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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 9, 2021, 7:42 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 10, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2021, 7:42 PM EDT (23:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 10, 2021, 7:41 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 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 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
- 1402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
577 WHUS42 KILM 092342 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 742 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-101000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0008.210510T1000Z-210511T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 742 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS... * 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 Monday morning 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. && $$ NCZ110-101000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0002.210510T1000Z-210511T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 742 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TRA
2 follow-up statements
883 WHUS42 KILM 100839 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 439 AM EDT Mon May 10 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-110000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0008.210510T1000Z-210511T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 439 AM EDT Mon May 10 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 Monday morning 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. && $$ NCZ110-110000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0002.210510T1000Z-210511T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 439 AM EDT Mon May 10 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 43
446 WHUS42 KILM 102341 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 741 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-110045- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210511T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 741 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$ NCZ110-110045- /O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210511T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 741 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 3:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 39 hr | |
| May 9, 7:42 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 24 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.