Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Wilmington, NC

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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1145 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-021100-
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0001.100902T1600Z-100903T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.100902T1100Z-100903T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1145 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THURSDAY
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 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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227 
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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
456 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-021600-
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0001.100902T1600Z-100903T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.100902T1100Z-100903T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
456 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

INCREASING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL PRODUCE 7 TO AS HIGH AS
12 FOOT SURF BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS AREA BEACHES...WHICH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WITH SURF FORECAST TO 
REACH THIS SIZE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE AREA BEACHES. ONCE EARL PULLS AWAY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST...AN OFFSHORE
TRAJECTORY...WHICH WILL AID IN KNOCKING DOWN THE SURF.

THE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUSLY
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ACROSS ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.
RESIDUAL SWELL FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MODERATE
TO POSSIBLY A HIGH RISK FOR RIPS.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE EARL PULLS
AWAY FRIDAY. NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA
INLETS...WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL TYPES OF MARINE
TRAFFIC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO
WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING FRIDAY.

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

$$
DCH

823 
WHUS42 KILM 021538
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1138 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-022345-
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0001.100902T1600Z-100903T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100903T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1138 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT. 

INCREASING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 8 FOOT
BREAKING WAVES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS AREA BEACHES...WHICH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 

THE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE
A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO RESIDUAL SWELL FROM EARL.

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS...WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL TYPES OF MARINE TRAFFIC...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE FALLING TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE EARL
PULLS AWAY ON FRIDAY. 

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

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

$$

RAS

776 
WHUS42 KILM 021927
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
327 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-031000-
/O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T0400Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
327 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...


INCREASING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 8 FOOT
BREAKING WAVES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS AREA BEACHES...WHICH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

THE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE
A HIGH RISK FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO RESIDUAL SWELL FROM EARL.

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS...WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL TYPES OF MARINE TRAFFIC...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE FALLING TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE
EARL PULLS AWAY ON FRIDAY.

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

$$


43

758 
WHUS42 KILM 022326
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
726 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-030730-
/O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T0400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
726 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT. 

INCREASING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL ARE PRODUCING 6 TO 8 FOOT
BREAKING WAVES ACROSS AREA BEACHES...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING.

THE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR
STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO RESIDUAL SWELL FROM EARL.

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS...WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL TYPES OF MARINE TRAFFIC...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE FALLING TIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE EARL PULLS AWAY ON FRIDAY.

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

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

$$

113 
WHUS42 KILM 030305
CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1105 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

NCZ097-101-031115-
/O.EXB.KILM.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
1105 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

RESIDUAL SWELLS FROM HURRICANE EARL ARE PRODUCING 6 TO 8 FOOT
BREAKING WAVES ACROSS AREA BEACHES...WHICH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. 

THE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR
STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO RESIDUAL SWELL FROM EARL.

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS...WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL TYPES OF MARINE TRAFFIC...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE FALLING TIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE EARL PULLS AWAY ON FRIDAY.

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

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

$$

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-031115-
/O.EXT.KILM.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1105 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

RESIDUAL SWELLS FROM HURRICANE EARL ARE PRODUCING 6 TO 8 FOOT
BREAKING WAVES ACROSS AREA BEACHES...WHICH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. 

THE LARGE AND ROUGH SURF OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR
STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE ELEVATED RISK FOR RIPS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO RESIDUAL SWELL FROM EARL.

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS...WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO ALL TYPES OF MARINE TRAFFIC...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE FALLING TIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. MARINERS ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL HURRICANE EARL PULLS AWAY ON FRIDAY.

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

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

$$

229 
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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
358 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-032100-
/O.CAN.KILM.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T1000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
358 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO KNOCK
DOWN THE RESIDUAL SEAS PRODUCED BY HURRICANE EARL AS IT PASSED
BY...AND WELL OFFSHORE FROM THE AREA. EXPECT 5 TO 7 FOOT SURF 
ACROSS THE AREA BEACHES THIS MORNING...WITH A CONTINUED SLOW
DECREASING TREND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. 

THE MODEST SURF WILL REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR DANGEROUS AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND FOR THAT REASON A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN
POSTED FOR ALL AREA BEACHES. WITH A NEW MOON BY THIS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND...TIDES WILL BE CLOSE TO THEIR LOWEST FOR THE MONTH. THIS
WILL AID RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY IF RESIDUAL SWELLS
CONTINUE. 

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS...WILL REMAIN 
HAZARDOUS TO MARINE TRAFFIC...ESPECIALLY DURING THE FALLING TIDE
WHEN STANDING WAVES WILL OCCUR. LOW TIDE THIS MORNING WILL BE AROUND
9 AM. 

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. REMEMBER TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND
THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO POSTED FLAGS AND SIGNS.

&&

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.

&&

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

&&

$$
DOUGH

410 
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CFWILM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
457 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-040000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
457 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

DANGEROUS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING
AND FOR THAT REASON A HIGH HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN
POSTED FOR ALL AREA BEACHES UNTIL 8 PM EDT.

NAVIGATING TO AND FROM THE ATLANTIC VIA AREA INLETS WILL REMAIN
HAZARDOUS TO MARINE TRAFFIC.

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. REMEMBER TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND
THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO POSTED FLAGS AND SIGNS.

&&

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.

&&

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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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
746 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-040100-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
746 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

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

$$