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Beach Hazards Statement 27, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 29, 2021, 7:55 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jul 30, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2021, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 30, 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 23:53 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, 11.9 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
- 1512 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
052 WHUS42 KILM 292355 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 755 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-301000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0027.210730T1000Z-210731T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 755 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
058 WHUS42 KILM 300859 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 459 AM EDT Fri Jul 30 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-310000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0027.210730T1000Z-210731T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 459 AM EDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current expected. Moderate risk of rip currents also in effect for the coastal Brunswick County beaches. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor social media outlets for the latest information, forecasts, and warnings. && $$ IGB
154 WHUS42 KILM 302358 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 758 PM EDT Fri Jul 30 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-310100- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0027.000000T0000Z-210731T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 758 PM EDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The Beach Hazards Statement for strong longshore currents has been allowed to expire at 8 PM EDT. $$ dch
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 66 min | |
| Jul 28, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 31 min | |
| Jul 28, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 49 min | |
| Jul 28, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 42 min | |
| Jul 29, 3:16 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 28 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 31 hr | |
| Jul 28, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Horry | 55 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.