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CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
314 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
SCZ050-111515-
/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.240411T1200Z-240412T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0001.240411T1200Z-240412T0000Z/
CHARLESTON-
314 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO
6 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHARLESTON COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8
AM EDT FRIDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM 8 AM EDT
THIS MORNING 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.
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-111515-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0001.240411T1200Z-240412T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
314 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GEORGIA BEACHES, BEAUFORT, COASTAL COLLETON, AND
COASTAL JASPER.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING 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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