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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Wilmington, NC

October 16, 2012Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Oct 16, 2012, 3:00 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 16, 2012, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 17, 2012, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 17, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2012-10-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2012-10-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
879 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

225 
WHUS42 KILM 161900
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
300 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE RAFAEL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-171230-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0003.121017T1100Z-121018T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
300 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO WINYAH
  BAY SOUTH CAROLINA.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 330 PM WEDNESDAY.
  WHILE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS GREATEST 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
  LOW TIDE...RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE

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.

&&

$$

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
4 follow-up statements
483 
WHUS42 KILM 170126
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
926 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH TIDES WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE CAPE FEAR AREA
WEDNESDAY...

.LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE RAFAEL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE NEW MOON WILL CAUSE
TIDES TO BE LARGER THAN NORMAL WEDNESDAY.

NCZ107-170930-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0033.121017T1400Z-121017T1700Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
926 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...THE TIDAL CAPE FEAR RIVER AFFECTING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON.

* COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE TIDAL RANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW
  MOON WILL CREATE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE SHOULD OCCUR AROUND 1130 AM.

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL COVER PARTS OF BATTLESHIP DRIVE AND LOW
  PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT FOR THE BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL. WATER
  MAY ALSO RISE THROUGH STORM DRAINS AND AFFECT THE LOWEST
  PORTIONS OF WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ106-108-170930-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.S.0001.121017T1200Z-121017T1400Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.121017T1100Z-121018T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
926 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...TIDES MAY APPROACH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO FORT
  FISHER NORTH CAROLINA.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO WITHIN A
  FEW INCHES OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS AT HIGH TIDE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD AFFECT LOW LYING
  AREAS SUCH AS CANAL DRIVE AT CAROLINA BEACH. HIGH TIDE AT THE
  BEACHES WILL OCCUR JUST AFTER 900 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 330 PM WEDNESDAY.
  WHILE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS GREATEST 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
  LOW TIDE...RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE

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.

&&

$$

NCZ110-SCZ054-056-170930-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.121017T1100Z-121018T0000Z/
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
926 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 2012

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA TO
  WINYAH BAY SOUTH CAROLINA.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 330 PM WEDNESDAY. 
  WHILE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS GREATEST 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
  TIDE...RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE

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.

&&

$$

TRA

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
947 
WHUS42 KILM 170906
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
506 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT TODAY... 
...HIGH TIDES WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE CAPE FEAR AREA
TODAY...

.LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE RAFAEL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE NEW MOON WILL CAUSE TIDES TO BE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TODAY.

NCZ107-171700-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0033.121017T1400Z-121017T1700Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
506 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE TIDAL CAPE FEAR RIVER AFFECTING DOWNTOWN 
  WILMINGTON.

* COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE TIDAL RANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW 
  MOON WILL CREATE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE SHOULD OCCUR AROUND 1130 AM.

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL COVER PARTS OF BATTLESHIP DRIVE AND LOW 
  PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT FOR THE BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL. WATER 
  MAY ALSO RISE THROUGH STORM DRAINS AND AFFECT THE LOWEST PORTIONS 
  OF WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ106-108-171700-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.121017T1100Z-121018T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.CF.S.0001.121017T1200Z-121017T1400Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
506 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO FORT 
  FISHER NORTH CAROLINA.

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO WITHIN A 
  FEW INCHES OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS AT HIGH TIDE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD AFFECT LOW LYING 
  AREAS SUCH AS CANAL DRIVE AT CAROLINA BEACH. HIGH TIDE AT THE 
  BEACHES WILL OCCUR JUST AFTER 900 AM THIS MORNING.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 330 PM TODAY.
  WHILE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS GREATEST 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
  LOW TIDE...RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE

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.

&&

$$

NCZ110-SCZ054-056-171700-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.121017T1100Z-121018T0000Z/
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
506 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA TO 
  WINYAH BAY SOUTH CAROLINA.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 330 PM TODAY. 
  WHILE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS GREATEST 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
  TIDE...RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE

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.

&&

$$

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
441 
WHUS42 KILM 171705
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
105 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT TODAY...

.LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM HURRICANE RAFAEL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE NEW MOON WILL CAUSE TIDES TO BE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TODAY.

NCZ107-171815-
/O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121017T1700Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
105 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

TIDE LEVELS ROSE JUST ABOVE MINOR COASTAL FLOOD LEVELS AT HIGH
TIDE EARLIER TODAY. THE WATER LEVELS WILL DECREASE AS WE
HEAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE THREAT OF COASTAL
FLOODING HAS ENDED ALONG THE CAPE FEAR RIVER.

$$

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-180000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
105 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES FROM BALD HEAD ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA TO 
  WINYAH BAY SOUTH CAROLINA.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET FOR ALL AREA BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 330 PM TODAY. WHILE 
  THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS GREATEST 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
  TIDE... RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE

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.

&&

$$

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
653 
WHUS42 KILM 180002
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
802 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS HAS EXPIRED...

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-180115-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
802 PM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

THE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE RAFAEL HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS HAVE SUBSIDED. A MODERATE RISK FOR THURSDAY IS
STILL IN EFFECT.

$$

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMRobeson16 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2012Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.