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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jul 5, 2013, 4:32 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jul 6, 2013, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2013, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2013, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1275 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460 WHUS42 KILM 052032 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 432 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 NCZ110-060500- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0010.130706T1100Z-130707T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130706T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 432 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND SATURDAY FOR ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. SEVERAL RIP RESCUES WERE REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AROUND 100 PM. 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. && $$ SCZ054-060000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130706T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY- 432 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE HORRY COUNTY BEACHES FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH NORTHWARD. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ALL HORRY COUNTY BEACHES ON SATURDAY. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH REPORTED A TOTAL OF 98 RESCUES FROM STRONG RIP CURRENTS YESTERDAY AND AT LEAST 20 ADDITIONAL RESCUES TODAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE NORTHERN HORRY COUNTY BEACHES. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ BJR
7 follow-up statements
868 WHUS42 KILM 060035 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 835 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 NCZ110-061000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0010.130706T1100Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 835 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. SEVERAL RIP RESCUES WERE REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AROUND 100 PM. 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. && $$ BJR
026 WHUS42 KILM 060841 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 441 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 NCZ110-070000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0010.130706T1100Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 441 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. SEVERAL RIP RESCUES WERE REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AROUND 100 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
526 WHUS42 KILM 061745 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 145 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 NCZ106-108-070000- /O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 145 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL NEW HANOVER...AND PENDER COUNTY BEACHES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. DOZENS OF RIP RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. 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. && $$ NCZ110-070000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 145 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. DOZENS OF RIP RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
870 WHUS42 KILM 061748 CCA CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 148 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 NCZ106-108-070000- /O.COR.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 148 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL NEW HANOVER...AND PENDER COUNTY BEACHES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. DOZENS OF RIP RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. 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. && $$ NCZ110-070000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 148 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. DOZENS OF RIP RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
196 WHUS42 KILM 061937 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 337 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 SCZ054-070000- /O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY- 337 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR HORRY COUNTY BEACHES FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AND NORTHWARD...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. DOZENS OF RIP RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-070000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 337 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW HANOVER...PENDER COUNTY...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. DOZENS OF RIP RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AGAIN TODAY DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 7 TO 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ SGL
987 WHUS42 KILM 062014 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 414 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-070200- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0011.130707T1100Z-130708T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- 414 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE PENDER...NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...AS WELL AS THE HORRY COUNTY BEACHES FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AND NORTHWARD...THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME COUNTY BEACHES SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. APPROXIMATELY 80 WATER RESCUES AS WELL AS A FEW INJURIES DUE TO WATER ASPIRATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM ON SUNDAY...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. HOWEVER... STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. INTO SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TO SWELLS OF 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS...CREATING BREAKING WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES. BEING THE DAY BEFORE THE NEW MOON AS WELL...TIDAL AFFECTS ALONG WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SWELLS AND ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ 04
981 WHUS42 KILM 070005 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 805 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-071700- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-130707T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.130707T1100Z-130708T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- 805 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE PENDER... NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...AS WELL AS THE HORRY COUNTY BEACHES FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AND NORTHWARD...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AS WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY. APPROXIMATELY 80 WATER RESCUES AND 2 INJURIES DUE TO WATER ASPIRATION WERE REPORTED DURING THE DAY ON JULY 7 DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM ON SUNDAY...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM. HOWEVER... STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYTIME ON SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 FEET AT 8 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TO SWELLS OF 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS ON SUNDAY...CREATING BREAKING WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT AS WELL AS TIDAL AFFECTS FROM THE NEW MOON WHICH WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ SGL
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2013Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2013Every rip current statement in 2013
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.