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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Charleston, SC

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Rip Current Statement issued October 25 at 9:59AM EDT until October 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED

Areas Affected: Coastal Colleton; Charleston

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 9:59am EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 9:59am EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 6:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 9:59am EDT

Event Ends: Sunday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Charleston SC

Details: 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* 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...Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For
the High Rip Current Risk, until 8 PM EDT this 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Conditions will continue to improve through
late morning hours, prior to the next high tide cycle this
evening.

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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a566de4c8c85e26110a3357f3e12b61b85d59d83.001.3
Codes: SCZ149, SCZ150
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a566de4c8c85e26110a3357f3e12b61b85d59d83.001.3