Weather Alerts for Coastal Horry CoIssued by the National Weather Service |
 RIP CURRENT STATEMENT |
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| COASTAL HORRY CO | ||
Areas Affected: Coastal Georgetown - Coastal Horry |
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| Effective: Sat, 10/19 6:00am | Updated: Sat, 10/19 5:25am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sat, 10/19 8:00pm | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. Also, a strong longshore will develop at South Carolina beaches tomorrow afternoon as winds and surf increase ahead of Post-Tropical Cyclone Nestor. Information: A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents, longshore currents, and other hazards create life- threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. |
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 BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT |
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| COASTAL HORRY CO | ||
Areas Affected: Coastal Georgetown - Coastal Horry |
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| Effective: Sat, 10/19 6:00am | Updated: Sat, 10/19 5:25am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sat, 10/19 8:00pm | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. Also, a strong longshore will develop at South Carolina beaches tomorrow afternoon as winds and surf increase ahead of Post-Tropical Cyclone Nestor. Information: A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents, longshore currents, and other hazards create life- threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. |
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