Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Apr 25, 2019, 7:33 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 26, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2019, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Brunswick County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
290 WHUS42 KILM 252333 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 733 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 NCZ110-260745- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0008.190426T1000Z-190427T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0006.190426T1000Z-190427T0100Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 733 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * LOCATIONS...Coastal Brunswick. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Very strong rip currents will be dangerous to anyone who enters the surf. In addition, a strong west to east longshore current will develop late Friday afternoon. 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. Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. Often, if the longshore current is strong enough, it will sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-260745- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0008.190426T1000Z-190427T0100Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 733 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * LOCATIONS...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover. * TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...A strong south to north longshore current will develop at east-facing beaches in the area tomorrow with south winds around 20kts along the coast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. Often, if the longshore current is strong enough, it will sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with the lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 19
1 follow-up statement
710 WHUS42 KILM 260903 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 503 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019 NCZ110-270100- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0008.190426T1000Z-190427T0100Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0006.190426T1000Z-190427T0100Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 503 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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. In addition, a strong longshore current will develop late this afternoon. 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. Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. Often, if the longshore current is strong enough, it will sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-270100- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0008.190426T1000Z-190427T0100Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 503 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover. * TIMING...Through this evening. * SURF ZONE IMPACTS...A strong south to north longshore current will develop at east-facing beaches today with winds along the coast 15-25 miles per hour with gusts up to 30 miles per hour. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. Often, if the longshore current is strong enough, it will sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with the lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 54 hr | |
| Apr 25, 7:33 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.