER AREAS NEAR THE SURF ZONE ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. FALLING
INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN
INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCES OF SURVIVAL.

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

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

&&

$$

017 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
200 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-251900-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-110826T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
200 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES...

ALL FUTURE INFORMATION CONCERNING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FOUND IN
THE HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT THAT IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 330 PM EDT.

$$