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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Charleston, SC

April 13, 2016

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Apr 13, 2016, 3:51 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 13, 2016, 8:06 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2016, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2016, 8:06 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2016, 3:22 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted.

267 
WHUS42 KCHS 131951
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
351 PM EDT WED APR 13 2016

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-140400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0001.160414T1200Z-160415T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
351 PM EDT WED APR 13 2016

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

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
590 
WHUS42 KCHS 140006
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
806 PM EDT WED APR 13 2016

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-140815-
/O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0001.160414T0006Z-160415T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
806 PM EDT WED APR 13 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$
123 
WHUS42 KCHS 140722
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
322 AM EDT THU APR 14 2016

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-140830-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160415T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
322 AM EDT THU APR 14 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK.

HOWEVER A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS NOW IN EFFECT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 1:12 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryCHSBulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Long and 2 more5 hr
Apr 13, 1:11 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryCHS5 hr

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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.