Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Apr 16, 2014, 5:10 AM EDT (09:10 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 16, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Apr 16, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

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

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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460 
WHUS42 KILM 160910
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
510 AM EDT WED APR 16 2014


NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-170000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0002.140416T1200Z-140417T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
510 AM EDT WED APR 16 2014

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

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


A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST FOR ALL AREA BEACHES OF 
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. 
A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE 
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. 
RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

A STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WIND AND SWELL...AND A NEAR FULL
MOON...WILL COMBINE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH ENERGY FOR STRONG RIP
CURRENTS TO FORM ALONG ALL AREA BEACHES. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL
BE A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AT ALL EASTERLY FACING
BEACHES TODAY. THE BEST TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AN HOUR OR
TWO EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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996 
WHUS42 KILM 162355
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
755 PM EDT WED APR 16 2014


NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-170100-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-140417T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
755 PM EDT WED APR 16 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE IN EFFECT ON
THURSDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...HORRY AND
GEORGETOWN COUNTY. WAVE CONDITIONS WILL STILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR
MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY AROUND LOW TIDE BETWEEN
300 AND 400 PM TOMORROW. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CREATE STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENTS AT THE INDICATED
BEACHES.

$$

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

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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.