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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 11, 2021, 7:37 PM EDT for Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina; New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 12, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2021, 7:37 PM EDT (23:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2021, 7:37 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 23:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 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
- 849 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
228 WHUS42 KILM 112337 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 737 PM EDT Tue May 11 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-121000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0009.210512T1000Z-210513T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 737 PM EDT Tue May 11 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. * 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 Wednesday through Wednesday 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...A moderate risk of rip currents. 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. && $$ 8
2 follow-up statements
492 WHUS42 KILM 120839 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 439 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-130000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0009.210512T1000Z-210513T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 439 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. * WHERE...In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 43
328 WHUS42 KILM 122337 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 737 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-131000- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-210513T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0010.210513T1000Z-210514T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 737 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south 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 Thursday through Thursday 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...A 'moderate' risk of rip currents Thursday. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 3:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 4 days |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in South Carolina, 2021Beach 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.