- In force from
- Oct 18, 8:00 AM EDT
- Until
- Oct 18, 8:00 PM EDT
- Issued
- Oct 17, 6:34 PM EDT
- Updated
- 2 times, last Oct 18, 2:09 AM EDT
- Office
- Charleston, SC
- Number
- 12 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Moderate, Expected, Likely
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
For Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh, from Charleston, SC
- What
- For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected.
- Where
- Georgia Beaches.
- When
- For the High Surf Advisory, from midnight tonight to noon EDT Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
- Impacts
- Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What to do
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
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.
For Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper, from Charleston, SC
- What
- Dangerous rip currents expected.
- Where
- South Carolina Beaches.
- When
- From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
- Impacts
- Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What to do
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.
Every area Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper
Places under it Savannah, Beaufort, Charleston, Hilton Head Island, Tybee Island, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Hinesville, Bluffton, Pooler, Richmond Hill, and 65 more
Read the platesRip current FB-EVT-108How to read a warning FB-STN-001
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