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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
757 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
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CHARLESTON-
757 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...BRIEF SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS
MORNING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...
TIDE LEVELS IN THE CHARLESTON HABOR COULD BRIEFLY REACH 7.0 FEET
MLLW WITH HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME
BRIEF, SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IN SOME OF THE NORMAL LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, INCLUDING AREAS ADJACENT TO
GADSDEN CREEK. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SALTWATER ACROSS
PARTS OF FISHBURNE STREET AND HAGOOD AVENUE. HIGH TIDE IN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR JUST BEFORE NOON.
THERE IS A CHANCE THE TIDE GO HIGHER. IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES
THAT HIGHER TIDE LEVELS WILL OCCUR, A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
14/11 PM 5.8 0.0 0.3 N/A NONE
15/12 PM 7.0 1.2 1.0 N/A MINOR
16/12 AM 6.1 0.3 0.9 N/A NONE
16/12 PM 6.5 0.7 0.8 N/A NONE
17/12 AM 5.8 0.0 0.9 N/A NONE
17/01 PM 6.3 0.5 0.7 N/A NONE
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
757 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...GEORGIA 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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