A south/southwest wind along with large swell helped produce a few rip currents along the beaches of Southeast Georgia.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A south/southwest wind along with large swell helped produce a few rip currents along the beaches of Southeast Georgia.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 6:20 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 720 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will approach the Southeast tonight, then stall near the area Tuesday into Wednesday. Wet conditions could persist into the second half of the week before Atlantic high pressure returns over the Southeast by the weekend. Another cold front could approach the area early next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Today: Models indicate that deep tropical moisture will continue to loft northward around the Atlc subtropical ridge. Pwats in the 2.0 to 2.20 inch range are forecast to spread across the region during the day. The western flank of the Atlc ridge is also forecast to weaken as an upper level trough moves into the Tennessee Valley. Meanwhile, a complex inverted trough over the Gulf of Mexico tries to congeal into a tropical low north of the Yucatan. Chances for convective rains appear to be greater than on Sunday given the arrival of deeper moisture and instability which is already evident across the forecast area early this morning. The coastal areas have the weakest cap and expect isolated to scattered showers and tstms to develop by midday at the latest. A weak mid level vort moving across northern SC may result in some convective enhancement across the Charleston Quad-County region initially. This afternoon, we think scattered showers and tstms are a good bet along and west of I-95 where mesoscale boundaries and the late day sea breeze take hold. We limited POPs at 50 percent today given coverage differences in CAMs output this morning. Pulse and multi-cell clusters will be the main mode of convection but the risk for organized severe storms is low, given the presence of weak and uni-directional sw flow in the steering layers seen on forecast soundings. Since inland tstms will come late after highs in the lower 90s, some robust updrafts are possible and isolated severe weather cannot be ruled out. Tonight: Convection looks to linger well inland during the evening hours while a cold front approaching from the northwest will likely get hung up in the mountains. Later tonight, we ramp up POPs back into the 40% range as upper difluence increases while deep moisture and broad isentropic ascent are also noted. Warm and moist conditions will prevail with lows in the mid 70s with cloud cover fairly widespread. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Tuesday and Wednesday: Precip coverage and intensity looks to increase over the Southeast as moisture is drawn from the south ahead of a slow moving cold front that stalls near the area Tuesday into Wednesday. The amount of moisture drawn to the area will be somewhat dependent on the development and track of a tropical low over the southern Gulf of Mexico. Most guidance indicates the track of the low will remain south and west of the area, limiting the bulk of deepest moisture to the area. However, PWATs in excess of 2.25 inches could very well extend north/northeast along the baroclinic zone and into parts of the Southeast United States. This appears to be the most favorable scenario given the latest water vapor imagery indicating a large plume of moisture advecting northward over the southern Gulf of Mexico. Given the amount of moisture as well as sufficient forcing associated with the stalling front, most areas should see numerous showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. There is a potential of higher precip coverage over parts of Southeast Georgia Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon where moisture levels are deepest and moisture convergence is greatest. In regards to severe weather potential over the area, strong isentropic ascent, saturated moisture profiles and poor mid-lvl lapse rates indicate widespread cloud cover and limited instability. Thus, the severe weather threat will remain low. However, a few rounds of heavy rainfall will be possible should deep moisture advection and convergence materialize over the Southeast. Given the extent of cloud cover over the region, high temps will likely be a few degrees below normal. In general, afternoon highs should struggle to reach the mid 80s. Overnight lows will remain in the low/mid 70s. Thursday: There remains quite a bit of uncertainty in the forecast in regards to the development and track of a tropical low over the Gulf of Mexico and what's left of a stalled boundary near the area. Latest guidance indicates the boundary will dissipate by Thursday while Atlantic high pressure slowly begins to nudge westward over the Southeast United States. This scenario favors high chances of showers and/or thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and slightly warmer temps in the mid 80s. However, greater chances of precip could occur well inland where PWATs remain in excess of 2.25 inches. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A fairly low confidence forecast remains in place into the later part of the week in regards to precip coverage and intensity. However, the general trend indicates that Atlantic high pressure should gradually build over the Southeast while a tropical low tracks over the western Gulf of Mexico. The setup should shift the bulk of deepest moisture west of the area by Friday morning. At this time, chances of showers/thunderstorms are in the forecast each afternoon with the suggestion of a more summer-like pattern occurring over the Southeast this weekend. Temps should return to near normal Friday with afternoon highs in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. Temps should then approach the lower 90s Saturday and Sunday with peak ridging over the area ahead of a cold front approaching from the west/northwest Monday. Overnight lows will generally range in the mid 70s away from the coast. && .AVIATION /12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Mainly VFR. There will be better coverage of convection today when compared to today, with scattered showers and storms in advance of the sea breeze. We maintained the VCTS from the 00Z and 06Z TAF cycles with CB clouds at KCHS and KSAV from about 16-21Z. Isolated convection is possible around KCHS prior to 16Z. There are indications that MVFR cigs may develop after midnight at KSAV but we will allow for another model run prior to forecasting any restrictions this far out. Extended Aviation Outlook: An extended period of flight restrictions is possible Tuesday and Wednesday as a cold front stalls near the area and promotes numerous showers and thunderstorms. Conditions should improve on Thursday as Atlantic high pressure returns over the Southeast, but brief flight restrictions are possible each afternoon through late week. && .MARINE... No significant changes to the persistent synoptic regime which has prevailed over the waters recently. SSW flow will back to S again today with speeds ebbing in the late morning, then increase later in the day as the sea breeze works inland. Tonight, nocturnal surging will peak during the evening and early in the overnight hours, then slowly veer to SW along the SC coast. Speeds will average 15-20 KT along coastal SC north of Edisto Island and near 15 KT elsewhere. There is still some 16 second period swells at various buoys, and that makes up much of the wave energy, with average seas 2-4 ft. During times of peak surging, 3 to 4 ft will be more typical through tonight. Tuesday through Saturday: Atlantic high pressure will gradually retreat east while a cold front stalls near the area inland. The pattern should lead to periods of showers and thunderstorms over the coastal waters into midweek. Atlantic high pressure should then return Thursday and prevail through late week. Winds/seas are expected to remain below Small Craft Advisory levels through the week with a south/southeast wind generally between 10-15 kt. Winds could gust up to 20 kt during the weekend. Seas will build up to 3-4 ft over most waters, but could touch 5 ft in offshore Georgia waters. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM...DPB LONG TERM...DPB AVIATION... MARINE...DPB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 447 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>052-200900- Charleston Harbor- Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 nm- Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 nm- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm...including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 nm-Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Effingham-Tattnall-Evans- Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham-Long- Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh-Coastal McIntosh- Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester-Inland Berkeley- Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston-Coastal Jasper- Tidal Berkeley- 447 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters, southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Excessive Rain...Tropical moisture will shift over the Southeast in advance of a cold front that stalls near the area. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible Tuesday and Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Lifeguards reported 5 rescues along Tybee Island beach due to rip currents between 50 to 70 yards wide and 25 to 35 yards long.
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