Coastal Flood Advisory
NWS Charleston SC ยท US
Details
High Rip Current Risk Now In Effect Through Monday Evening... ...High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 5 PM EDT Monday... ...Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect Until 10 PM EDT This Evening... ...Coastal Flood Watch In Effect From Late Tonight Through Monday Morning
- Event
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.2 to 7.4 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston). For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).
Where
Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
When
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late tonight through Monday morning.
Impacts
Significant saltwater inundation will render numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Additional details
High tide will occur around 7:56 PM today and 8:18 AM Monday at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide. Beach erosion is most likely to occur near the time of high tides.
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. 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.
Affected areas
- Coastal Colleton
- Charleston County, SC
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Charleston SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m12s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M5T5JJZ211HMHBZMW72V6STW
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd1d19ebffb55a2c0d2889592b562a9f87082b95.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Charleston SC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPCHS
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1082
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | CFY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWCHS |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KCHS 251835 |
| NWSheadline | HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KCHS.CF.Y.0051.261025T2100Z-261026T0200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-25T22:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Colleton
- Charleston County, SC
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 045029 |
| SAME | 045019 |
| UGC | SCZ149 |
| UGC | SCZ150 |