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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Sep 7, 2017, 4:08 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 8, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2017, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 8, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2017, 10:57 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted.
818 WHUS42 KCHS 072008 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 408 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-080415- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0005.170908T1000Z-170909T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 408 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
340 WHUS42 KCHS 080311 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1111 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081115- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.170908T1000Z-170909T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1111 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
181 WHUS42 KCHS 080820 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 420 AM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-081630- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.170908T1000Z-170909T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 420 AM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...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. && $$
616 WHUS42 KCHS 081400 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1000 AM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-082200- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170909T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1000 AM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
097 WHUS42 KCHS 081947 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 347 PM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-090400- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0020.170909T0000Z-170909T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170910T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 347 PM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF POWERFUL...LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE IRMA AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE RUN UP OF WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE ON THE IMMEDIATE BEACH FRONT. * 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. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. && $$
906 WHUS42 KCHS 090350 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1150 PM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-091200- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-170909T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170910T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1150 PM EDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
487 WHUS42 KCHS 090416 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1216 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-091230- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170910T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1216 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * 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. && $$
179 WHUS42 KCHS 090922 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 522 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-091830- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0021.170909T1300Z-170909T1700Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170910T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 522 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. * TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING BETWEEN 9.2 TO 9.4 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER RESULTING IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING.. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1050 AM AT FORT PULASKI. SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW- LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF POWERFUL...LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE IRMA AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE RUN UP OF WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. && $$ SCZ048>051-091830- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0021.170909T1300Z-170909T1700Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170910T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 522 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * 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. * TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING BETWEEN 7.1 AND 7.3 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER RESULTING IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 1040 AM AND AROUND 1147 AM IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER NEAR BEAUFORT. SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW- LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF POWERFUL...LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE IRMA AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE RUN UP OF WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. && $$
585 WHUS42 KCHS 091457 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-091600- /O.CAN.KCHS.CF.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-170909T1700Z/ /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170910T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... INFORMATION ON COASTAL FLOODING AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE FOUND IN THE HURRICANE IRMA LOCAL STATEMENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 3:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 55 hr |
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