Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Wilmington, NC

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
634 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010

NCZ100-280645-
/O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0006.100828T1100Z-100829T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-
634 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS COMING FROM HURRICANE DANIELLE...COMBINED WITH
EAST NORTHEAST WIND DRIVEN WAVES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY FOR THE BEACHES FROM CAPE FEAR SOUTH TO LITTLE
RIVER INLET. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN
A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR
AROUND 445 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH
SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PRIME TIME
FOR RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY.

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

NCZ097-101-SCZ034-046-280645-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0006.100828T1100Z-100829T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
634 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS COMING FROM HURRICANE DANIELLE...COMBINED WITH
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
SATURDAY FOR THE BEACHES FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR...AS WELL AS
THE BEACHES FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO CAPE ROMAIN.  THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN A TWO HOUR WINDOW
EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 445 PM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT
OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PRIME TIME FOR RIP CURRENT
ACTIVITY.

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-281230-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0006.100828T1100Z-100829T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1221 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE...
COMBINED WITH EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES SATURDAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 445 PM. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE
BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 2 PM
TIL 8 PM WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST DANGEROUS.

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

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RJD

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WHUS42 KILM 280933
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
533 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-290000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0006.100828T1100Z-100829T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
533 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE...
COMBINED WITH EAST NORTHEAST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG
AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES TODAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 445 PM. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE
BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 2 PM
UNTIL 8 PM WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST DANGEROUS.

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

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JDW

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
620 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-290000-
/O.COR.KILM.RP.S.0006.100828T1100Z-100829T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
620 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE...
COMBINED WITH EAST NORTHEAST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG
AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES TODAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 445 PM. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE
BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 2 PM
UNTIL 8 PM WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST DANGEROUS.

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT HAS SUBSIDED...AND YOU CAN MAKE
IT SAFELY BACK TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING
TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT IF
TRAVELING TO THE BEACH YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER ENTIRELY.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$
JDW

351 
WHUS42 KILM 281929
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
329 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-291200-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100829T2200Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
329 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE...
COMBINED WITH EAST NORTHEAST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES ON SUNDAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 500 AM AND 530 PM ON SUNDAY. ANYONE
VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY
FROM ABOUT 3 PM UNTIL 8 PM WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST DANGEROUS.

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT HAS SUBSIDED...AND YOU CAN
MAKE IT SAFELY BACK TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT IF TRAVELING TO THE BEACH YOU STAY OUT OF THE
WATER ENTIRELY.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM



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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
521 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-300000-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
521 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE DANIELLE...
COMBINED WITH EAST NORTHEAST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES TODAY. THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 530 PM. ANYONE VENTURING TO
THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER...ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 3
PM UNTIL 8 PM WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST DANGEROUS.

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT HAS SUBSIDED...AND YOU CAN
MAKE IT SAFELY BACK TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT IF TRAVELING TO THE BEACH YOU STAY OUT OF THE
WATER ENTIRELY.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

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769 
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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
738 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010


NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-300045-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-100830T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
738 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THERE IS NO LONGER A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS...HOWEVER
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE TO SUPPORT STRONGER THAN NORMAL RIP
CURRENTS. SO FOR MONDAY...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT HAS SUBSIDED...AND YOU CAN
MAKE IT SAFELY BACK TO SHORE. RIP CURRENTS CAN BECOME LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT IF TRAVELING TO THE BEACH YOU STAY OUT OF THE
WATER ENTIRELY.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM


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