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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Sep 11, 2017, 11:08 PM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2017, 11:08 PM EDT (03:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2017, 6:26 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
As transmitted.
239 WHUS42 KCHS 120308 CFWCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1108 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-121115- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.W.0001.170912T0308Z-170912T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.170912T0308Z-170912T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0006.170912T0308Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- COASTAL JASPER- 1108 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING BETWEEN 9.2 TO 9.3 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...WITH CONTINUED WAVE ACTION... RESULTING IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 106 AM AT FORT PULASKI. SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. IN ADDITION...POWERFUL...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN THE RUN UP OF WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO SIX FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...INTO THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * 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... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE FLOODING OCCURS. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SCZ048>050-121115- /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.W.0001.170912T0308Z-170912T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.170912T0308Z-170912T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0006.170912T0308Z-170913T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- 1108 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING AROUND 7 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...WITH CONTINUED WAVE ACTION...RESULTING IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 1250 AM AND AROUND 155 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...POWERFUL...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN THE RUN UP OF WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO SIX FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...INTO THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * 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... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE FLOODING OCCURS. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
028 WHUS42 KCHS 120739 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 339 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-121545- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170912T0800Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170912T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- COASTAL JASPER- 339 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO SIX FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...INTO THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TODAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * 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... EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$ SCZ048>050-121545- /O.EXP.KCHS.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170912T0800Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170912T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON- 339 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO SIX FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...INTO THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
585 WHUS42 KCHS 120955 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 555 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-121800- /O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170912T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 555 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * 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. && $$ SCZ050-121800- /O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170912T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 555 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO SIX FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS TODAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
003 WHUS42 KCHS 121351 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 951 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 SCZ050-122200- /O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170912T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 951 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO FIVE FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH THE LATE MID MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * 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... EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-122200- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 951 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
264 WHUS42 KCHS 121430 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 SCZ050-122230- /O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170912T2000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO FIVE FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * 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... EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-122230- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1030 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
929 WHUS42 KCHS 121914 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 314 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 SCZ050-130000- /O.EXT.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 314 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...FOUR TO FIVE FOOT BREAKERS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. THERE WILL ALSO BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION. * 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... EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR INLETS...CUTS AND BAYS. SWELLS APPROACHING THESE AREAS CAN LEAD TO LARGE...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES. KEEP A CLEAR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-130000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 314 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
616 WHUS42 KCHS 122226 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 626 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 SCZ050-122330- /O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ CHARLESTON- 626 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-122330- /O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 626 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 11:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Sep 11, 11:08 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 19 hr | |
| Sep 11, 10:43 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CHS | 5 hr | |
| Sep 11, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CHS | Charleston | 29 min |
| Sep 12, 2:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CHS | Charleston, Dorchester | 14 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 28 hr |
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