Conditions became favorable for rip currents along the southeast Georgia coast producing hazardous swimming conditions at Tybee Island.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Conditions became favorable for rip currents along the southeast Georgia coast producing hazardous swimming conditions at Tybee Island.
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 Jul 10, 12:36 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 136 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A weak surface front will lift north tonight and Thursday. Another front will move through on Saturday. High pressure will prevail late weekend through much of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Rest of Today: Showers/thunderstorms are developing/increasing near a stationary front and within moderate instability (MLCAPEs ~3,000 J/kg). This activity will slowly move inland this afternoon. The environment will feature PW values around 2.2 inches with steering flow between 10-15 mph. The primary hazard with these thunderstorms will be heavy to excessive rainfall. This evening, CAMs indicate that deep convection will gradually dissipate across the forecast area. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may persist into the overnight hours. In fact, near- term guidance indicates that a weakness in mid-level heights will drift across the coastal areas during the predawn hours, supporting an increase in showers and thunderstorms. I will indicate a gradual expansion of chance PoPs late tonight, primarily across the SC Lowcountry. Low temperatures are forecast to range from the mid 70s inland to the upper 70s along the coast. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Atlantic high pressure will briefly build in Thursday, pushing the stationary front to the north. Weak high pressure will persist into Friday though models indicate the potential for a surface trough to develop across southern Georgia, potentially increasing afternoon coverage of showers and tstms across the southern zones. Saturday could feature slightly greater convective coverage as another front approaches from the northwest. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A deep layered ridge is forecast to develop over the southeast U.S. late weekend through the middle of next week as a result of deepening low pressure along the western Gulf Coast. Convective coverage will be more isolated in nature while high temps push into the middle 90s. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... 18Z TAFs: Showers/thunderstorms are slowly moving inland this afternoon. It appears the main activity is already inland of the TAF sites, so the probability of any flight restrictions is low. VFR should prevail. Showers/thunderstorms are forecasted to develop again along the coast Thursday morning, possibly bringing impacts to KCHS. Extended Aviation Outlook: Brief flight restrictions possible in scattered showers/tstms, especially Thursday through Saturday. Less coverage expected Sunday and Monday. && .MARINE... An inverted trough associated with a sfc front will shift slowly inland through the daylight hours, remaining inland tonight. As a result, winds across the marine zones are forecast to remain from the SSW between 10-15 kts. Rounds of scattered thunderstorms are forecast across the waters today into tonight. Wave heights should remain between 2-3 ft within 20 NM to around 4 ft beyond 20 NM. An enhanced SW gradient will continue Thursday through Friday before gradually weakening over the weekend. We're still showing conditions staying just below advisory criteria. Atlantic high pressure will build in late in the weekend through much of next week. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM...JRL LONG TERM...JRL AVIATION... MARINE...
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 359 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>052-110800- 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 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- 359 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019 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...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1019 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM RIP CURRENTS 3 SW KIAWAH ISLAND 32.58N 80.12W
07/10/2019 AMZ350 SC LIFE GUARD
A WEAK RIP CURRENT WAS SPOTTED BY A KIAWAH BEACHWALKER
LIFEGUARD. IT WAS OCCURRING TO THE LEFT OF THE FLAG/SWIM
ZONE.
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EVENT NUMBER CHS1900775
BRM1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Tybee Island lifeguards reported multiple rip currents throughout the day, mostly on the southern half of Tybee Island. The rip currents were mainly 50 to 75 feet wide and multiple rescues were performed.
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