- In force from
- Oct 18, 7:17 PM EDT
- Until
- Oct 19, 8:00 PM EDT
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2:22 PM EDT
- Updated
- 1 time, last Oct 18, 7:17 PM EDT
- Office
- Charleston, SC
- Number
- 12 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Moderate, Expected, Likely
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
For Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper, from Charleston, SC
- What
- Dangerous rip currents.
- Where
- South Carolina Beaches.
- When
- Through Monday 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.
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 in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
- Where
- Georgia Beaches.
- When
- For the High Surf Advisory, until noon EDT Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday 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.
Every area Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh
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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