Northeast winds up to 10-15 knots in combination with 3-4 ft swell around 9 seconds led to conditions favorable for rip currents along the Charleston County beaches.
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Northeast winds up to 10-15 knots in combination with 3-4 ft swell around 9 seconds led to conditions favorable for rip currents along the Charleston County beaches.
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 4, 11:51 AM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Charleston SC 1251 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... All Key Messages and sections have been updated. && .KEY MESSAGES... - 1) Dry conditions will persist through the weekend with rain chances increasing early next week. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1: Dry conditions will persist through the weekend with rain chances increasing early next week. Deep-layered high pressure will maintain its influence across the Southeast U.S. through the weekend yielding seasonable temperatures and rain-free conditions. A modest sea breeze is likely each day, but will have little impact on the convective environment given the synoptic subsidence aloft. It will only bring an increase in low-level moisture and a bit of gustiness each afternoon. Highs will warm into the upper 80s/lower 80s Friday and Saturday afternoons, reaching the lower-mid 90s by Sunday. Overnight lows will drop well into the 60s away from the immediate coast with 70s at the beaches and Downtown Charleston. Rain chances will begin to increase early next week as a broad weakness develops aloft and low-level moisture begins to increase. A weak cold front coupled with some sea breeze influences could enhance the convective potential on Tuesday, but the pattern will mostly favor typical, diurnally driven showers/tstms from Wednesday on. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... 04/18z TAF Discussion: KCHS/KJZI/KSAV: VFR through 05/18z. Some gustiness will accompany the sea breeze this afternoon. Extended Aviation Outlook: There are no concerns. && .MARINE... Seas have diminished enough over the Georgia offshore waters to end the Small Craft Advisory. Through Tonight: Sea breeze influences along the land/sea interface and Charleston Harbor will diminish as the evening progresses. Otherwise, southerly winds will back more northerly overnight in response to inland cooling. Speeds will remain 10 kt or less with seas 2-4 ft. Friday through Sunday: Marine conditions will remain on the quite side as high pressure prevails through the weekend. Expect a typical summertime pattern with the modest surge of winds along the coastline as the afternoon sea breeze tracks inland. Rip Currents: A moderate risk for rip currents continues through early this evening. There is a low risk for all beaches on Friday. && .CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 1206 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-137-216>219-238>241-SCZ040-042>045- 147>152-041715- Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch-Effingham-Tattnall-Evans-Long- Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham-Coastal Chatham- 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- 1206 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. For more information about weather hazards for Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia, please see the Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook at the link below: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=chs
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Folly Beach lifeguards reported 1 rescue near Stand 33 due to a moderate strength rip current.
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