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WHUS42 KCHS 091816
CFWCHS
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
216 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
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COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
216 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
..COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF
INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED ALONG SHORELINES AND
TIDAL WATERWAYS (7.0 TO 7.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
CHARLESTON). FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, UP TO ONE FOOT OF
INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ALONG SHORELINES AND
TIDAL WATERWAYS (7.8 TO 8.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
CHARLESTON).
* WHERE...COASTAL COLLETON AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE
AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN
THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 7:51 PM THIS
EVENING AND 8:23 AM SATURDAY 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/08 PM 7.1 1.3 0.9 N/A MINOR
10/08 AM 7.9 2.1 1.4 N/A MODERATE
10/09 PM 7.5 1.7 1.6 N/A MODERATE
11/09 AM 7.2 1.4 0.6 N/A MINOR
11/09 PM 6.0 0.2 0.2 N/A NONE
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
216 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...BEAUFORT AND COASTAL JASPER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY 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.
GAZ217-219-239-241-100230-
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
216 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...GEORGIA BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY 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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