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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Charleston, SC

April 14, 2014

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Apr 14, 2014, 3:28 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 15, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2014, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 15, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 15, 2014, 6:02 PM EDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

The text

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

934 
WHUS42 KCHS 141928
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
328 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

SCZ048>051-151030-
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0001.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
328 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE 
  DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

5 follow-up statements

455 
WHUS42 KCHS 150105
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
905 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

SCZ048>051-150915-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0001.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
905 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE 
  DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

734 
WHUS42 KCHS 150744
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
344 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

SCZ048>051-151545-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0001.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
344 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE 
  DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

616 
WHUS42 KCHS 151058
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
658 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

SCZ048>051-151900-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0001.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
658 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE 
  DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

223 
WHUS42 KCHS 151515
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1115 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

SCZ048>051-152315-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1115 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE 
  DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

596 
WHUS42 KCHS 152202
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
602 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

SCZ048>051-152315-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
602 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK FOR TODAY. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES WEDNESDAY.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 3:47 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	CHS		7 days

Nearby

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Sources

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