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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Wilmington, NC

May 25, 2010

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at May 25, 2010, 4:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2010, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

673 
WHUS42 KILM 252036
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
436 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-261100-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0001.100525T2036Z-100526T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0002.100526T1100Z-100527T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100526T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
436 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

LONG DURATION EASTERLY FETCH AROUND A LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG PERIOD SWELL
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SWELL...IN COMBINATION WITH THE APPROACH
OF THE FULL MOON...WILL CONTINUE A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP
CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALL LOCAL BEACHES...FROM SURF
CITY NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH TO CAPE ROMAIN SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL
LIKELY EXPERIENCE ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR
WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM ON
WEDNESDAY. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.

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. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT TAKES YOU DOWN THE
BEACH. ONCE YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO
SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP. IT CAN
EXHAUST OR EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE
SURF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LIFEGUARDS AND PAY ATTENTION TO
POSTED FLAGS AND SIGNS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements

157 
WHUS42 KILM 260013
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
813 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-261215-
/O.EXP.KILM.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100526T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100526T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0002.100526T1100Z-100527T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
813 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

LONG DURATION EASTERLY FETCH AROUND A LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG PERIOD SWELL.
THIS SWELL...IN COMBINATION WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FULL
MOON...WILL CONTINUE A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALL LOCAL BEACHES...FROM SURF CITY NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTH TO CAPE ROMAIN SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW
EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM ON
WEDNESDAY. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.

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. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT TAKES YOU DOWN THE
BEACH. ONCE YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO
SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP. IT CAN
EXHAUST OR EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE
SURF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LIFEGUARDS AND PAY ATTENTION TO
POSTED FLAGS AND SIGNS.

$$

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608 
WHUS42 KILM 260016
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
816 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-261100-
/O.EXP.KILM.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100526T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100526T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0002.100526T1100Z-100527T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
816 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

LONG DURATION EASTERLY FETCH AROUND A LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG PERIOD SWELL.
THIS SWELL...IN COMBINATION WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FULL
MOON...WILL CONTINUE A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALL LOCAL BEACHES...FROM SURF CITY NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTH TO CAPE ROMAIN SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW
EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM ON
WEDNESDAY. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.

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. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT TAKES YOU DOWN THE
BEACH. ONCE YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO
SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP. IT CAN
EXHAUST OR EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE
SURF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LIFEGUARDS AND PAY ATTENTION TO
POSTED FLAGS AND SIGNS.


$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover	53 min
May 25, 4:36 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM		27 hr

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Sources

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