Dense fog is cutting visibility across northeast Georgia this morning, and dangerous rip currents are threatening beachgoers along the state’s southeast coast.

What’s happening: Patchy dense fog has dropped visibility to as low as half a mile across a wide stretch of northeast Georgia. The affected counties include Fannin, Union, Towns, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Madison, Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Wilkes. Fog is also hitting counties along the Georgia-Carolina border, including Rabun, Habersham, Stephens, Franklin, Hart, and Elbert, where visibility is described as highly variable and can shift quickly over short distances.

What’s important: The fog is expected to clear by about 10 a.m. Until then, drivers should slow down, use low-beam headlights, and leave extra room between vehicles.

At the coast: A rip current warning is in effect for beaches in Coastal Glynn and Coastal Camden counties through late tonight. Rip currents are fast-moving channels of water that can drag swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Forecasters say even strong swimmers are at risk.

How this affects real people: Anyone heading to the beach today near Brunswick or St. Marys should swim only near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float rather than fight the current. Swimming parallel to the shoreline can help you break free. If that does not work, face the shore and wave or call for help.

The path forward: The fog alerts expire at 10 a.m. The rip current warning runs through 5 a.m. Monday.

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