Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 18, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 17, 2019, 8:12 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Sep 18, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2019, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 18, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2019, 8:00 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 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 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
- 157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
715 WHUS42 KILM 180012 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 812 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2019 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-180815- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0036.000000T0000Z-190918T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-190918T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0037.190918T1200Z-190919T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0018.190918T1200Z-190919T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 812 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 8 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * LOCATIONS...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...From 8 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. Additionally, northeasterly winds 15-25 mph will produce a strong left to right longshore current at all of our area beaches. 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. 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. && $$ 31
2 follow-up statements
281 WHUS42 KILM 181539 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1139 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2019 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-182345- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0037.000000T0000Z-190919T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190919T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 1139 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. Additionally, northeasterly winds 15-25 mph will produce a strong left to right longshore current at all of our area beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents, longshore currents, and other hazards create life- threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
663 WHUS42 KILM 190007 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 807 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2019 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-191215- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0037.000000T0000Z-190919T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190919T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0038.190919T1200Z-190920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0019.190919T1200Z-190920T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 807 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * LOCATIONS...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover. * TIMING...From 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. Additionally, northeasterly winds of 15-20 mph will produce a strong north to south longshore current at all beaches in the area. 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. 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. && $$ NCZ110-191215- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0037.000000T0000Z-190919T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-190919T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0019.190919T1200Z-190920T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 807 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...From 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 31
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 8:12 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2019Rip Current Statements in South Carolina, 2019Every rip current statement in 2019
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.