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FZUS52 KCHS 110801
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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
401 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH
COASTAL GEORGIA

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV
ON THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS
OR ADVISORIES THAT MAY BE IN EFFECT.

SCZ050-112300-
CHARLESTON-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE ROMAIN...ISLE OF PALMS...
SULLIVANS ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND
401 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS...

RIP CURRENT OUTLOOK...FOR TODAY.
MODERATE RISK. WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE
FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS THAT KNOW HOW
TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS ARE
POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH
OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE
VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE
ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS
AND POSTED SIGNS.

TODAY...SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.

SUNDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. 

SEA WATER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 70S.

THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR TODAY IS IN THE LOW CATEGORY.

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SCZ048-049-051-112300-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND...DAUFUSKIE ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH
401 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

RIP CURRENT OUTLOOK...FOR TODAY.
LOW RISK. WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS. HOWEVER...RIP CURRENTS CAN STILL
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE
VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. KNOW HOW
TO SWIM AND HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

TODAY...SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20
MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.

SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 90 PERCENT. 

SEA WATER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 70S.

THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR TODAY IS IN THE LOW CATEGORY.

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GAZ117-119-139-141-112300-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...TYBEE ISLAND...OSSABAW ISLAND...
WASSAW ISLAND...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...SAPELO ISLAND
401 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

RIP CURRENT OUTLOOK...FOR TODAY.
LOW RISK. WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS. HOWEVER...RIP CURRENTS CAN STILL
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE
VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. KNOW HOW
TO SWIM AND HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
LIKELY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 

SEA WATER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 70S.

THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FOR TODAY IS IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY.

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