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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 18, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jun 19, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC, Georgetown County, SC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 7 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
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
663 WHUS42 KILM 190000 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 800 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-190800- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0015.210619T1000Z-210620T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 800 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current expected, primarily in the afternoon hours. In addition, moderate risk of rip currents for Pender, New Hanover, and Horry county beaches. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday 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. && $$ 19
2 follow-up statements
350 WHUS42 KILM 190843 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 443 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-200000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0015.210619T1000Z-210620T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 443 AM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current expected, primarily in the afternoon hours. In addition, moderate risk of rip currents for Pender, New Hanover, and Horry county beaches. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 43
707 WHUS42 KILM 192359 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 759 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-201200- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-210620T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0016.210620T1000Z-210621T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 759 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current expected. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 11:08 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 42 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Horry, Marion | 11 min |
| Jun 19, 7:59 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 24 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 17 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.