Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at May 28, 2016, 4:18 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 28, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2016, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 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 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
394 WHUS42 KILM 282018 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 418 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-291100- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0001.160529T0000Z-160530T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 418 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...FOR ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE 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. && $$ 47
6 follow-up statements
721 WHUS42 KILM 290847 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 447 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-292000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160530T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 447 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...FOR ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 43
393 WHUS42 KILM 292112 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NCZ110-SCZ054-056-301200- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160530T1200Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...FOR ALL BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE. 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-301200- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...FOR ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 9 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
441 WHUS42 KILM 300837 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 437 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 NCZ110-SCZ054-056-301200- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160530T1200Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 437 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...FOR ALL BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE. 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-301800- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 437 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...FOR ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 9 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 43
703 WHUS42 KILM 301158 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 758 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 NCZ110-SCZ054-056-301300- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160530T1200Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 758 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... MODERATE RIPS ARE STILL EXPECTED. $$ NCZ106-108-302000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 758 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...FOR ALL BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 9 AM SUNDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 43
835 WHUS42 KILM 301954 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 354 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 NCZ106-108-310000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 354 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...FOR PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 9 PM MONDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...MODERATE LONGSHORE CURRENT AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE. 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. && $$ 04
337 WHUS42 KILM 302354 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 754 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 NCZ106-108-310100- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 754 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ 04
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 6:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 57 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2016Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2016Every rip current 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.