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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
500 AM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS TODAY...

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF WHAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL
RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK. THE FOCUS IS TO ALERT AND EDUCATE
BEACHGOERS TO THE RISKS OF RIP CURRENTS. WHILE THEY ARE A FAIRLY
COMMON BEACH HAZARD...THEY ARE STILL UNKNOWN BY MANY.

TO HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND RIP CURRENTS AND THE DANGERS THEY 
POSE...BEGINNING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY JUNE
7...YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WILL ISSUE PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS EACH MORNING AROUND 500 AM EDT. THESE
STATEMENTS WILL DETAIL SUCH TOPICS AS...

WHAT TO DO IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT.

RIP CURRENT FACTS...INFORMATION AND STATISTICS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIP CURRENT PROGRAM.

HOW TO BECOME A RIP CURRENT SPOTTER.

AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RIP CURRENTS.

AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE VISIT THE BEACH...RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE
TO BE A SERIOUS BEACH HAZARD. THE TIME THAT YOU TAKE TO LEARN AND
UNDERSTAND ABOUT RIP CURRENTS CAN HELP TO PROTECT YOU...YOUR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHEN AT THE SHORE.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RIP CURRENTS PLEASE VISIT THE
FOLLOWING INTERNET SITES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CHS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIP CURRENT PROGRAM AT...
WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV. 

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