Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Oct 18, 2019, 7:33 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Oct 19, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2019, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 23:34 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, 11.6 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
- 1617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
816 WHUS42 KILM 182333 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 733 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 SCZ054-056-191200- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0044.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0026.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 733 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. Also, a strong longshore will develop at South Carolina beaches tomorrow afternoon as winds and surf increase ahead of Post-Tropical Cyclone Nestor. 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. 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. && $$ NCZ110-191200- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0026.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 733 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 21
2 follow-up statements
875 WHUS42 KILM 190847 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 447 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 NCZ110-200000- /O.EXA.KILM.BH.S.0044.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0026.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 447 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect through this evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...Through this evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-200000- /O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0026.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 447 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through this evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover. * TIMING...Through this evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ SCZ054-056-200000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0044.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0026.191019T1000Z-191020T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 447 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. * TIMING...Through this evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. 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. 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. && $$ 43
217 WHUS42 KILM 192338 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 738 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 NCZ110-SCZ054-201200- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0044.000000T0000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0027.191020T1000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- 738 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * LOCATIONS...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry. In North Carolina, Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ SCZ056-200045- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0044.000000T0000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-191020T0000Z/ Coastal Georgetown- 738 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Rough surf continues to impact the Georgetown County beaches this evening. Conditions will improve by late Sunday morning. $$ NCZ106-108-201200- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-191020T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0027.191020T1000Z-191021T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 738 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 11:15 AM EDT | Gale Watch | ILM | 10 hr | |
| Oct 18, 7:33 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 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.