Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Charleston, SC

923 
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CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1041 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

GAZ117-119-139-141-150000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160915T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1041 AM EDT WED SEP 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.

&&

$$

739 
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CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
409 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

SCZ048>050-150100-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0024.160914T2100Z-160915T0100Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
409 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
  INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING AROUND 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. SHALLOW
  SALT WATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
  HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL
  AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF
  PROPERTIES. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WOULD OCCUR IF HEAVY
  RAINFALL COINCIDES WITH THE HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 

&&

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-150000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160915T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
409 PM EDT WED SEP 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.

&&

$$

827 
WHUS42 KCHS 142104
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
504 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

SCZ048>050-150100-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160915T0100Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
504 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA 
  INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.3 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. 
  SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING 
  COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF 
  PROPERTIES. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WOULD OCCUR IF HEAVY 
  RAINFALL COINCIDES WITH THE HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

&&

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-150000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160915T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
504 PM EDT WED SEP 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.

&&

$$

975 
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CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
809 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

SCZ048>050-150115-
/O.CAN.KCHS.CF.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160915T0100Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
809 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

STANDING WATER FROM EARLIER COASTAL FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINS WILL
PERSIST. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

$$

GAZ117-119-139-141-150115-
/O.EXP.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160915T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
809 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

A LOW RISK IS EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES THURSDAY.

$$