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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
555 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2025
SCZ049-050-132000-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0027.250913T1500Z-250913T1900Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0008.250913T1200Z-250914T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
555 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
EXPECTED. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, UP TO ONE HALF FOOT
OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND
TIDAL WATERWAYS (7.3 TO 7.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH THIS EVENING.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3
PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE
INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1:18 PM 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.
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.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
13/01 AM 6.5 0.7 1.2 N/A NONE
13/01 PM 7.4 1.6 1.1 N/A MINOR
14/02 AM 6.4 0.6 1.3 N/A NONE
14/02 PM 7.4 1.6 1.2 N/A MINOR
15/03 AM 6.1 0.3 1.1 N/A NONE
15/03 PM 7.2 1.4 1.1 N/A MINOR
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-051-132000-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0008.250913T1200Z-250914T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
555 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GEORGIA AND 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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