Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2020
Rip Current Statement 21, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 12, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 13, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2020, 7:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 710 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
006 WHUS42 KILM 122359 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 759 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2020 NCZ106-108-110-130800- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0021.200913T1000Z-200914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 759 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 21
4 follow-up statements
324 WHUS42 KILM 130013 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 813 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2020 NCZ106-108-110-131200- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0021.200913T1000Z-200914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 813 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender, Coastal Brunswick and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 21
382 WHUS42 KILM 130833 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 433 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020 NCZ106-108-110-140000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0021.200913T1000Z-200914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 433 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender, Coastal Brunswick and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 43
203
WHUS42 KILM 132021
CFWILM
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
421 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020
NCZ107-140100-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0074.200913T2100Z-200914T0100Z/
Inland New Hanover-
421 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.
* WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown
Wilmington.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...The lowest parts of USS North Carolina Road and low
spots of Battleship Road begin to flood. Water begins to spread
out of the storm drains onto Water Street just south of Market
Street in downtown Wilmington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
&&
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Cape Fear River at Wilmington - Flood Stage 5.5 FT
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 ft, Moderate 6.7 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 0.8 ft, Moderate 2.0 ft, Major 5.3 ft
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
13/07 PM 5.6 0.9 0.9 1 Minor
14/07 AM 5.1 0.4 0.9 1 None
14/08 PM 5.8 1.1 0.9 1 Minor
15/08 AM 5.4 0.7 0.9 1 None
15/09 PM 6.1 1.4 1.0 1 Minor
16/09 AM 5.8 1.1 1.0 1 Minor
&&
$$
NCZ106-108-110-140000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200914T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-
421 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Coastal Pender, Coastal Brunswick and Coastal New
Hanover Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
&&
$$906
WHUS42 KILM 132353
CFWILM
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
753 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020
NCZ106-108-110-140800-
/O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200914T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0022.200914T1000Z-200915T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-
753 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal
Brunswick Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Monday through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
&&
$$
NCZ107-140100-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-200914T0100Z/
Inland New Hanover-
753 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2020
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
* WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown
Wilmington.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...The lowest parts of USS North Carolina Road and low
spots of Battleship Road begin to flood. Water begins to spread
out of the storm drains onto Water Street just south of Market
Street in downtown Wilmington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
&&
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Cape Fear River at Wilmington - Flood Stage 5.5 FT
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 ft, Moderate 6.7 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 0.8 ft, Moderate 2.0 ft, Major 5.3 ft
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
13/07 PM 5.6 0.9 0.9 1 Minor
14/07 AM 5.1 0.4 0.9 1 None
14/08 PM 5.8 1.1 0.9 1 Minor
15/08 AM 5.4 0.7 0.9 1 None
15/09 PM 6.1 1.4 1.0 1 Minor
16/09 AM 5.8 1.1 1.0 1 Minor
&&
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 3:31 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 14 hr |
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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.