Alert archive / North Carolina / Beach Hazards Statements in 2015
Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 10, 2015, 2:41 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2015, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2015, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 788 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
340 WHUS42 KILM 101841 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 241 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 NCZ106-108-110-110100- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0001.150510T1841Z-150511T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0004.150510T1841Z-150511T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 241 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIPS CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. LOW TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 730 PM. * OTHER HAZARDS...THERE WILL BE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AT THE PENDER...NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
2 follow-up statements
037 WHUS42 KILM 102036 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 436 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 NCZ106-108-110445- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0005.150511T1100Z-150512T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 436 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIPS CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME... ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. LOW TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 800 AM. * OTHER HAZARDS...THERE WILL BE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ NCZ110-110100- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 436 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIPS CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME... ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. LOW TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 730 PM. * OTHER HAZARDS...THERE WILL BE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AT THE PENDER...NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
599 WHUS42 KILM 110107 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 907 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 NCZ106-108-110915- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.150511T1100Z-150512T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 907 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATION...PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIPS CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME... ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. LOW TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 800 AM ON MONDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...THERE WILL BE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ NCZ110-110215- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-150511T0100Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 907 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA...CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS OR SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. $$ NCZ107-110900- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0016.150511T0600Z-150511T0900Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 907 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE GAGE AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON IS EXPECTED TO REACH 5.8 FT MLLW WITH THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM .. PEAKING AROUND 330 AM TO 4 AM. * IMPACTS...WATER WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OUT OF THE STORM DRAINS ONTO WATER STREET SOUTH OF MARKET STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND USS NORTH CAROLINA ROAD WILL BE COVERED BY SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 84 min |
| May 10, 2:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick | 116 min |
| May 10, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 3 hr |
| May 10, 5:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 3 hr |
| May 10, 9:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 90 min | |
| May 10, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 91 min | |
| May 10, 11:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 25 hr | |
| May 10, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 45 min | |
| May 10, 2:41 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| May 10, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| May 10, 4:36 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 27 hr |
| May 10, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 117 min |
| May 10, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| May 10, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 106 min |
| May 10, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 101 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015
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.