WHUS42 KCHS 280900

CFWCHS



COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

500 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004



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BEAUFORT-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-

COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DARIEN...WILMINGTON...WILMINGTON ISLAND...

BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...EDISTO BEACH AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND

500 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...



...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND THE

GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS...



GALE FORCE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTH

CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE WATERS FROM

20 TO 60 NM. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE GEORGIA

COASTAL WATERS AND THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.



WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TODAY. BY WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE

A VAST IMPROVEMENT ON THE COASTAL WATERS. CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE

WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY AS WAVE HEIGHTS DIMINISH.



A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA

COAST TODAY DUE TO THE SWELLS...THE STRONG WINDS...THE HIGH SURF AND

THE APPROACHING FULL MOON.



ALL SWIMMERS AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATERS

AS THE BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS

CONDITIONS. PARENTS SHOULD KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF THE SURF.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA

FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.



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