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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 1, 2021, 4:54 AM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jul 1, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2021, 4:54 AM EDT (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 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 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 858 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
048 WHUS42 KILM 010854 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 454 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-011800- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0021.210701T1000Z-210702T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 454 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT 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...Through this 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. && $$ 21
2 follow-up statements
584 WHUS42 KILM 011505 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1105 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-020000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 1105 AM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 21
482 WHUS42 KILM 020004 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 804 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-020930- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-210702T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0022.210702T1000Z-210703T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 804 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 Friday through Friday 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Georgetown | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Marlboro | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Darlington, Marlboro | 48 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2021Beach Hazards Statements in South Carolina, 2021Every 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.