Rip Current Statement

NWS Charleston SC · US

Updated

Details

Coastal Flood Advisory Remains In Effect Until 10 PM EDT This Evening... ...High Rip Current Risk Will Expire At 8 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Rip Current Statement
Issued: 2026-09-24 23:57:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-24 23:57:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-25 02:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-25 00:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).

Where

Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.

When

Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

Impacts

This could result in some roads becoming impassable.

Additional details

High tide will occur around 7:10 PM today at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide.

Instructions

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.

Affected areas

Coastal Colleton
Charleston County, SC

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Charleston SC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-24 23:58:17 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m17s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3AXP2KAMZGVERM73KNSYMED
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a410657dd4f1427e752ff1a21574c12b06a42144.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Charleston SC
AWIPS ID: CAPCHS
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.9666
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34d27295c32c4a8023adb506436ecbc1746179f2.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 18:03:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80f808a576cac448f08742d71b8ec0900ba33811.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 22:27:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9220eba0ef6e70f7eedc111b9b3c853822e58f4f.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 12:39:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea3584cddc237f90bfd36529f1fb5d27bbbc30dd.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-24 06:43:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1add2c773071addd032e88669eda21dc2b80384d.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 22:43:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d982f036080937a4424f66215b3e390c30219172.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 17:01:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	RPS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWCHS
WMOidentifier	WHUS42 KCHS 242357
NWSheadline	COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXP.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260925T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-24T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9220eba0ef6e70f7eedc111b9b3c853822e58f4f.001.2,2026-09-24T08:39:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea3584cddc237f90bfd36529f1fb5d27bbbc30dd.001.1,2026-09-24T02:43:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1add2c773071addd032e88669eda21dc2b80384d.001.2,2026-09-23T18:43:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d982f036080937a4424f66215b3e390c30219172.001.2,2026-09-23T13:01:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Coastal Colleton
Charleston County, SC

Name	Value
SAME	045029
SAME	045019
UGC	SCZ149
UGC	SCZ150