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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Oct 28, 2012, 4:44 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 28, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 4:44 AM EDT (08:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
429 WHUS42 KCHS 280844 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 444 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-281645- /O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.121028T0844Z-121028T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0019.121028T1000Z-121028T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0010.121028T1200Z-121029T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 444 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FOOT BREAKERS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS CONTINUING FROM HURRICANE SANDY. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING WILL POSE A RISK FOR BEACH EROSION. * COASTAL FLOODING...SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 TO 9 AM. PREDICTED TIDES RANGE FROM 9.1 FEET TO 9.3 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT FORT PULASKI AND 7.0 TO 7.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. NO SIGNIFICANT WATER IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHWAY 80 IN CHATHAM COUNTY. TYPICAL SHALLOW FLOODING IS LIKELY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IN THE USUAL AREAS. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS... CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE... DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. 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 && $$
3 follow-up statements
893 WHUS42 KCHS 281345 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 945 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-282145- /O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121028T1600Z/ /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121028T1400Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121029T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 945 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE...ALL IN LOWER CASE LETTERS... TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$
369 WHUS42 KCHS 281413 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1013 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-282215- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121029T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1013 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * 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. 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 && $$
727 WHUS42 KCHS 282026 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 426 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 SCZ048>051-290200- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0020.121028T2300Z-121029T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121029T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 426 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * 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. 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 A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS AT AND NEAR THE COAST. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TYPICALLY 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 FLOODING THIS EVENING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT. && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-290000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121029T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 426 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * 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. 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 && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 11:35 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CHS | Berkeley | 20 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:44 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:44 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:26 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 5 days | |
| Oct 28, 3:31 PM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 16 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2012Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.