Weather Alerts for Coastal Horry CoIssued by the National Weather Service |
 HIGH SURF ADVISORY |
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| COASTAL HORRY CO | ||
Areas Affected: Coastal Georgetown - Coastal Horry |
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| Effective: Sun, 9/24 6:00am | Updated: Sun, 9/24 9:10am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 9/25 8:00pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER BEACHES BREAKERS WILL BE 6 TO 9 FEET. AT THE BEACHES FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY SOUTH TO HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES THE SURF WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 5:00 PM TO 5:30 PM. BREAKERS WILL INCREASE TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST MONDAY. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. * OTHER HAZARDS...BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVER-WASH ESPECIALLY DURING EACH HIGH TIDE THROUGH MONDAY Information: THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, AND PAY ATTENTION TO BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. |
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| COASTAL HORRY CO | ||
Areas Affected: Coastal Georgetown - Coastal Horry |
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| Effective: Sun, 9/24 5:12am | Updated: Sun, 9/24 9:10am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 9/25 2:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER BEACHES BREAKERS WILL BE 6 TO 9 FEET. AT THE BEACHES FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY SOUTH TO HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES THE SURF WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 5:00 PM TO 5:30 PM. BREAKERS WILL INCREASE TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST MONDAY. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. * OTHER HAZARDS...BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVER-WASH ESPECIALLY DURING EACH HIGH TIDE THROUGH MONDAY Information: THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, AND PAY ATTENTION TO BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. |
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