329  
WHUS42 KCHS 150613  
CFWCHS  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
113 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
 
SCZ049-050-151415-  
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0060.241215T1100Z-241215T1500Z/  
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-  
113 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM  
EST THIS MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (7.4 TO 7.6 FEET  
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT CHARLESTON).  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE  
AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 7:32 AM  
SUNDAY 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  
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------  
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 6.8 1.0 0.5 N/A NONE  
16/09 PM 5.2 -0.6 0.3 N/A NONE  
17/09 AM 6.1 0.3 0.0 N/A NONE  
 
 
 
 
 
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-051-151415-  
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0060.241215T1100Z-241215T1500Z/  
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-  
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-  
113 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM  
EST THIS MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (9.6 TO 9.8 FEET  
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT FORT PULASKI).  
 
* WHERE...BEAUFORT, COASTAL JASPER, AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST  
GEORGIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...SALTWATER INUNDATION WILL IMPACT SOME ROADS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 7:37 AM  
SUNDAY AT FORT PULASKI. 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.  
 
FORT PULASKI GA  
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.5 FT, MODERATE 10.0 FT, MAJOR 10.5 FT  
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.0 FT, MODERATE 2.5 FT, MAJOR 3.0 FT  
 
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE  
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD  
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT  
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------  
15/08 AM 9.7 2.2 1.4 N/A MINOR  
15/08 PM 7.8 0.3 0.9 N/A NONE  
16/08 AM 8.9 1.4 0.7 N/A NONE  
16/09 PM 7.2 -0.3 0.5 N/A NONE  
17/09 AM 8.1 0.6 0.2 N/A NONE  
 
 
 
 
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