Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 28, 2015, 3:16 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 29, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2015, 3:16 PM EDT (19:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 29, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 1103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
028 WHUS42 KILM 281916 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 316 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-290330- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0039.150928T2300Z-150929T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0012.150929T1200Z-150930T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-150929T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 316 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH TIDES APPROACHING 1 FT ABOVE MINOR FLOOD THRESHOLDS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES TONIGHT AROUND 8PM. COASTAL FLOODING WILL BEGIN ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE HIGH TIDE...AND THEN SLOWLY RECEDE...WITH IMPACTS PERSISTING UP TO 2 HOURS AFTERWARDS. THE HIGHEST RIP CURRENT RISK TYPICALLY OCCURS WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ107-290330- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0039.150929T0100Z-150929T0500Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 316 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL MOON AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ON THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON AT AROUND 1030 PM. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. AROUND THREE INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE COVERED BY SIX TO 12 INCHES OF WATER IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 17
8 follow-up statements
498 WHUS42 KILM 282354 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 754 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-290800- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-150929T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-150929T0200Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.150929T1200Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 754 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH TIDES APPROACHING 1 FT ABOVE MINOR FLOOD THRESHOLDS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES TONIGHT AROUND 8PM. COASTAL FLOODING WILL BEGIN ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE HIGH TIDE...AND THEN SLOWLY RECEDE...WITH IMPACTS PERSISTING UP TO 2 HOURS AFTERWARDS. THE HIGHEST RIP CURRENT RISK TYPICALLY OCCURS WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ NCZ107-290500- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0039.150929T0100Z-150929T0500Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 754 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL MOON AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ON THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON AT AROUND 1030 PM. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. AROUND THREE INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE COVERED BY SIX TO 12 INCHES OF WATER IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
638 WHUS42 KILM 290154 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 954 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-291000- /O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-150929T0200Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.150929T1200Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 954 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES TONIGHT AROUND 8PM. COASTAL FLOODING WILL BEGIN ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE HIGH TIDE...AND THEN SLOWLY RECEDE...WITH IMPACTS PERSISTING UP TO 2 HOURS AFTERWARDS. THE HIGHEST RIP CURRENT RISK TYPICALLY OCCURS WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NCZ107-290500- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-150929T0500Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 954 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL MOON AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ON THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER AT DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON AT AROUND 1030 PM. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. AROUND THREE INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE COVERED BY SIX TO 12 INCHES OF WATER IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
735 WHUS42 KILM 290459 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1259 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 NCZ107-290600- /O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-150929T0500Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 1259 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-291300- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.150929T1200Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1259 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE HIGHEST RIP CURRENT RISK TYPICALLY OCCURS WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ TRA
793 WHUS42 KILM 290736 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 336 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR AGAIN THIS MORNING... NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-291545- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0040.150929T1100Z-150929T1500Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.150929T1200Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 336 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERLY SOUTH CAROLINA. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 845 PM. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE...FROM 7 AM UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMON WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ107-291545- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0040.150929T1400Z-150929T1700Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 336 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS SHOULD REACH 6.5 FEET MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN RIVER GAUGE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1120 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE FLOODED UP TO 12 INCHES DEEP IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 9
774 WHUS42 KILM 291457 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1057 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-292300- /O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-150929T1500Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1057 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERLY SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM...WITH THE HIGHEST RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS OCCURRING IN A 4 HOUR WIND CENTERED AROUND LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ107-291700- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-150929T1700Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 1057 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS SHOULD REACH 6.5 FEET MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN RIVER GAUGE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1120 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE FLOODED UP TO 12 INCHES DEEP IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 17
485 WHUS42 KILM 291657 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1257 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 NCZ107-291800- /O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-150929T1700Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 1257 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... WATER LEVELS ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON HAVE FALLEN BELOW MINOR FLOOD THRESHOLDS. SOME AREAS OF STANDING WATER WILL REMAIN...BUT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-300000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1257 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM...WITH THE HIGHEST RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS OCCURRING IN A 4 HOUR WINDOW CENTERED AROUND LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 17
773 WHUS42 KILM 291949 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 349 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...MORE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... NCZ106-108-300400- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0041.150930T0000Z-150930T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0013.150930T1100Z-151001T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 349 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 PM. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMON AND STRONGEST WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ110-SCZ054-056-300300- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0041.150930T0000Z-150930T0300Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150930T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 349 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 PM. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMON AND STRONGEST WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ107-300400- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0041.150930T0200Z-150930T0600Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 349 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS SHOULD REACH 6.25 FEET MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN RIVER GAUGE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1130 PM TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE FLOODED UP TO 12 INCHES DEEP IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 17
419 WHUS42 KILM 300016 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 816 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...MORE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... NCZ106-108-300300- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150930T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150930T0300Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0013.150930T1100Z-151001T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 816 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 PM. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * TIMING AND TIDES...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMON AND STRONGEST WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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-SCZ054-056-300300- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-150930T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-150930T0300Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 816 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. * COASTAL FLOODING...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING WILL CAUSE SALTWATER INUNDATION OF LOW AREAS NEAR BEACHES...TIDAL CREEKS...INLETS...AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. SOME LOW-LYING STREETS COULD BE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ107-300300- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0041.150930T0200Z-150930T0600Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 816 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS SHOULD REACH 6.25 FEET MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN RIVER GAUGE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1130 PM TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SALTWATER FLOODING WILL REACH ONE FOOT IN DEPTH ALONG THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE FLOODED UP TO 12 INCHES DEEP IN A TWO BLOCK REGION NEAR THE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS BORDERING THE CAPE FEAR RIVER FROM WILMINGTON SOUTHWARD. && $$ 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 3:23 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 10 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 10 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2015Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2015Every rip current 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.