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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Charleston, SC

September 16, 2017

NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Sep 16, 2017, 3:23 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 16, 2017, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC

The text

As transmitted.

083 
WHUS42 KCHS 161923
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
323 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-170330-
/O.NEW.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0007.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
323 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
  HIGHER SETS GREATER THAN 7 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

5 follow-up statements

394 
WHUS42 KCHS 170303
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1103 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-171115-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1103 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 
  OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS GREATER THAN 7 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

301 
WHUS42 KCHS 170747
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
347 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-171600-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
347 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 
  OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS GREATER THAN 7 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

130 
WHUS42 KCHS 171412
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1012 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-172215-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
1012 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

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

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND 
  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
  HIGHER SETS UP TO 7 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

354 
WHUS42 KCHS 171936
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
336 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-180100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0022.170917T2100Z-170918T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
COASTAL JASPER-
336 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* 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.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND LOW- 
  LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. 

* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING BETWEEN 9.1 AND 9.3 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 641 PM AT FORT PULASKI.
  SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE
  AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. 

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW-
  LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
  IMPASSABLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$

SCZ048>050-180100-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0022.170917T2100Z-170918T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
336 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* 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.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING
  DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. 

* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING BETWEEN 7.1 AND 7.4 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 637 PM AT CHARLESTON.
  SHALLOW SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE
  AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EVENING
  HOURS.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW-
  LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
  IMPASSABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$

092 
WHUS42 KCHS 180007
CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
807 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-180115-
/O.CAN.KCHS.CF.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-170918T0100Z/
/O.EXP.KCHS.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170918T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
807 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

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

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 16, 3:23 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	CHS		24 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in Georgia, 2017 Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2017 Every rip current statement in 2017

Sources

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