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WHUS42 KCHS 140845
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
345 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2024
SCZ049-050-141400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0059.241214T1000Z-241214T1400Z/
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
345 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2024
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (7.1 TO 7.3 FEET
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 6:41 AM TODAY
AT CHARLESTON. SALTWATER INUNDATION WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2
HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
VISIT WATER.WEATHER.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL WATER LEVEL AND FLOOD
IMPACT INFORMATION.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CHARLESTON HARBOR SC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 7.0 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.2 FT, MODERATE 1.7 FT, MAJOR 2.2 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
14/07 AM 7.2 1.4 0.7 N/A MINOR
14/07 PM 6.3 0.5 1.2 N/A NONE
15/08 AM 7.5 1.7 1.1 N/A MODERATE
15/08 PM 5.8 0.0 0.8 N/A NONE
16/08 AM 6.9 1.1 0.6 N/A NONE
16/09 PM 5.3 -0.5 0.4 N/A NONE
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