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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 19, 2021New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 19, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 20, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 20, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 20, 2021, 8:00 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 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

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.

&&

$$

2 follow-up statements

923 
WHUS42 KILM 200838
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
438 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-210000-
/O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0016.210620T1000Z-210621T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
438 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
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.

&&

$$
43

206 
WHUS42 KILM 202355
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
755 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-211115-
/O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-210621T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0017.210621T1000Z-210622T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
755 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current and moderate rip
  currents 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 Monday through Monday 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.

&&

$$

NCZ110-211115-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0005.210621T1000Z-210622T0000Z/
Coastal Brunswick-
755 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	24 hr
Jun 19, 3:56 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		17 hr
Jun 19, 11:08 AM EDT	Tropical Storm Watch	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	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

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2021 Beach Hazards Statements in South Carolina, 2021 Every beach hazards statement in 2021

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.