Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 2, 2016, 12:09 AM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2016, 12:09 AM EDT (04:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 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 04:12 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 00:00Z, 4.2 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
- 1110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
317 WHUS42 KILM 020409 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1209 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-030000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0005.160902T0409Z-160903T1300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1209 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 300 AND 400 PM ON THURSDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ 04
7 follow-up statements
927 WHUS42 KILM 020847 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 447 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-022100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 447 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 300 AND 400 PM ON THURSDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 43
837 WHUS42 KILM 021544 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1144 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-030000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1300Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1144 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 300 AND 400 PM ON THURSDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ 43
737 WHUS42 KILM 022043 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 443 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 NCZ110-SCZ054-056-030445- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 443 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 300 AND 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ NCZ106-108-030445- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160904T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 443 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER AND NEW HANOVER. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PM ON SATURDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ 04
750 WHUS42 KILM 030041 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 841 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 NCZ107-030600- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0053.160903T0041Z-160903T0600Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 841 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER TO INCLUDE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS WILL PEAK NEAR 6.90 FT MLLW AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON TIDE GAUGE. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1120 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD AND BATTLESHIP ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH AROUND A FOOT OF WATER. WATER WILL SPREAD OUT OF THE STORM DRAINS TO COVER WATER STREET...JUST SOUTH OF MARKET STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ110-SCZ054-056-031200- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 841 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 300 AND 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-031200- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160904T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 841 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER AND NEW HANOVER. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PM ON SATURDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
122 WHUS42 KILM 030459 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1259 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 NCZ107-030600- /O.CAN.KILM.CF.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-160903T0600Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 1259 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER WERE FALLING AS HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED. $$ NCZ110-SCZ054-056-031200- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160903T1200Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1259 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 300 AND 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ NCZ106-108-031300- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160904T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 1259 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER AND NEW HANOVER. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PM ON SATURDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ 27
995 WHUS42 KILM 031421 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1021 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 NCZ106-108-040000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160904T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 1021 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PENDER AND NEW HANOVER. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS CAN BE STRONGEST A FEW OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 400 AND 500 PM ON SATURDAY. * OTHER HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ 43
620 WHUS42 KILM 040104 CFWILM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 904 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 NCZ106-108-040215- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160904T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER- 904 PM EDT SAT SEP 3 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES HAS EXPIRED. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE FOR THESE AREA BEACHES ON SUNDAY. $$ 04
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro | 22 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 35 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Darlington, Florence | 48 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Williamsburg | 35 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 12 min |
| Sep 2, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Horry | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 87 min | |
| Sep 2, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 91 min | |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 7 days |
| Sep 2, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 3 days |
| Sep 2, 10:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 66 min | |
| Sep 2, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 53 min | |
| Sep 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 43 min | |
| Sep 2, 3:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 48 min | |
| Sep 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 35 min |
| Sep 2, 6:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Pender, Robeson | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Pender | 4 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.