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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at May 4, 2013, 3:58 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at May 5, 2013, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2013, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2013, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WHUS42 KILM 041958 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 358 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 NCZ106-108-050600- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0003.130505T1100Z-130506T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 358 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 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. * TIDES AND SWELL...EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 10 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET AT THE NEW HANOVER AND PENDER CONUTY BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES THE SURF WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET. IN ADDITION...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE...AND NEAR JETTIES AND PIERS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIPS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM. * OTHER HAZARDS... $$ SCZ054-056-050600- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0003.130505T1100Z-130506T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 358 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIDES AND SWELL...EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 10 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE...AND NEAR JETTIES AND PIERS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIPS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
3 follow-up statements
490 WHUS42 KILM 050015 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 815 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 NCZ106-108-051400- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-130505T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.130505T1100Z-130506T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 815 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * TIDES AND SWELL...EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 10 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET AT THE NEW HANOVER AND PENDER CONUTY BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES THE SURF WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET. IN ADDITION... EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE...AND NEAR JETTIES AND PIERS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIPS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM. * OTHER HAZARDS... 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. && $$ SCZ054-056-051400- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.130505T1100Z-130506T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 815 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIDES AND SWELL...EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 10 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION... EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE...AND NEAR JETTIES AND PIERS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIPS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 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
718 WHUS42 KILM 050837 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 437 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-060000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.130505T1100Z-130506T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 437 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIDES AND SWELL...EAST-NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 10 SECONDS WILL CREATE BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION... EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. * RIP CURRENT RISK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE...AND NEAR JETTIES AND PIERS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST RIPS WILL OCCUR WITHIN A 2 HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 11 AM. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
274 WHUS42 KILM 060005 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 805 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-060115- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-130506T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 805 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... CONDITIONS WHICH SUPPORTED A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAVE SUBSIDED FOR ALL BEACHES. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES ON MONDAY. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 4:50 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 15 hr |
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.