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WHUS42 KCHS 161806
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
206 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
SCZ149-150-170500-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0020.260717T0100Z-260717T0500Z/
COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
206 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (6.9 TO 7.1 FEET
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 10:44 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
16/10 AM 6.0 0.2 0.7 N/A NONE
16/11 PM 7.0 1.2 0.8 N/A MINOR
17/11 AM 5.9 0.1 0.6 N/A NONE
17/11 PM 6.4 0.6 0.6 N/A NONE
18/12 PM 5.9 0.1 0.5 N/A NONE
19/12 AM 6.1 0.3 0.6 N/A NONE
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