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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
215 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2026
GAZ217-219-239-241-191900-
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
215 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO
5 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK,
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...GEORGIA BEACHES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND
FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A
DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE
SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
SCZ148>151-191900-
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
215 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...SOUTH CAROLINA BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND
FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A
DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE
SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
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