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WHUS42 KCHS 091608
CFWCHS
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1208 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2025
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COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
1208 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 6 FEET
EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, ONE
TO TWO FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED ALONG
SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (8.4 TO 8.6 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER AT CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SALTWATER INUNDATION WILL RENDER
NUMEROUS ROADS IMPASSABLE. PROPERTIES MAY ALSO FLOOD.
DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 11:15 AM FRIDAY
MORNING AT CHARLESTON. SALTWATER INUNDATION WILL BE POSSIBLE 1
TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
VISIT WATER.WEATHER.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL WATER LEVEL AND FLOOD
IMPACT INFORMATION.
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.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/10 AM 7.7 1.9 0.6 N/A MODERATE
09/10 PM 7.2 1.4 1.4 N/A MINOR
10/11 AM 8.5 2.7 1.6 N/A MAJOR
10/11 PM 7.1 1.3 1.5 N/A MINOR
11/12 PM 8.0 2.2 1.3 N/A MAJOR
12/12 AM 6.7 0.9 1.4 N/A NONE
SCZ052-100015-
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TIDAL BERKELEY-
1208 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (8.4 TO 8.6 FEET
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY INCLUDING DANIEL ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SOME ROADS IN AND AROUND DANIEL ISLAND MAY BE
IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 11:15 AM FRIDAY
MORNING 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.
TIDAL BERKELEY SC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 8.0 FT, MODERATE 8.5 FT, MAJOR 9.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.2 FT, MODERATE 2.7 FT, MAJOR 3.2 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/10 AM 7.7 1.9 0.6 N/A NONE
09/10 PM 7.2 1.4 1.4 N/A NONE
10/11 AM 8.5 2.7 1.6 N/A MODERATE
10/11 PM 7.1 1.3 1.5 N/A NONE
11/12 PM 8.0 2.2 1.3 N/A MINOR
12/12 AM 6.7 0.9 1.4 N/A NONE
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-051-100015-
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
1208 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 6 FEET
EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...GEORGIA BEACHES, BEAUFORT, AND COASTAL JASPER.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.
* 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.
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