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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
308 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009
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CHARLESTON-
308 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REST OF TODAY...
WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST HAVE NOT BEEN
QUITE AS HIGH AS FURTHER INLAND NOR AS HIGH AS FURTHER OFFSHORE.
FOLLY BEACH...ISLE OF PALMS...SULLIVANS ISLAND AND OTHER SHORELINE
OBSERVATION SITES HAVE SHOWN WINDS NO HIGHER THAN 15 MPH THROUGH
THE DAY. IN ADDITION...SEVERAL REPORTS FROM THE BEACHES HAVE NOT
INDICATED RIP CURRENTS. THEREFORE...HAVE REDUCED THE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS FROM HIGH TO MODERATE ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SHORE.
ALTHOUGH THE RISK HAS BEEN REDUCED TO MODERATE...ONSHORE WINDS
WITH SWELLS UP TO 2 FEET OF AROUND 9 SECONDS AND THE RECENT NEW
MOON WILL STILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN
CALM. SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF
THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN
BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS OR THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.
PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF RIP CURRENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE.
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