Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 8, 2018, 3:23 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 9, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2018, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2018, 7:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 19:23 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 12:00Z, 7.4 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
- 1016 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
910 WHUS42 KILM 081923 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 323 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-100000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0017.180909T1200Z-180910T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 323 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * Location...All Area Beaches. * Rip Current Risk...High. * Surf Height...4 feet. * Other Hazards...None. 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. && $$ 43
5 follow-up statements
454 WHUS42 KILM 090111 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 911 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 NCZ107-090300- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0052.180909T0111Z-180909T0300Z/ Inland New Hanover- 911 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory, which is in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening. * Location...Downtown Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River. * Coastal Flooding...Minor coastal flooding is expected with high tide around 930 pm this evening along both sides of the river at downtown Wilmington and along portions of River Road. * Timing...Peaking between 900 PM and 1000 PM. * Impacts...Minor, only a few inches above advisory threshold, but expect a higher than normal high tide, and ponding of water on USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road. A block of downtown Wilmington from Water Street to Front Street, will experience water a few inches deep during this time. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-090915- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0017.180909T1200Z-180910T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 911 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * Location...All Area Beaches. * Rip Current Risk...High. * Surf Height...4 feet. * Other Hazards...None. 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. && $$
449 WHUS42 KILM 090253 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1053 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 NCZ107-090400- /O.CAN.KILM.CF.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-180909T0300Z/ Inland New Hanover- 1053 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has cancelled the Coastal Flood Advisory. Water levels on the Cape Fear River at Wilmington have fallen below the advisory threshold of 5.5 feet. Therefore, the Coastal Flood Advisory has been canceled. $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-091100- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0017.180909T1200Z-180910T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 1053 PM EDT Sat Sep 8 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * Location...All Area Beaches. * Rip Current Risk...High. * Surf Height...4 feet. * Other Hazards...None. 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. && $$ 31
174 WHUS42 KILM 090839 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 439 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-100000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0017.180909T1200Z-180910T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 439 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * Location...All Area Beaches. * Rip Current Risk...High. * Surf Height...3 feet. * Other Hazards...None. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 19
494 WHUS42 KILM 091858 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 258 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 NCZ107-100300- /O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0053.180910T0100Z-180910T0400Z/ Inland New Hanover- 258 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory, which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight. * Location...Downtown Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River. * Coastal Flooding...Minor coastal flooding is expected with high tide around 1020 pm this evening along both sides of the river at downtown Wilmington and along portions of River Road. * Timing...peaking around 1020 PM. * Impacts...Minor, only a few inches above advisory threshold, but expect a higher than normal high tide, and ponding of water on USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road. A block of downtown Wilmington from Water Street to Front Street, will experience water a few inches deep during this time. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-100000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180910T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 258 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Location...All Area Beaches. * Rip Current Risk...High. * Surf Height...3 feet. * Other Hazards...None. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 7
632 WHUS42 KILM 092355 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 755 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-101200- /O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180910T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0018.180910T1200Z-180911T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 755 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. The High Rip Current Risk has been cancelled. * Location...All Area Beaches. * Rip Current Risk...High. * Surf Height...3 feet. * Other Hazards...None. 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. && $$ NCZ107-100400- /O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0053.180910T0100Z-180910T0400Z/ Inland New Hanover- 755 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * Location...Downtown Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River. * Coastal Flooding...Minor coastal flooding is expected with high tide around 1020 pm this evening along both sides of the river at downtown Wilmington and along portions of River Road. * Timing...peaking around 1020 PM. * Impacts...Minor, only a few inches above advisory threshold, but expect a higher than normal high tide, and ponding of water on USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road. A block of downtown Wilmington from Water Street to Front Street, will experience water a few inches deep during this time. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. && $$ 43
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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.