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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Jun 16, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 16, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT (07:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
063 WHUS42 KCHS 160728 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 328 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 GAZ117-119-139-141-161530- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0004.120616T1000Z-120617T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 328 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME INTO THIS EVENING...MOST ESPECIALLY A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE WHICH OCCURS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A STRONG NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST LONG SHORE CURRENT WILL ALSO OCCUR. 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 && $$
2 follow-up statements
591 WHUS42 KCHS 161049 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 649 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 GAZ117-119-139-141-161900- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120617T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 649 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME INTO THIS EVENING...MOST ESPECIALLY A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE WHICH OCCURS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A STRONG NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST LONG SHORE CURRENT WILL ALSO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS AND LARGE BREAKERS THAT CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN WILL MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO THIS LIFE THREATENING HAZARD. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE...ALL IN LOWER CASE LETTERS... TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$
792 WHUS42 KCHS 161631 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1231 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 GAZ117-119-139-141-170000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-120617T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1231 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE WHICH OCCURS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A STRONG NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST LONG SHORE CURRENT WILL ALSO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS AND LARGE BREAKERS THAT CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN WILL MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO THIS LIFE THREATENING HAZARD. 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 && $$
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.