Alert archive / South Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Oct 10, 2011, 8:06 PM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2011, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2011, 3:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
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794 WHUS42 KCHS 110250 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1050 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 SCZ050-111100- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 1050 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * SURF HEIGHT: 5 TO 7 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE. * RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH. * IMPACTS: ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE...ALL IN LOWER CASE LETTERS... TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-111100- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1050 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * 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. 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. && $$ SCZ052-110400- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111011T0300Z/ TIDAL BERKELEY- 1050 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
234 WHUS42 KCHS 110808 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 408 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 SCZ050-111600- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0018.111011T1100Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 408 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...WILD DUNES...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH AND KIAWAH ISLAND. * TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.3 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THESE LEVELS COMBINED WITH ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP. * SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 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. HIGH TIDE IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 800 AM. HOWEVER...THE TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY PEAK 45 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 MORNING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT. && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-111500- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0018.111011T1100Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 408 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF FAR SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. THIS INCLUDES...BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO...EDISTO BEACH...HUNTING ISLAND...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. * TIDE LEVELS: TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 9.1 AND 9.3 FEET MEAN LOWER WATER AT FORT PULASKI. THESE LEVELS COMBINED WITH ONSHORE WINDS WILL ALLOW SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TO DEVELOP. * SURF HEIGHT: 4 TO 6 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. WATER COULD APPROACH PARTS OF HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN WILMINGTON ISLAND AND TYBEE ISLAND. HIGH TIDE IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 916 AM...AND AROUND 807 AM AT FORT PULASKI. HOWEVER...THE TIDE LEVELS MAY ACTUALLY PEAK 45 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. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVED ANY SALT WATER FLOODING THIS MORNING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT. && $$ JAQ
508 WHUS42 KCHS 111436 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1036 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 SCZ050-112200- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.EXP.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 1036 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION: THE BEACHES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY INCLUDING ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...AND KIAWAH ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. 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. 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 && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-111545- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ /O.EXP.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111011T1500Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1036 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... $$
801 WHUS42 KCHS 111921 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 321 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 SCZ050-112030- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 321 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO MODERATE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 8:06 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 3 hr | |
| Oct 10, 8:06 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 15 hr | |
| Oct 10, 8:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CHS | Beaufort, Jasper | 82 min |
| Oct 11, 4:08 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 7 hr |
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