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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 5, 2017, 5:25 AM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 5, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2017, 5:25 AM EDT (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 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 09:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 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
- 132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1061 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
281 WHUS42 KILM 050925 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 525 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 NCZ107-051100- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170505T1100Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 525 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER TO INCLUDE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE TIDE GAUGE IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 6.0 FT MLLW. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM. * IMPACTS...UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IS EXPECTED ON THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER A BLOCK OF WATER STREET...JUST SOUTH OF MARKET STREET. WATER WILL SPREAD ONTO RIVER ROAD ABOUT A QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ SCZ054-056-052100- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0003.170505T1100Z-170506T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 525 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SWELL WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS, LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-052100- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0001.170505T1100Z-170506T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 525 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...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...PENDER...NEW HANOVER...AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 1130 AM. * OTHER HAZARDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG 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. && $$ 04
2 follow-up statements
582 WHUS42 KILM 052105 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 505 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 NCZ106-108-110-060000- /O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170506T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KILM.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170506T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 505 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS, LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE- THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$ NCZ107-060100- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0007.170505T2105Z-170506T0100Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 505 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE TIDE GAUGE IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 6.0 FT MLLW. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 645 PM THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 1 HOUR EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IS EXPECTED ON THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER A BLOCK OF WATER STREET...JUST SOUTH OF MARKET STREET. WATER WILL SPREAD ONTO RIVER ROAD ABOUT A QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ SCZ054-056-060000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170506T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 505 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ 17
142 WHUS42 KILM 060000 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 800 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 NCZ110-060800- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170506T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0004.170506T1200Z-170507T0000Z/ COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 800 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG LONG SHORE CURRENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG WEST TO EAST LONGSHORE CURRENT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-060100- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170506T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 800 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ NCZ107-060100- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170506T0100Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 800 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE TIDE GAUGE IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 6.0 FT MLLW. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 645 PM THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 1 HOUR EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IS EXPECTED ON THE LOWEST PORTIONS OF BATTLESHIP ROAD AND U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD. UP TO SIX INCHES OF WATER WILL COVER A BLOCK OF WATER STREET...JUST SOUTH OF MARKET STREET. WATER WILL SPREAD ONTO RIVER ROAD ABOUT A QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF THE CAPE BOULEVARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 1
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 60 min |
| May 4, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 59 min |
| May 4, 10:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Florence, Marion | 39 min |
| May 4, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 51 min |
| May 4, 11:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Horry | 34 min |
| May 5, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 63 min | |
| May 5, 2:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 114 min |
| May 5, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 33 min |
| May 5, 3:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 46 min | |
| May 5, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 25 min | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 30 min |
| May 5, 4:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 26 min |
| May 5, 4:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 36 min | |
| May 5, 6:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 51 hr | |
| May 5, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 30 min | |
| May 4, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 53 min |
| May 5, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Columbus | 40 min |
| May 5, 3:12 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 4 hr |
| May 5, 4:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 66 min |
| May 5, 4:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 64 min |
| May 5, 4:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 min |
| May 5, 4:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 20 min |
| May 5, 5:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILM | Pender | 32 min |
| May 5, 5:25 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 12 hr |
| May 5, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 20 min |
| May 5, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | New Hanover | 27 min |
| May 5, 6:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 85 min |
| May 5, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 23 min |
| May 5, 5:05 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 4 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in South Carolina, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017
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.