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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1226 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
SCZ049-050-142000-
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COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
1226 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
ALONG SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (7.2 TO 7.4 FEET MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER AT CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 2:24 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.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
14/02 PM 7.3 1.5 1.1 N/A MINOR
15/03 AM 6.1 0.3 1.1 N/A NONE
15/04 PM 7.2 1.4 1.1 N/A MINOR
16/04 AM 5.9 0.1 0.9 N/A NONE
16/05 PM 6.7 0.9 0.6 N/A NONE
17/05 AM 5.7 -0.1 0.5 N/A NONE
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
1226 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...GEORGIA BEACHES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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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