Alert archive / South Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Aug 27, 2011, 5:35 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2011, 5:35 AM EDT (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2011, 3:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
891 WHUS42 KCHS 270935 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 535 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-051-271045- /O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110827T1000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER- 535 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$ SCZ050-271745- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0004.110827T0935Z-110828T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110827T1600Z/ CHARLESTON- 535 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * LOCATION...CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...SUBSIDING BY LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. && $$ SCZ049-271600- /O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110827T1600Z/ COASTAL COLLETON- 535 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * SURF HEIGHT...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...SUBSIDING BY LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF WITH ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
413 WHUS42 KCHS 271428 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1028 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 SCZ050-272230- /O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110827T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110828T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 1028 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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. * LOCATION...CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 && $$ SCZ049-271530- /O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110827T1600Z/ COASTAL COLLETON- 1028 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$
827 WHUS42 KCHS 271928 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 328 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 SCZ050-272030- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110828T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 328 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 5:47 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.