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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Charleston, SC

May 5, 2013

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at May 5, 2013, 3:26 AM EDT. It took effect at May 5, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2013, 3:26 AM EDT (07:26 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 5, 2013, 7:44 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

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

484 
WHUS42 KCHS 050726
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
326 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

SCZ050-051530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0008.130505T0800Z-130505T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0003.130505T1200Z-130506T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
CHARLESTON-
326 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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 COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING
  BEACHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 7.0 TO 7.2
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THIS WILL
  RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL
  SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE
  CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 509 AM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING WAVES
  ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION AROUND
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS FOR THOSE
  IN THE WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
  WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
  ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT TODAY.

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.

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.

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 FLOODING 
THIS MORNING. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

SCZ048-049-051530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0008.130505T0800Z-130505T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
326 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING.

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING
  BEACHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS MAY RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL
  FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA THIS
  MORNING. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT BEAUFORT AT 6:23 AM.

* IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING WAVES
  ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION AROUND
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS FOR THOSE
  IN THE WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
  WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT
ARE NOT LIMITED TO HUNTING ISLAND AND FRIPP ISLAND.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN MINOR INUNDATION OF
SALTWATER IS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 TO REPORT ESTIMATED BREAKER HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A
TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-051530-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
COASTAL JASPER-
326 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH
  THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING 
  WAVES ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION 
  AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS 
  FOR THOSE IN THE WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE 
  EXPECTED ALONG WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED 
  LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT
ARE NOT LIMITED TO 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.

KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS
PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 TO REPORT ESTIMATED BREAKER HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A
TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
936 
WHUS42 KCHS 051037
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
637 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

SCZ050-051845-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130505T1100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.130505T1200Z-130506T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
637 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING 
  WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING 
  BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING 
  WAVES ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION 
  AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS 
  FOR THOSE IN THE WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE 
  EXPECTED ALONG WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED 
  LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS IN 
  EFFECT TODAY.

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.

KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS
PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS.

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 TO REPORT ESTIMATED BREAKER HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A
TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

SCZ048-049-051600-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130505T1100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
637 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING 
  WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING 
  BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING 
  WAVES ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION 
  AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS 
  FOR THOSE IN THE WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE 
  EXPECTED ALONG WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED 
  LEVELS.

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.

KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS
PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 TO REPORT ESTIMATED BREAKER HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A
TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-051600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
COASTAL JASPER-
637 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING 
  WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING 
  BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING 
  WAVES ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION 
  AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS 
  FOR THOSE IN THE WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE 
  EXPECTED ALONG WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED 
  LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT
ARE NOT LIMITED TO TYBEE ISLAND...SAINT CATHERINES ISLAND AND
SAPELO ISLAND.

KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS
PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS.

PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON
DIRECTLY AT 1-888-383-2024 TO REPORT ESTIMATED BREAKER HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A
TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$
521 
WHUS42 KCHS 051522
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1122 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-051630-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T1600Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
1122 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY.


$$

SCZ050-052330-
/O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T2000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130506T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
1122 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 3 TO 6 FT WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
  HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...ONSHORE WINDS WILL DELIVER LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG
  THE COAST...ENHANCING THE RISK FOR BEACH EROSION AROUND TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE AND MAKING CONDITIONS TREACHEROUS FOR THOSE IN THE
  WATER. A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
  TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
  ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BEACH EROSION INCLUDE BUT
ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILD DUNES...FOLLY BEACH... AND EDISTO BEACH.

KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS
PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS.

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 TO REPORT ESTIMATED BREAKER HEIGHTS.
YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR SEND A
TWEET TO #WXREPORT.

&&

$$
610 
WHUS42 KCHS 051932
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

SCZ050-060000-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0009.130505T1932Z-130506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130506T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 7.0 TO 7.2
  FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. 

* TIMING...THE HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
  536 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL
  SOUTH CAROLINA. ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS
  IN EFFECT TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN MINOR INUNDATION OF
SALTWATER IS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

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.

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

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.

&&

$$

SCZ048-049-051-060000-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0009.130505T1932Z-130506T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL DEPARTURES 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED
  LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN BEAUFORT AROUND 647 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH COASTAL
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN MINOR INUNDATION OF
SALTWATER IS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

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.

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

&&

$$
165 
WHUS42 KCHS 052344
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
744 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

SCZ050-060045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130506T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130506T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
744 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK. A LOW RISK IS FORECAST AT THE BEACHES MONDAY.

TIDES HAVE PEAKED AND THE RISK OF ANY ADDITIONAL SHALLOW COASTAL
FLOODING HAS ENDED.

$$

SCZ048-049-051-060045-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130506T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
744 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

TIDES HAVE PEAKED AND THE RISK OF ANY ADDITIONAL SHALLOW COASTAL
FLOODING HAS ENDED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 3:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCHS4 hr
May 5, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS88 min
May 5, 3:32 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCHS4 hr

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Sources

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