Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Wilmington, NC

501 
WHUS42 KILM 290930
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
530 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-300000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.100929T1100Z-100930T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
530 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 PM THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

&&

$$

47

196 
WHUS42 KILM 292033
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
433 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

NCZ101-300400-
/O.NEW.KILM.SU.Y.0003.100930T0500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0007.100930T1500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
433 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 PM THIS EVENING...AS
WELL AS 630 AM AND 730 PM ON THURSDAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 8 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MINOR BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HIGHER ONSHORE
WINDS AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING. THIS FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED BY HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO DRAIN AS THE TIDE RISES. IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON...
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR...THE GAGE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER
LIMITS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AROUND 6.25 FEET DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IS
POSSIBLE ON WATER STREET DURING THIS TIME. AT THE BEACHES...WATER
LEVELS WILL ALSO BE ELEVATED AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS CANAL
DRIVE IN CAROLINA BEACH MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-300400-
/O.NEW.KILM.SU.Y.0003.100930T0500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-
433 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 PM THIS EVENING...AS
WELL AS 630 AM AND 730 PM ON THURSDAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND HIGH. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MINOR BEACH EROSION
IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDE IS AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

SCZ034-046-300400-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
433 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 PM THIS EVENING...AS
WELL AS 630 AM AND 730 PM THURSDAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MINOR BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

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

&&

$$

17/RJD

854 
WHUS42 KILM 300201
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1001 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

NCZ101-301015-
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0003.100930T0500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0007.100930T1500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
1001 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM
EDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM ON
THURSDAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 8 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MINOR BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HIGHER ONSHORE
WINDS AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING. THIS FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED BY HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO DRAIN AS THE TIDE RISES. IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON...
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR...THE GAGE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER
LIMITS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AROUND 6.25 FEET DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IS
POSSIBLE ON WATER STREET DURING THIS TIME. AT THE BEACHES...WATER
LEVELS WILL ALSO BE ELEVATED AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS CANAL
DRIVE IN CAROLINA BEACH MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-301015-
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0003.100930T0500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-
1001 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY. 

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM ON
THURSDAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND HIGH. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 7 TO 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MINOR BEACH EROSION
IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDE IS AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

$$

SCZ034-046-301015-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1001 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

LARGE LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE
WIND...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW
AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM
THURSDAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MINOR BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

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

&&

$$

TRA

976 
WHUS42 KILM 300843
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
443 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

NCZ101-301900-
/O.UPG.KILM.CF.Y.0007.100930T1500Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.W.0001.100930T0843Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
443 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM TODAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 8 TO 10 FEET LATE TODAY. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1 PM TODAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HIGHER ONSHORE
WINDS AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING. THIS FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED BY HEAVY RAIN
WHICH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRAIN AS THE TIDE RISES. IN DOWNTOWN
WILMINGTON... ALONG THE CAPE FEAR...THE GAGE IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE LOWER LIMITS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING...AROUND 6.50 FEET
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. AROUND A FOOT OF
WATER IS POSSIBLE ON WATER STREET DURING THIS TIME. AT THE
BEACHES...WATER LEVELS WILL ALSO BE ELEVATED AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS
SUCH AS CANAL DRIVE IN CAROLINA BEACH MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING...WITH TIDES AS MUCH AS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-301900-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.W.0001.100930T0843Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-
443 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM TODAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 8 TO 10 FEET LATE TODAY. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1 PM TODAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HIGHER ONSHORE
WINDS AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING. THIS FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED BY HEAVY RAIN
WHICH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRAIN AS THE TIDE RISES. WATER LEVELS
WILL ALSO BE ELEVATED AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING...WITH TIDES AS MUCH AS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

SCZ034-301900-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.W.0001.100930T0843Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KILM.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
HORRY-
443 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM TODAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS
AROUND 1 PM TODAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HIGHER ONSHORE
WINDS AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING. THIS FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED BY HEAVY RAIN
WHICH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRAIN AS THE TIDE RISES. WATER LEVELS
WILL ALSO BE ELEVATED AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING...WITH TIDES AS MUCH AS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

&&

$$

SCZ046-301900-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T0000Z/
GEORGETOWN-
443 AM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LARGE SWELLS COMBINED WITH AN ONSHORE WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 630 AM AND 730 PM TODAY.

THE SURF WILL BE ROUGH AND ELEVATED. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS
AROUND 1230 AM AND 1 PM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

&&

$$

837 
WHUS42 KILM 301910
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
310 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

NCZ097-100-SCZ034-010315-
/O.CAN.KILM.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.CAN.KILM.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T2300Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-HORRY-
310 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
CANCELLED.

ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY
LIFE THREATENING.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

NCZ101-010315-
/O.CAN.KILM.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0008.100930T2200Z-101001T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T2300Z/
/O.CON.KILM.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
NEW HANOVER-
310 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON CONTINUES A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

CONTINUED ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP
CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING... PARTICULARLY IN
A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 PM
THIS EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL
PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. THIS FLOODING WILL BE
ENHANCED BY HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRAIN AS THE TIDE
RISES. IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON... ALONG THE CAPE FEAR...THE GAGE IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER LIMITS OF MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING...AROUND 6.50 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. AROUND A FOOT OF WATER
IS POSSIBLE ON WATER STREET DURING THIS TIME. THE COASTAL FLOODING
IS FORECAST TO PERSIST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH DEPARTURES
WILL BE LOWER.

&&

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

SCZ046-010315-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101001T2300Z/
GEORGETOWN-
310 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

CONTINUED ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP
CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING... PARTICULARLY IN
A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 PM
THIS EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

&&

$$


15

330 
WHUS42 KILM 302030
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
430 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

NCZ101-010430-
/O.CAN.KILM.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100930T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KILM.CF.Y.0008.100930T2200Z-101002T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
430 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. 

CONTINUED ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP
CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING... PARTICULARLY IN
A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 PM
THIS EVENING...AS WELL AS 730 AM AND 850 PM ON FRIDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-SCZ034-046-010430-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
430 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

CONTINUED ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP
CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING... PARTICULARLY IN
A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 PM
THIS EVENING...AS WELL AS 730 AM AND 830 PM ON FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

&&

$$

17

943 
WHUS42 KILM 010313
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1113 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

NCZ101-011115-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
1113 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.

CONTINUED ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP
CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING... PARTICULARLY IN
A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 PM
THIS EVENING...AS WELL AS 730 AM AND 850 PM ON FRIDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-SCZ034-046-011115-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1113 PM EDT THU SEP 30 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

CONTINUED ROUGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP
CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING... PARTICULARLY IN
A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 PM
THIS EVENING...AS WELL AS 730 AM AND 830 PM ON FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS.

&&

$$

9

456 
WHUS42 KILM 010931
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
531 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

SCZ034-046-011045-
/O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
531 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

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

THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR TODAY FOR HORRY AND GEORGETOWN
COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH THE RISK FOR STRONG RIP
CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED...MODERATE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED
MAINLY AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY
OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. RIP CURRENTS MOST
OFTEN OCCUR IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR
AROUND 730 AM THIS MORNING...AND AROUND 830 THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ101-020000-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
531 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 730 THIS MORNING AND AROUND 845 PM
THIS EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 215 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-020000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-
531 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING...PARTICULARLY IN A 2 HOUR WINDOW AROUND LOW
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 745 THIS MORNING AND AROUND 845 PM
THIS EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

&&

$$

47

469 
WHUS42 KILM 011644
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1244 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

NCZ101-020000-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
1244 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-020000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-
1244 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

&&

$$

III

124 
WHUS42 KILM 012125
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
525 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

NCZ101-020000-
/O.CAN.KILM.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
NEW HANOVER-
525 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. 

LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

$$

NCZ097-100-020000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-
525 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE PENDER AND BRUNSWICK BEACHES
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENTS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM
SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR 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.

&&

$$

TRA

208 
WHUS42 KILM 020001
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
801 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

NCZ097-100-101-020115-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-101002T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
801 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS ENDED FOR TODAY.

$$

TRA