Coastal Flood Statement 13, NWS Wilmington, NC

000 
WHUS42 KILM 230728
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
328 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-231600-
/O.CAN.KILM.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090823T1200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.CF.S.0013.090823T1200Z-090824T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
328 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE RISK FOR STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...EVEN AS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS DIMINISH.

LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL GENERATED BY HURRICANE BILL WILL BE
WEAKENING TODAY. IN THE SURF ZONE...BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5
FEET OR LESS THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING FURTHER THROUGH THE DAY.

DESPITE URGING PEOPLE NOT TO VENTURE INTO THE WATER...THERE WAS AN
EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF RESCUES REPORTED AT AREA BEACHES ON SATURDAY...
KEEPING OUR LIFEGUARDS EXTREMELY BUSY. PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED
NOT TO ENTER THE WATER AGAIN TODAY AS THERE WILL BE STRONG...
FREQUENT AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND POSTED FLAGS. IF
YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMEMBER TO REMAIN CALM. SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH TO ESCAPE THE CURRENT...THEN USE THE WAVES
TO GET BACK TO THE SHORE. DO NOT SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST OR KILL EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$
RJD

000 
WHUS42 KILM 231440
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1040 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-240000-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.S.0013.000000T0000Z-090824T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1040 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...


THE RISK FOR STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...EVEN AS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS
DIMINISH.

LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL GENERATED BY HURRICANE BILL WILL BE
WEAKENING TODAY. IN THE SURF ZONE...BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
3 TO 5 FEET TODAY.

PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ENTER THE WATER AGAIN TODAY AS
THERE WILL BE STRONG... FREQUENT AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RIP
CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND POSTED FLAGS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMEMBER TO REMAIN CALM.
SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH TO ESCAPE THE CURRENT...THEN USE THE
WAVES TO GET BACK TO THE SHORE. DO NOT SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST OR KILL EVEN THE STRONGEST
SWIMMER.

&&

$$

000 
WHUS42 KILM 240014
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
814 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009



NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-240115-
/O.EXP.KILM.CF.S.0013.000000T0000Z-090824T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
814 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT IMPACTED AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND HAS
DIMINISHED...AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEGUN TO ABATE.

HOWEVER...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ON MONDAY. IF
VISITING AREA BEACHES...HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND ANY
POSTED SIGNS OR FLAGS. ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. 

RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMEMBER
TO REMAIN CALM. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH TO ESCAPE THE
CURRENT...THEN USE THE WAVES TO GET BACK TO THE SHORE. DO NOT SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST OR KILL EVEN
THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

RAS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
303 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. OCEAN SWELLS FROM
HURRICANE BILL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 3:00 PM SATURDAY...IMAGES FROM SPACE THIS AFTERNOON SHOW THE
EASTERN CAROLINAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN AN UPPER TROUGH AXIS JUST WEST
OF THE APPALACHIANS...AND HURRICANE BILL LOCATED ROUGHLY 400 MILES
OFFSHORE OF THE OUTER BANKS. SCATTERED CONVECTION WHICH INITIATED
ALONG A DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARY INLAND EARLIER TODAY...WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. MODERATE INSTABILITY
AND HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER CONTENT MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED WIND
DAMAGE IN WET-MICROBURST PULSE-TYPE STORMS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
AND MOST FAVORED OVER NC INLAND ZONES. EXPECT THINGS TO QUIET DOWN
WITH LOSS OF INSOLATION AND WILL CARRY 20-30 POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT
BUT FALLS SHY OF THE COASTLINE BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY.
&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 3:00 PM SATURDAY...500MB TROUGH NOW SITUATED OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
WILL TRUDGE EASTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD AND BASICALLY WEAKEN. THE
LARGE SWATH OF DRY AIR NOW EVIDENT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
VIA WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. AT THE
SURFACE...THE USUAL BATTLE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST
AND THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE COAST WILL OCCUR. WITH THE
VERY DRY AIR ALOFT...SOUNDINGS SHOW PRECIPITABLE WATERS CRASHING TO
NEAR 1.25 INCHES SUNDAY...EVEN LOWER MONDAY WITH LESS THAN ONE
INCH...CONVECTION WILL BE HARD TO MUSTER. REMOVED POPS FOR ALL AREAS
MONDAY AND FOR SUNDAY...MAINTAINED THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE
EASTERN NC COUNTIES. REGARDING TEMPERATURES...A COOLING TREND WILL
COMMENCE AT LEAST FROM A DEWPOINT PERSPECTIVE AS ALL GUIDANCE SHOWS
A DECREASING TREND IN THE SURFACE MOISTURE. GENERALLY USED A BLEND
OF THE ACTUAL NUMBERS AS THE 62 DEGREES IN LUMBERTON FOR TUESDAY
MORNING SEEMS A BIT TOO COOL.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 3:00 PM SATURDAY...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND THE DEEP SOUTH. THIS TROUGH WILL LIKELY
DIRECT A FEW IMPULSES INTO THE REGION PRIOR TO LIFTING UP THE COAST
TO A POSITION OVERHEAD DURING FRIDAY. IF THIS PATTERN DOES EVOLVE AS
THE LATEST GFS INDICATES THEN COULD SEE HIGHER POPS BY THE END OF
THE WEEK THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED. MAX/MINS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR CLIMO THROUGH THE EXTENDED.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
CONVECTION HAS FIRED ALONG A BOUNDARY JUST WEST OF THE SUBSIDENCE
FROM HURRICANE BILL...POSSIBLY A DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARY.
LOOK FOR CONVECTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ENDING
BY EARLY EVENING. LIGHT MAINLY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY...GUSTY IN
STORMS. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WITH FOG FORMATION AFTER 08Z.
CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW SUNDAY.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 3:00 PM SATURDAY...SWELL FROM HURRICANE BILL HAS REACHED 10 FT
EVERY 17 SECONDS AT THE FRYING PAN BUOY...WITH 4-6 FOOT SEAS NEAR
SHORE IN ESE SWELL. EVEN THOUGH WAVES ARE NOT STEEP...STANDING AND
STEEP WAVES WILL AFFECT THE INLETS AND ENTRANCES DURING EBB TIDES
AND MARINERS SHOULD AVOID PASSAGES DURING THESE TIMES. THE SWELL
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 6 FEET OR BELOW DAYBREAK SUNDAY...THUS
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE KEPT THROUGH TONIGHT. SW WIND GUSTS
TO 20 KNOTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...ESPECIALLY
NEAR SHORE. THIS CHOP COMBINED WITH THE STRONG ESE SWELL WILL
MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEAR TERM PERIOD.

SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 3:00 PM SATURDAY...WITH THE SWELL GENERATED FROM HURRICANE BILL
DISSIPATING...CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL IMPROVE
DRAMATICALLY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THEIR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SUMMER
PATTERN WITH SPEEDS IN THE 10-15 KNOT RANGE. SEAS WILL DROP DOWN
QUICKLY FROM FIVE FEET INITIALLY TO THEIR SUMMERTIME STANDARD OF 2-4
FEET AS WELL BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 3:00 PM SATURDAY...LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A FLAT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE. A SE SWELL
WILL RETURN BY MID-WEEK WITH SEAS POSSIBLY REACHING 4 FT AWAY FROM
THE COAST. OTHERWISE...BENIGN WIND CONDITIONS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WEB-CAMS AND BEACH REPORTS INDICATE SWELL FROM
BILL SO FAR HAS NOT CREATED ANY INSTANCES OF COASTAL FLOODING. RESCUE
AGENCIES HOWEVER REPORT SIGHTINGS OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF
ZONES. THE HIGH RISK THREAT WILL LIKELY EXTEND THROUGH SUNDAY GIVEN
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND RESIDUAL SWELL FROM HURRICANE BILL. HIGH
SURF ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS THE PEAK OF SWELL PLAYS OUT
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE ESE SWELL IS EXPECTED
TO ABATE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY...SO WILL
RETAIN CURRENT HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR SCZ034-046.

NC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ097-100-101.

MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR AMZ250-252-254-256.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SHK
NEAR TERM...MJC
SHORT TERM...SHK
LONG TERM...SRP
AVIATION...DL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...MJC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
806 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

NCZ087-096-099-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-240015-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-
806 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-240015-
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
806 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-240015-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
806 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
309 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

SCZ034-222000-
HORRY-
309 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE HORRY COUNTY COAST...

AT 307 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR
FORESTBROOK TO WAMPEE...OR JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 17...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE LITTLE RIVER...NORTH
MYRTLE BEACH...BROOKSVILLE...CHERRY GROVE BEACH...FORESTBROOK...
HAND...WAMPEE...ATLANTIC BEACH AND BRIARCLIFFE ACRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY
WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. GIVEN
THE THREAT OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU
REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

SRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
356 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

NCZ099-100-222100-
COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-
356 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF BRUNSWICK AND COLUMBUS
COUNTIES...

AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR CRUSOE ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE CRUSOE ISLAND...DELCO...
FREEMAN...RIEGELWOOD AND BOLTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. GIVEN THE THREAT
OF GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

SRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
454 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

NCZ100-101-222200-
NEW HANOVER-BRUNSWICK-
454 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY...

AT 453 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS...JUST WEST OF
WILMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO
40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE MASONBORO...OGDEN...
SEAGATE...SILVER LAKE...SMITH CREEK...WILMINGTON...WINDEMERE...
WRIGHTSBORO...BISHOP...LELAND...WOODBURN AND WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

REK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
532 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     RIP CURRENTS     WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH      34.21N 77.80W
08/22/2009                   NEW HANOVER        NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            THE LIFEGUARDS OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH REPORTED HIGH
            SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 50
            RESCUES TODAY.

&&

MCARLL