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...SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY THIS EVENING ALONG THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA AND UPPER GEORGIA COASTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL SPRING TIDES COMBINED WITH MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND THE APPROACHING FULL MOON WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED TIDES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHALLOW TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY. THE RISK FOR FLOODING COULD INCREASE IF HEAVY RAINS FALL DURING HIGH TIDE. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

* TIDE LEVELS...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 7.3 AND 7.6 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE NEAR HIGH TIDE...WHICH COULD ADD TO THE RISK FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST TIDE LEVELS WILL OCCUR WITHIN AN HOUR EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AROUND 742 PM AND IN THE BEAUFORT RIVER AT BEAUFORT AROUND 849 PM.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF SALTWATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF PROPERTIES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT ... CHARLESTON ... COASTAL COLLETON ... COASTAL JASPER ... TIDAL BERKELEY

Instructions:

BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. IF YOU OBSERVE COASTAL FLOODING THIS EVENING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 1-888-383-2024. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR REPORT TO [email protected] OR SEND A TWEET TO @NWSCHARLESTONSC.