Warning Vector

High Surf Advisory

NWS Charleston SC ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

High Rip Current Risk Now In Effect Through Monday Evening... ...High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 5 PM EDT Monday

Event
High Surf Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

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.

Where

Georgia Beaches, Beaufort, and Coastal Jasper.

When

For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday.

Impacts

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

Beach erosion is most likely to occur near the time of high tides.

Instructions

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 Bryan
  • Coastal Chatham
  • Coastal Liberty
  • Coastal McIntosh
  • Beaufort County, SC
  • Coastal Jasper

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Charleston SC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m12s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M5T5JKA30CTBRKFJ8FN55VQB
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd1d19ebffb55a2c0d2889592b562a9f87082b95.002.2
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Charleston SC
AWIPS ID
CAPCHS
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1086
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

References

Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSUY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWCHS
WMOidentifierWHUS42 KCHS 251835
NWSheadlineHIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT MONDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KCHS.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-261026T2100Z/
eventEndingTime2026-10-26T17:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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Locations

Location data

  • Coastal Bryan
  • Coastal Chatham
  • Coastal Liberty
  • Coastal McIntosh
  • Beaufort County, SC
  • Coastal Jasper
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UGCSCZ148
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