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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Wilmington, NC

October 15, 2016Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Oct 15, 2016, 5:35 AM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 15, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2016, 5:35 AM EDT (09:35 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 15, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
14 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 09:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -127 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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509 
WHUS42 KILM 150935
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
535 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...

NCZ107-110-151700-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161015T1700Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
535 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE BANKS ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER FROM 
  WILMINGTON SOUTH TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER. THIS ALSO INCLUDES 
  THE BACK-FILLING OF LOCAL TIDAL CREEKS AND MARSHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING WILL REACH MODERATE LEVELS... 
  WITH FORECASTS UP TO 7.2 FT MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON TIDE 
  GAUGE. THE MODERATE THRESHOLD IS 6.7 FT MLLW.

* TIMING...MINOR FLOOD LEVELS ARE FORECAST BY 7 AM WITH MODERATE 
  FLOOD LEVELS EXPECTED FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM. MINOR FLOODING WILL 
  LAST UNTIL ABOUT 11 AM. SOUTHPORT WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH TIDE JUST 
  BEFORE 8 AM. HIGHER TIDES ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEKEND.

* IMPACTS...WATER AS DEEP AS ONE AND A HALF FEET WILL COVER
  BATTLESHIP ROAD AND USS NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. WATER WILL REACH
  UP TO A FOOT DEEP ON RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD.
  SEVERAL BLOCKS ALONG WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE
  COVERED WITH UP TO A FOOT OF WATER SOUTH OF MARKET STREET. TIDAL
  CREEKS AND MARSHES ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER WILL
  EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

NCZ108-160000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0011.161015T1000Z-161016T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-161015T1300Z/
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
535 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...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.

* LOCATION...NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING WILL REACH MINOR LEVELS. 
  WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH IS EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY REACH 6.2 FT MLLW.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR A FEW
  HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR 115 PM.

* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED CLOSE TO HIGH TIDE. 
  THIS WILL OCCUR AT 7 AM AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. HIGHER TIDES ARE 
  EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEKEND.

* IMPACTS...IN CAROLINA BEACH...CANAL DRIVE WILL SEE WATER COVERAGE 
  POSSIBLY FROM ONE HALF TO 1 FOOT DEEP AT THE PEAK OF THE COASTAL 
  FLOODING. IN OTHER LOCATIONS OCEAN OVERWASH WILL BACK-FILL LOW 
  LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS... LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-SCZ054-056-160000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0011.161015T1000Z-161016T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
535 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...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.

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF PENDER...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN
  COUNTIES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET AT THE PENDER COUNTY BEACHES...AND
  AROUND 3 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR A FEW
  HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 115
  PM.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements
547 
WHUS42 KILM 151307
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
907 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

NCZ110-151415-
/O.CAN.KILM.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161015T1700Z/
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
907 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING.

SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER OCCURING AND THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NCZ108-152115-
/O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-161015T1300Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-161016T0000Z/
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
907 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* LOCATION...NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR A FEW 
  HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR 115 PM.

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. 

&&

$$

NCZ107-151700-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161015T1700Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
907 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE BANKS ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER FROM 
  WILMINGTON SOUTH TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER. THIS ALSO INCLUDES 
  THE BACK-FILLING OF LOCAL TIDAL CREEKS AND MARSHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING WILL REACH MODERATE LEVELS... 
  WITH FORECASTS UP TO 7.2 FT MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON TIDE 
  GAUGE. THE MODERATE THRESHOLD IS 6.7 FT MLLW.

* TIMING...MINOR FLOOD LEVELS ARE FORECAST BY 7 AM WITH MODERATE 
  FLOOD LEVELS EXPECTED FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM. MINOR FLOODING WILL 
  LAST UNTIL ABOUT 11 AM. SOUTHPORT WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH TIDE JUST 
  BEFORE 8 AM. HIGHER TIDES ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEKEND.

* IMPACTS...WATER AS DEEP AS ONE AND A HALF FEET WILL COVER 
  BATTLESHIP ROAD AND USS NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. WATER WILL REACH UP 
  TO A FOOT DEEP ON RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. SEVERAL 
  BLOCKS ALONG WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE COVERED 
  WITH UP TO A FOOT OF WATER SOUTH OF MARKET STREET. TIDAL CREEKS 
  AND MARSHES ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH 
  WATER LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

NCZ106-SCZ054-056-152115-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-161016T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
907 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF PENDER...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN 
  COUNTIES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET AT THE PENDER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 
  AROUND 3 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR A FEW 
  HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 115 
  PM.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

III
953 
WHUS42 KILM 151636
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1236 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

NCZ107-151745-
/O.CAN.KILM.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161015T1700Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
1236 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING.

COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR HAS ENDED THUS THE
WARNING WAS CANCELLED. MODERATE FLOODING IS AGAIN EXPECTED WITH
THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE AND ANOTHER COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE
ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-160000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-161016T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
1236 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF PENDER...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN 
  COUNTIES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET AT THE PENDER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 
  AROUND 3 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR A FEW 
  HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 115 
  PM.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

III
492 
WHUS42 KILM 151918
CFWILM

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
318 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

NCZ107-160500-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.W.0004.161015T2300Z-161018T1000Z/
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
318 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...THE BANKS ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING
  WILMINGTON. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE BACK-FILLING OF LOCAL TIDAL
  CREEKS AND MARSHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING WILL REACH MODERATE
  LEVELS...WITH FORECAST MAXIMUMS OF 7 FT MLLW TO 7.5 FT MLLW AT
  THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON TIDE GAUGE. THE MODERATE THRESHOLD IS
  6.7 FT MLLW.

* TIMING...WITH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE...MINOR FLOOD THRESHOLDS WILL
  BE EXCEEDED A LITTLE AFTER 7 PM THIS EVENING WITH THE HIGH TIDE
  OF 7.3 FT MLLW OCCURRING SHORTLY BEFORE 10 PM. WATER LEVELS WILL
  REMAIN ABOVE COASTAL FLOOD THRESHOLDS UNTIL CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT.
  SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM AND 1030 PM SUNDAY
  AND AROUND 11 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...WATER AS DEEP AS ONE AND A HALF FEET WILL COVER 
  BATTLESHIP ROAD AND USS NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. WATER WILL REACH UP 
  TO A FOOT DEEP ON RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. SEVERAL 
  BLOCKS ALONG WATER STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILL BE COVERED 
  WITH UP TO A FOOT OF WATER SOUTH OF MARKET STREET. TIDAL CREEKS 
  AND MARSHES ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH 
  WATER LEVELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

&&

$$

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-160000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-161016T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
318 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF PENDER...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN 
  COUNTIES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET AT THE PENDER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 
  AROUND 3 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR A FEW 
  HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 115 
  PM.

* OTHER HAZARDS...NONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 2:49 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover10 hr
Oct 15, 2:49 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryILMNew Hanover6 hr
Oct 15, 3:18 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningILMNew Hanover59 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2016Rip Current Statements in North 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.