Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2017
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 16, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2017, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 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 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
419 WHUS42 KILM 170006 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 806 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 NCZ106-108-110-171000- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170917T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0007.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK- 806 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1145 AM. * OTHER HAZARDS...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER BEACHES THERE WILL BE A MODERATE TO STRONG 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. && $$ SCZ054-056-171000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0007.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/ COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 806 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM, DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT, SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ RAN
8 follow-up statements
095 WHUS42 KILM 170925 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 525 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-180000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.170917T1200Z-170918T0000Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 525 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ 47
072 WHUS42 KILM 172148 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 548 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 NCZ107-180200- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0029.170917T2200Z-170918T0200Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 548 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER NEAR DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 0.7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON RIVER GAUGE SHOULD CREST NEAR 5.8 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 830 PM AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON GAUGE. * IMPACTS...WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD, BATTLESHIP DRIVE, AND A SMALL PORTION OF WATER STREET NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH MARKET STREET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-180600- /O.EXT.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 548 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ 9
010 WHUS42 KILM 180135 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 935 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 NCZ107-180245- /O.EXP.KILM.CF.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-170918T0200Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 935 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ANY RESIDUAL HIGH WATER ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER SHOULD SUBSIDE QUICKLY AS THE TIDE RECEDES. $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-180945- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 935 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ 9
754 WHUS42 KILM 180836 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 436 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-190100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 436 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. && $$ 43
486 WHUS42 KILM 180928 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 528 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 NCZ107-181400- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0030.170918T1200Z-170918T1400Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 528 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER NEAR DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON RIVER GAUGE SHOULD CREST NEAR 5.6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 AM AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON GAUGE. * IMPACTS...WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD, BATTLESHIP DRIVE, AND A SMALL PORTION OF WATER STREET NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH MARKET STREET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-181400- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 528 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. && $$ REK
022 WHUS42 KILM 181446 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1046 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALL BEACHES REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY... NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-190100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 1046 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ 8
513 WHUS42 KILM 181823 CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 223 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BEACHES... NCZ107-190100- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0031.170918T2200Z-170919T0100Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 223 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON RIVER GAUGE SHOULD CREST NEAR 5.9 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 7 PM AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON GAUGE. * IMPACTS...ABOUT A HALF OF FOOT WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD, BATTLESHIP DRIVE, AND PORTIONS OF WATER STREET NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH MARKET STREET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT TIDES AND RAINFALL RUN-OFF WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-190100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 223 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ 8
158 WHUS42 KILM 181948 AAA CFWILM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 348 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BEACHES... NCZ107-190300- /O.EXT.KILM.CF.Y.0031.170919T0000Z-170919T0300Z/ INLAND NEW HANOVER- 348 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER... * LOCATION...THE LOWER CAPE FEAR RIVER INCLUDING DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. * COASTAL FLOODING...THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON RIVER GAUGE SHOULD CREST NEAR 5.9 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 915 PM AT THE DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON GAUGE. * IMPACTS...ABOUT A HALF OF FOOT WATER WILL COVER PORTIONS OF U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA ROAD, BATTLESHIP DRIVE, AND PORTIONS OF WATER STREET NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH MARKET STREET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT TIDES AND RAINFALL RUN-OFF WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-190100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-170919T0100Z/ COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY- COASTAL GEORGETOWN- 348 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALL BEACHES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK... HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...AT THE PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 5 TO 7 FEET. AT THE BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTY BEACHES SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG AROUND TIME OF LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND NOON. * OTHER HAZARDS...A MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH LONGSHORE CURRENT IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT AT THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BEACHES WHERE A WEAK TO MODERATE EAST TO WEST LONGSHORE CURRENT WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ 9
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 4 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2017Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2017Every rip current 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.