Coastal Flood Watch: Coastal Colleton; Charleston

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Coastal Flood Watch — Coastal Colleton; Charleston
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Possible.
* 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. 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 8:18 AM
Monday at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1
to 2 hours before and after high tide.

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