Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Wilmington, NC

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1216 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

NCZ097-101-010530-
/O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0007.100901T1000Z-100902T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
1216 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH A 
TROPICAL STORM WATCH...

THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PENDER AND NEW
HANOVER COUNTIES DUE TO THE ISSUANCE OF A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
THESE COUNTIES FOR HURRICANE EARL. PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE
LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON EARL.

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NCZ100-SCZ034-046-020000-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0007.100901T1100Z-100902T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1216 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM MAJOR HURRICANE EARL...ALONG WITH THE
COMBINED EFFECTS OF ONSHORE WIND AND SWELL DIRECTION...WILL
PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL
AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A
FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 AM
AND 8 PM WEDNESDAY. ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT
OF THE WATER.

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.

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
515 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-011715-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.100901T1100Z-100902T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
515 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

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

LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM MAJOR HURRICANE EARL...ALONG WITH THE
COMBINED EFFECTS OF ONSHORE WIND AND SWELL DIRECTION...WILL
PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.
THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 AM AND 8 PM.
ANYONE VENTURING TO THE BEACH SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

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.

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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WHUS42 KILM 011647
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1247 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-020000-
/O.NEW.KILM.SU.Y.0001.100902T1600Z-100903T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100902T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1247 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

INCREASING WAVES APPROACHING AND ENTERING THE SURF ZONE
THURSDAY...WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ON AREA BEACHES.

HURRICANE EARL WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUSLY STRONG RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES...AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS
IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE DANGEROUS SURF WILL MAKE THE BEACH
HAZARDOUS. 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. 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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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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WHUS42 KILM 011931
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
331 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-021000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0008.100902T1100Z-100903T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0001.100902T1600Z-100903T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-100902T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
331 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT.

INCREASING WAVES APPROACHING AND ENTERING THE SURF ZONE
THURSDAY...WILL PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ON AREA BEACHES.

HURRICANE EARL WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUSLY STRONG RIP
CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES...AND A HIGH HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE DANGEROUS SURF WILL MAKE THE BEACH
HAZARDOUS. 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. 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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