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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Apr 27, 2011, 4:20 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 28, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
603 WHUS42 KILM 272020 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 420 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 NCZ100-281200- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0002.110428T1200Z-110429T0000Z/ BRUNSWICK- 420 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CREATING MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL...WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES ON THURSDAY. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON TO ISSUE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...FOR THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL...WILL CREATE A LOT OF WAVE ENERGY IN THE SURF ZONE ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITHIN TWO HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 11 AM. BEACHGOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY 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. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ JDW
2 follow-up statements
895 WHUS42 KILM 280923 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 523 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 NCZ100-290000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0002.110428T1200Z-110429T0000Z/ BRUNSWICK- 523 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY... STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CREATING MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS...WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY TODAY. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON TO ISSUE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...FOR THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL...WILL CREATE A LOT OF WAVE ENERGY IN THE SURF ZONE TODAY...WHICH WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITHIN TWO HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 1115 AM. BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 47
670 WHUS42 KILM 282334 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 734 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 NCZ100-290045- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-110429T0000Z/ BRUNSWICK- 734 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL END AT 8 PM...AND A LOW RISK IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY 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. $$ 43
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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.