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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Charleston, SC

April 3, 2017

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Apr 3, 2017, 3:36 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2017, 3:36 AM EDT (07:36 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted.

290 
WHUS42 KCHS 030736
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
336 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-031545-
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0002.170403T1200Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
336 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017

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

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
803 
WHUS42 KCHS 031415
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1015 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-032215-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1015 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...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.

&&

$$
006 
WHUS42 KCHS 031925
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
325 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-040000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
325 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...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.

&&

$$
064 
WHUS42 KCHS 032337
CFWCHS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
737 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-040045-
/O.EXP.KCHS.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-170404T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
737 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING ALONG THE COAST.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSLong31 min
Apr 3, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSLiberty, Long53 min
Apr 3, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSTattnall34 min
Apr 3, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch33 min
Apr 3, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBryan, Liberty46 min
Apr 3, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch32 min
Apr 3, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSScreven50 min
Apr 3, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSJenkins33 min
Apr 3, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBulloch23 min
Apr 3, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSCandler28 min
Apr 3, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch, Effingham, Screven47 min
Apr 3, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSScreven31 min
Apr 3, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBulloch, Evans, Tattnall38 min
Apr 3, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSBryan, Effingham, Liberty, Long26 min
Apr 3, 3:37 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryCHSBerkeley19 hr
Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSAllendale, Hampton59 min
Apr 3, 4:41 PM EDTTornado WarningCHSHampton24 min
Apr 3, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSHampton, Jasper49 min
Apr 3, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSColleton61 min
Apr 3, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBeaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper36 min
Apr 3, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSDorchester33 min
Apr 3, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSCharleston, Dorchester31 min
Apr 3, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS97 min
Apr 3, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester65 min
Apr 3, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston30 min
Apr 3, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCHSCharleston37 min
Apr 3, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS91 min
Apr 3, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCHSBerkeley, Charleston, Dorchester54 min
Apr 3, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS89 min
Apr 3, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningCHS84 min

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Sources

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