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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Charleston, SC

April 14, 2016

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Apr 14, 2016, 11:45 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2016, 11:45 AM EDT (15:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2016, 6:25 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted.

324 
WHUS42 KCHS 141545
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1145 AM EDT THU APR 14 2016

GAZ117-119-139-141-142345-
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0002.160414T1545Z-160415T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1145 AM EDT THU APR 14 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
045 
WHUS42 KCHS 141936
CFWCHS

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

GAZ117-119-139-141-150000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160415T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
336 PM EDT THU APR 14 2016

...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.

&&

$$
915 
WHUS42 KCHS 142225
CFWCHS

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

GAZ117-119-139-141-142330-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160415T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
625 PM EDT THU APR 14 2016

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

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

A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

$$

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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.