Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Aug 29, 2016, 5:15 AM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016, 5:15 AM EDT (09:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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
- 1529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
516 WHUS42 KILM 290915 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 515 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-300000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0004.160829T0915Z-160830T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 515 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...3 TO 4 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...AND AROUND 3 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1145 AND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE 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. && $$ 47
6 follow-up statements
462 WHUS42 KILM 292024 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 424 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-301100- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160831T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 424 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AROUND 3 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...AND 3 TO 4 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1230 AND 130 AM TUESDAY AND AGAIN BETWEEN 1230 AND 130 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 31
403 WHUS42 KILM 300919 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 519 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-310000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160831T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 519 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...2 TO 3 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES...AND 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1230 AND 130 PM. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE 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. && $$ 47
549 WHUS42 KILM 302032 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 432 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-310445- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160901T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 432 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 AND 200 PM. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
068 WHUS42 KILM 310850 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 450 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-010000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160901T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 450 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 AND 200 PM. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE 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. && $$ 43
081 WHUS42 KILM 312014 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 414 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-011200- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160902T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 414 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 200 AND 300 PM ON THURSDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 04
533 WHUS42 KILM 010834 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 434 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-020000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160902T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 434 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES...AND 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 200 AND 300 PM ON THURSDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...WEAK TO MODERATE 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. && $$ 43
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Williamsburg | 58 min |
| Aug 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen | 44 min |
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.