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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2016, 6:17 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 18, 2016, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2016, 6:17 PM EDT (22:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2016, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 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 22:17 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, 10.3 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
- 504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1198 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
824 WHUS42 KILM 172217 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 617 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-181100- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0004.160618T1100Z-160618T2300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 617 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE OCEAN...A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONG SHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY. THIS COMBINATION COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ RAN
7 follow-up statements
653 WHUS42 KILM 172320 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 720 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 NCZ107-180200- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0044.160618T0000Z-160618T0200Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 720 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER TO INCLUDE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS WILL PEAK NEAR 5.65 FT MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON TIDE GAUGE. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 815 PM AND 930 PM. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD AND BATTLESHIP ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH A FEW INCHES OF WATER. WATER WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OUT OF THE STORM DRAINS ONTO WATER STREET...JUST SOUTH OF MARKET STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN LOW AREAS NEAR THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-180730- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0004.160618T1100Z-160618T2300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 720 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE OCEAN...A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONG SHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY. THIS COMBINATION COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ RJD/RAN
998 WHUS42 KILM 180209 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1009 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 NCZ107-180315- /O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-160618T0200Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 1009 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE TIDE IS FALLING AND THE RISK FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER HAS ENDED. $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-181000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0004.160618T1100Z-160618T2300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1009 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE OCEAN...A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONG SHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY. THIS COMBINATION COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ RJD/RAN
991 WHUS42 KILM 180919 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 519 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-182300- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0004.160618T1100Z-160618T2300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 519 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE OCEAN TODAY A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONG SHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THIS COMBINATION COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY NEAR LOW TIDE AROUND 1230 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ 47
355 WHUS42 KILM 182003 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 403 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-191115- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0003.160619T1100Z-160620T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KILM.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160619T1100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 403 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WARRANT A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AND MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT AT PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. AROUND 4 FT AT BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ110-191115- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0003.160619T1100Z-160620T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 403 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
892 WHUS42 KILM 190927 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 527 AM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-200000- /O.EXT.KILM.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.160619T1100Z-160620T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 527 AM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND SWELLS CONTINUE TO WARRANT A STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 2 TO 4 FT AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ110-200000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.160619T1100Z-160620T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 527 AM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND SWELLS CONTINUE TO WARRANT A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT. * LOCATION...BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
230 WHUS42 KILM 192000 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 400 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-201100- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160621T0100Z/ /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 400 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 3 TO 4 FT AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ110-201100- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160621T0100Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 400 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
364 WHUS42 KILM 200003 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 803 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-201100- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160621T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 803 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRED AS THE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT HAZARDS WILL FALL UNDER THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK STATEMENT. * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 3 TO 4 FT AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ110-201100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-160621T0100Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 803 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:57 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 71 hr | |
| Jun 17, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 30 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 59 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 54 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 90 min | |
| Jun 17, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 89 min | |
| Jun 17, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 92 min | |
| Jun 17, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 88 min | |
| Jun 17, 7:20 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Williamsburg | 33 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2016Beach Hazards Statements in South Carolina, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
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.