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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Charleston, SC

October 8, 2011

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Oct 8, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 8, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 8, 2011, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 8, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2011, 8:06 PM EDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

479 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
412 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081600-
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0007.111008T1200Z-111009T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.111008T1200Z-111011T1000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
412 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...ISLE
  OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH... HUNTING
  ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
  TIDE.

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.

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. 

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

&&

$$

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611 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
422 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081630-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.111008T1200Z-111011T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.111008T1200Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
422 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...
  ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH... 
  HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND. 

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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.

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

&&

$$

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905 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
751 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-082000-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.111008T1200Z-111011T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.111008T1200Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
751 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...
   ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH... 
  HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND. 

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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.

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

&&

$$

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557 
WHUS42 KCHS 081401
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1001 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-082300-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111009T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1001 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

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

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO
  BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND AND
  SAPELO ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
  TIDE.

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.

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.

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

$$
123 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
426 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-090500-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111010T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
426 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...
  WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...
  EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...TYBEE 
  ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. 

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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.

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

$$
355 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1020 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-091100-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111010T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1020 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD
  ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK.

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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.

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

$$
439 
WHUS42 KCHS 090823
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
423 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-091630-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111010T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
423 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...
  WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...
  KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD 
  ISLAND... TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. 

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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.

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

$$

JAQ
971 
WHUS42 KCHS 091428
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1028 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-092230-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111010T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1028 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...
  TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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.

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

$$
227 
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
421 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-100430-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0014.111009T2100Z-111010T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
421 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...
  WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...
  KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD 
  ISLAND... TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. 

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 6.8 AND 7.0
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AND 8.9 TO
  9.1 FT MEAN LOWER WATER AT FORT PULASKI. THESE LEVELS COMBINED
  WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TO
  DEVELOP.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL CONTINUE. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING CAN BE
  EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR MARSHES...
  HARBORS...INLETS AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME STREET
  FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN SOME OF THE
  NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE
  CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 705 PM...IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT
  BEAUFORT AROUND 823 PM...AND AROUND 714 PM AT FORT PULASKI.

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.

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 CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

&&

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

$$

SCZ052-100100-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0014.111009T2100Z-111010T0100Z/
TIDAL BERKELEY-
421 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 6.8 AND 7.0
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THESE LEVELS
  COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL
  FLOODING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TIDAL AREAS AROUND SOUTHERN
  BERKELEY COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$
879 
WHUS42 KCHS 100051
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
851 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-100900-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111010T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
851 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO... WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH... KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...
  TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH 
  TIDE. 

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.

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. 

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

&&

$$

SCZ052-100200-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111010T0100Z/
TIDAL BERKELEY-
851 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

$$
150 
WHUS42 KCHS 100254
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1054 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-101100-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0015.111010T1000Z-111010T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1054 PM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EDT
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO... WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH... KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...
  TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.
 
* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 7.2 AND 7.4
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AND BETWEEN
  9.0 AND 9.2 FEET MEAN LOWER WATER AT FORT PULASKI. THESE LEVELS
  COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL
  FLOODING TO DEVELOP.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL CONTINUE. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING CAN BE
  EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR MARSHES...
  HARBORS...INLETS AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME STREET
  FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN SOME OF THE
  NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HIGH TIDE IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN
  THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 720 AM...IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT
  BEAUFORT AROUND 836 AM...AND AROUND 720 AM AT FORT PULASKI.
  HOWEVER...THE TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY PEAK 30 TO 60 MINUTES PAST
  THE FORECAST TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

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.

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.

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 CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER FLOODING
MONDAY MORNING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

JAQ
511 
WHUS42 KCHS 100845
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
445 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-101645-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0015.111010T1000Z-111010T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
445 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...
  TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 7.2 AND 7.4 
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AND BETWEEN 
  9.0 AND 9.2 FEET MEAN LOWER WATER AT FORT PULASKI. THESE 
  LEVELS COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW 
  COASTAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP. 

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH 
  EROSION WILL CONTINUE. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING CAN BE 
  EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR MARSHES... 
  HARBORS...INLETS AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME STREET 
  FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN SOME OF THE 
  NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS. HIGH TIDE IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN 
  THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 720 AM...IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT 
  BEAUFORT AROUND 836 AM...AND AROUND 720 AM AT FORT PULASKI. 
  HOWEVER...THE TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY PEAK 30 TO 60 MINUTES 
  PAST THE FORECAST TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

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.

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.

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 CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING MONDAY MORNING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

JAQ
463 
WHUS42 KCHS 101351
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
951 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-102200-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111010T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
951 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO... WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH... KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...
  TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER
  SETS POSSIBLE.

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL CONTINUE.

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.

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. 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

$$
739 
WHUS42 KCHS 101932
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
332 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-110345-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0016.111010T2200Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
332 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
  COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...WILD
  DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH
  ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...
  TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND.

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 6.9 AND 7.2
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AND BETWEEN
  9.1 AND 9.3 FEET MEAN LOWER WATER AT FORT PULASKI. THESE LEVELS
  COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL
  FLOODING TO DEVELOP.

* SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST 
  AND 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  SETS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS WEEK. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL CONTINUE. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING CAN BE
  EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR MARSHES...
  HARBORS...INLETS AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME STREET
  FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN SOME OF THE
  NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND WATER COULD APPROACH PARTS OF
  HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND. HIGH TIDE
  IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 745 PM...IN
  THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 903 PM...AND AROUND 754 PM
  AT FORT PULASKI. HOWEVER...THE TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY PEAK 30
  TO 60 MINUTES PAST THE FORECAST TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

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.

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.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER FLOODING
THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV
OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

SCZ052-110300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0016.111010T2200Z-111011T0300Z/
TIDAL BERKELEY-
332 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 6.9 AND 7.2 FEET
  MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THESE LEVELS
  COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL
  FLOODING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TIDAL AREAS AROUND SOUTHERN
  BERKELEY COUNTY...INCLUDING DANIEL ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$
528 
WHUS42 KCHS 110006
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
806 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

SCZ050-110815-
/O.CAN.KCHS.CF.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0017.111011T0006Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.111011T0006Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0008.111011T0006Z-111012T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
806 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY. A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 6.9 AND 7.2
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THESE
  LEVELS COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW
  COASTAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP.

* SURF HEIGHT: 5 TO 7 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE.

* RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH
  EROSION WILL CONTINUE. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING CAN BE
  EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR MARSHES...
  HARBORS...INLETS AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME STREET
  FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN SOME OF THE
  NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND WATER COULD APPROACH PARTS OF
  HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND. HIGH TIDE
  IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 745
  PM...AND IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 903 PM.
  HOWEVER...THE  TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY PEAK 30 TO 60 MINUTES
  PAST THE FORECAST TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

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.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS AND TIDES WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME SALT WATER FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
NEAR THE COAST. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHEN TIDES IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR
REACH 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AND ALONG THE NORTHERN
GEORGIA COAST WHEN TIDES REACH 9.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
FORT PULASKI.

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.

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

&&

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-110815-
/O.CAN.KCHS.CF.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0017.111011T0006Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.111011T0006Z-111011T1500Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
806 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY. A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 9.1 AND 9.3
  FEET MEAN LOWER WATER AT FORT PULASKI. THESE LEVELS COMBINED
  WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TO
  DEVELOP.

* SURF HEIGHT: 5 TO 7 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE
  ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE. SHALLOW
  SALT WATER FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND HIGH
  TIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR MARSHES... HARBORS...INLETS AND THE
  INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME STREET FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
  DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN SOME OF THE NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS
  AND WATER COULD APPROACH PARTS OF HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON
  ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND. HIGH TIDE IS FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND
  754 PM AT FORT PULASKI. HOWEVER...THE TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY
  PEAK 30 TO 60 MINUTES PAST THE FORECAST TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

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.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS AND TIDES WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME SALT WATER FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
NEAR THE COAST. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHEN TIDES IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR
REACH 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AND ALONG THE NORTHERN
GEORGIA COAST WHEN TIDES REACH 9.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
FORT PULASKI.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

SCZ052-110300-
/O.CAN.KCHS.CF.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0017.111011T0006Z-111011T0300Z/
TIDAL BERKELEY-
806 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 6.9 AND 7.2 
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THESE 
  LEVELS COMBINED WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW 
  COASTAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TIDAL AREAS AROUND 
  SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY...INCLUDING DANIEL ISLAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER
FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS AND TIDES WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME SALT WATER FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
NEAR THE COAST. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHEN TIDES IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR
REACH 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AND ALONG THE NORTHERN
GEORGIA COAST WHEN TIDES REACH 9.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
FORT PULASKI.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 8, 4:44 AM EDTGale WatchCHS24 hr
Oct 8, 10:04 AM EDTWind AdvisoryCHS10 hr
Oct 8, 4:15 PM EDTGale WarningCHS60 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2011Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.