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Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 26, 2022New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Aug 26, 2022, 10:19 AM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 26, 2022, 10:19 AM EDT (14:19 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2022, 7:49 PM EDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

Counties New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 811 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

573 
WHUS42 KILM 261419
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1019 AM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022

NCZ106-108-270000-
/O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0013.220826T1419Z-220827T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-
1019 AM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is a high risk of rip currents. Life
  threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone. Rip 
  currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away 
  from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
  sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, 
  jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol 
  flags and signs.

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.

&&

$$

IGB

1 follow-up statement

469 
WHUS42 KILM 262349
CFWILM

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
749 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022

NCZ106-108-270100-
/O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220827T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-
749 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...


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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.