Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2013
Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jul 6, 2013, 4:14 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jul 7, 2013, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2013, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 7, 2013, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 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 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 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
- 613 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
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
861 WHUS42 KILM 070905 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 505 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-072000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.130707T1100Z-130708T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- 505 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 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. && $$ 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
987 WHUS42 KILM 071948 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 348 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-080000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- 348 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...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. A FEW DOZEN RESCUES DUE TO THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TODAY. * TIMING...THOUGH THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS LIKELY OCCURRED BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM TODAY...WITH LOW TIDE OCCURRING AROUND 1 PM...THE STRONG RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST SWELLS AROUND 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BREAKING WAVES AROUND 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE BEACHES. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 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
055 WHUS42 KILM 080014 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 814 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-080115- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- 814 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... CONDITIONS WHICH SUPPORTED A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAVE SUBSIDED FOR THE BEACHES. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE PENDER...NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...AS WELL AS HORRY COUNTY BEACHES FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH NORTHWARD. $$ 04
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.