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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 9, 2021, 8:03 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 10, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2021, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1011 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 847 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
194 WHUS42 KILM 100003 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 803 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 SCZ054-056-101200- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0014.210610T1000Z-210611T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 803 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$
1 follow-up statement
035 WHUS42 KILM 100852 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 452 AM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 SCZ054-056-110000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0014.210610T1000Z-210611T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 452 AM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Dillon | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 23 min |
| Jun 10, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Dillon, Horry, Marion | 32 min |
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.