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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 10, 2018Horry County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jun 10, 2018, 2:34 PM EDT for Horry County, South Carolina. It was in force for 5 hr.

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Issued: Jun 10, 2018, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

County Horry County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 605 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
WHUS42 KILM 101834
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
234 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018

SCZ054-110000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0006.180610T1834Z-180611T0000Z/
Coastal Horry-
234 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* Location...East facing beaches of northern Horry County.

* Rip Current Risk...High.

* Surf Height...2 to 3 Feet.

* Timing and Tides...Strong rip currents can occur at any time, but
  will be especially prevalent several hours either side of low tide
  which will occurred around Noon.

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. 

&&

$$

III

1 follow-up statement

764 
WHUS42 KILM 110007
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
807 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018

SCZ054-110115-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-180611T0000Z/
Coastal Horry-
807 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

The high risk of rip currents along the beaches of northern Horry 
County has abated. While the risk is no longer high, rip currents can
occur at any time, especially near inlets, groins, jetties and 
piers. 

$$

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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.