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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
835 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
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COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-
835 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
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 WATCH, FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH 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 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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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL JASPER-
835 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...GEORGIA BEACHES, BEAUFORT, AND COASTAL JASPER.
* 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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