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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 7, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 8, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Brunswick County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 19 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 149 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
- 1464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
597 WHUS42 KILM 080002 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 802 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021 NCZ110-081000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0007.210508T1000Z-210509T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 802 PM EDT Fri May 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong west to east longshore current expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The longshore current will be strongest in afternoon. 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. && $$ 8
2 follow-up statements
257 WHUS42 KILM 080841 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 441 AM EDT Sat May 8 2021 NCZ110-090000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0007.210508T1000Z-210509T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 441 AM EDT Sat May 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong west to east longshore current expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 43
608 WHUS42 KILM 082330 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 730 PM EDT Sat May 8 2021 NCZ110-090030- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210509T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 730 PM EDT Sat May 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A STRONG LONGSHORE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ 8
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 3:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 17 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North 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.