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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this rip current statement at Oct 4, 2017, 3:23 AM EDT. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2017, 3:23 AM EDT (07:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
The text
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156 WHUS42 KCHS 040723 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 323 AM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-041530- /O.NEW.KCHS.RP.S.0010.171004T0723Z-171005T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 323 AM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
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483 WHUS42 KCHS 041435 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1035 AM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-050000- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171005T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1035 AM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
304 WHUS42 KCHS 041933 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 333 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-050345- /O.EXT.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 333 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
260 WHUS42 KCHS 050355 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1155 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-051200- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1155 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
384
WHUS42 KCHS 050726
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
326 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
GAZ117-119-139-141-051530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.171005T1000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
JASPER COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 9.3 TO 9.6 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT FORT
PULASKI...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG MUCH OF THE GEORGIA AND JASPER COUNTY COASTS.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT FORT PULASKI AROUND 813 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
IMPASSABLE. WATER COULD COVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN
TYBEE ISLAND AND TALAHI ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 9.4 1.9 1.2 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
06/09 AM 9.5 2.0 1.0 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
&&
$$
SCZ051-051530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.171005T1000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
COASTAL JASPER-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
JASPER COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 9.3 TO 9.6 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT FORT
PULASKI...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG MUCH OF THE GEORGIA AND JASPER COUNTY COASTS;
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT FORT PULASKI AROUND 813 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
IMPASSABLE. WATER COULD COVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN
TYBEE ISLAND AND TALAHI ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 9.4 1.9 1.2 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
06/09 AM 9.5 2.0 1.0 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
&&
$$
SCZ048-049-051530-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.171005T1000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 7.2 TO 7.5 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
802 AM AND IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 914 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
IMPASSABLE.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 7.4 1.5 1.0 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.5 1.6 0.8 NA MODERATE
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
&&
$$
SCZ050-051400-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.171005T1000Z-171005T1400Z/
CHARLESTON-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 7.2 TO 7.5 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
802 AM AND IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 914 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CHARLESTON HARBOR SC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 7.0 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 7.4 1.5 1.0 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.5 1.6 0.8 NA MODERATE
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
&&
$$798
WHUS42 KCHS 051038
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
638 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-051845-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
COASTAL JASPER-
638 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
JASPER COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 9.3 TO 9.6 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
FORT PULASKI...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE GEORGIA AND JASPER COUNTY COASTS.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT FORT PULASKI AROUND 813 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE. WATER COULD COVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 80
BETWEEN TYBEE ISLAND AND TALAHI ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 9.4 1.9 1.2 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
06/09 AM 9.5 2.0 1.0 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
&&
$$
SCZ048-049-051845-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
638 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 7.2 TO 7.5 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
802 AM AND IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 914 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CHARLESTON HARBOR SC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 7.0 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 7.4 1.5 1.0 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.5 1.6 0.8 NA MODERATE
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
&&
$$
SCZ050-051400-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-171005T1400Z/
CHARLESTON-
638 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 7.2 TO 7.5 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...RESULTING IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
802 AM AND IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 914 AM.
SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND
AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/08 AM 7.4 1.5 1.0 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.5 1.6 0.8 NA MODERATE
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
&&
$$760
WHUS42 KCHS 051350
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
950 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ051-052200-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
COASTAL JASPER-
950 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
&&
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 AM 9.2 1.7 1.3 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 9.0 1.5 0.9 NA NONE
06/09 AM 9.4 1.9 0.9 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.0 1.5 0.9 NA NONE
&&
$$
SCZ048-049-052200-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-171005T1400Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
950 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 AM 7.1 1.2 0.9 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.8 NA MINOR
&&
$$
SCZ050-051500-
/O.EXP.KCHS.CF.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-171005T1400Z/
CHARLESTON-
950 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
AT 842 AM, CHARLESTON NOS TIDE GAGE PEAKED AT 7.04 FT MEAN LOWER
LOW WATER. SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING TYPICALLY OCCURS ALONG THE
LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WHEN TIDE LEVELS REACH 7.0 FT MLLW IN
THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR AGAIN THIS
EVENING DURING HIGH TIDE, EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 830 PM.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CHARLESTON HARBOR SC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 7.0 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 AM 7.1 1.2 0.9 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.8 NA MINOR
&&
$$580 WHUS42 KCHS 051423 CFWCHS COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1023 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017 GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-052230- /O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/ COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER- 1023 AM EDT THU OCT 5 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. && $$
817
WHUS42 KCHS 051858
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
258 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-060200-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0029.171005T1900Z-171006T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
258 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND. ALSO, LOW-LYING AREAS FROM THE
SAVANNAH RIVER NORTH ACROSS THE BEAUFORT AREA.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 9.2 TO 9.4 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT FORT
PULASKI...FLOOD STAGE IS 9.2 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE
PREDICTED LEVEL WILL RESULT IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE GEORGIA AND JASPER COUNTY COASTS.
TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO PEAK BETWEEN 7.0 TO 7.2 FT MEAN LOWER
LOW WATER IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FT MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER. THE PREDICTED WATER LEVEL WILL RESULT IN
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT FORT PULASKI AROUND 840 PM AND
BEAUFORT AT 935 PM. SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2
HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
IMPASSABLE.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 AM 7.1 1.2 0.9 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.8 NA MINOR
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 AM 9.2 1.7 1.3 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 9.0 1.5 0.9 NA NONE
06/09 AM 9.4 1.9 0.9 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.0 1.5 0.9 NA NONE
&&
$$
SCZ050-060200-
/O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0029.171005T1900Z-171006T0200Z/
CHARLESTON-
258 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO PEAK BETWEEN 7.0 TO 7.2
FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...FLOOD STAGE IS
7.0 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE PREDICTED WATER LEVEL WILL
RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
832 PM. SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE
AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS BECOMING
IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 AM 7.1 1.2 0.9 NA MINOR
05/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.1 1.2 0.8 NA MINOR
&&
$$102
WHUS42 KCHS 052041
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
441 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-060200-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-171006T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
441 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND. ALSO, LOW-LYING AREAS FROM THE
SAVANNAH RIVER NORTH ACROSS THE BEAUFORT AREA.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 9.2 TO 9.4 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT
FORT PULASKI...FLOOD STAGE IS 9.2 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE
PREDICTED LEVEL WILL RESULT IN SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE GEORGIA AND JASPER COUNTY COASTS.
TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO PEAK BETWEEN 7.0 TO 7.2 FT MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FT
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE PREDICTED WATER LEVEL WILL RESULT IN
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT FORT PULASKI AROUND 840 PM
AND BEAUFORT AT 935 PM. SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1
TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
* RIP CURRENTS...WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF DUE TO LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
07/10 AM 7.5 1.6 0.7 NA MODERATE
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 PM 9.3 1.8 1.2 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 9.4 1.9 0.9 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
07/10 AM 9.3 1.8 0.7 NA MINOR
&&
$$
SCZ050-060200-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-171006T0200Z/
CHARLESTON-
441 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO PEAK BETWEEN 7.0 TO
7.2 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN CHARLESTON HARBOR...FLOOD STAGE
IS 7.0 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE PREDICTED WATER LEVEL WILL
RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG MUCH OF THE LOWER
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
832 PM. SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS
BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
07/10 AM 7.5 1.6 0.7 NA MODERATE
&&
$$601
WHUS42 KCHS 052342
CFWCHS
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
742 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048-049-051-060200-
/O.EXP.KCHS.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-171006T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-171006T0200Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
742 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
INCLUDING TYBEE ISLAND. ALSO, LOW-LYING AREAS FROM THE
SAVANNAH RIVER NORTH ACROSS THE BEAUFORT AREA.
* TIDE LEVELS...PEAKING 9.2 TO 9.4 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT FORT
PULASKI AND BETWEEN 7.0 TO 7.2 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT FORT PULASKI AROUND 9 PM AND
BEAUFORT AROUND 945 PM. SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1
TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
07/10 AM 7.5 1.6 0.7 NA MODERATE
FORT PULASKI GA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 9.2 FT, MODERATE 9.6 FT, MAJOR 10.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 PM 9.3 1.8 1.2 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 9.4 1.9 0.9 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 9.1 1.6 1.0 NA NONE
07/10 AM 9.3 1.8 0.7 NA MINOR
&&
$$
SCZ050-060200-
/O.CON.KCHS.CF.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-171006T0200Z/
CHARLESTON-
742 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2017
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
* TIDE LEVELS...TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO PEAK BETWEEN 7.0 TO 7.2
FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN CHARLESTON HARBOR.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND
845 PM. SALTWATER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE
AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND
NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD RESULT IN SOME ROADS
BECOMING IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPASSABLE ROADS. IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.
&&
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 1.24 FT, MODERATE 1.74 FT, MAJOR 2.24 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.8 NA MINOR
06/09 AM 7.4 1.5 0.7 NA MINOR
06/09 PM 7.2 1.3 0.9 NA MINOR
07/10 AM 7.5 1.6 0.7 NA MODERATE
&&
$$Nearby
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