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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Wilmington, NC

June 27, 2021New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jun 27, 2021, 7:25 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jun 28, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 27, 2021, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 28, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 28, 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 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 180 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

512 
WHUS42 KILM 272325
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
725 PM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-280800-
/O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-210628T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0009.210628T1000Z-210629T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
725 PM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents 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 Monday through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Increasing ESE swell will produce strong
  rip currents in the surf zone.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ107-280800-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0058.210628T0400Z-210628T0800Z/
Inland New Hanover-
725 PM EDT Sun Jun 27 2021

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level 
  expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal 
  waterways.

* WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown 
  Wilmington.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 4 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...The lowest parts of USS North Carolina Road and low 
  spots of Battleship Road begin to flood. Water begins to 
  spread out of the storm drains onto Water Street just south of 
  Market Street in downtown Wilmington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

Cape Fear River at Wilmington
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 ft, Moderate 6.7 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 0.8 ft, Moderate 2.0 ft, Major 5.3 ft

             Total      Total    Departure                   
 Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood  
            ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact 
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 28/01 AM     5.7        1.0        0.9        1      Minor    
 28/02 PM     5.0        0.3        1.0        1       None    
 29/02 AM     5.5        0.8        0.9        1      Minor    
 29/03 PM     4.8        0.1        0.8        1       None    
 30/03 AM     5.2        0.5        0.8        1       None    
 30/03 PM     4.8        0.1        0.8        1       None

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements

632 
WHUS42 KILM 280636
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
236 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

NCZ107-280745-
/O.CAN.KILM.CF.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-210628T0800Z/
Inland New Hanover-
236 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-281600-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0009.210628T1000Z-210629T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
236 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents 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 this morning through this 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.

&&

$$

9

216 
WHUS42 KILM 280836
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
436 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-290000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0009.210628T1000Z-210629T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
436 AM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents 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 this morning through this 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

990 
WHUS42 KILM 290012
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
812 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-290115-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-210629T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry-
Coastal Georgetown-
812 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

A moderate rip current risk is expected Tuesday and beachgoers 
should use caution as to where to enter the surf.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 11:55 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	3 hr
Jun 27, 2:42 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	12 hr
Jun 27, 6:53 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		29 hr

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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.