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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Wilmington, NC

September 22, 2010

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 22, 2010, 5:30 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 22, 2010, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 22, 2010, 5:30 AM EDT (09:30 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 22, 2010, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 22, 2010, 6:10 PM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

The text

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

149 
WHUS42 KILM 220930
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
530 AM EDT WED SEP 22 2010


NCZ097-101-230000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0011.100922T1100Z-100923T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
530 AM EDT WED SEP 22 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PENDER
AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND THE TIDAL EFFECTS OF AN APPROACHING FULL
MOON WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
FOR THE EAST FACING BEACHES OF PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE
WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS...
AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND
PIERS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO
SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE
CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH.

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.


&&

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1 follow-up statement

881 
WHUS42 KILM 222210
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
610 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010


NCZ097-101-222315-
/O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100923T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
607 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

WEAKENING SWELL...THE APPROACH OF THE HIGH TIDE...AND LIFEGUARD
REPORTS OF DECREASING RIP CURRENTS...HAS PROMPTED THE
CANCELLATION OF THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE NEW HANOVER AND
PENDER COUNTY BEACHES. THE HIGH RISK HAS BEEN LOWERED TO A
MODERATE RISK FOR AREA BEACHES FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.
 
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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.