Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2022
Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jul 1, 2022, 8:05 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 2, 2022, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2022, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 2, 2022, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2022, 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 00:07 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 00:00Z, 0.1 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
- 438 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
126 WHUS42 KILM 020005 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 805 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022 NCZ106-108-021000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0018.220702T1000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 805 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * 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. && $$ NCZ110-021000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0006.220702T1000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 805 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ LEW
3 follow-up statements
294 WHUS42 KILM 020813 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 413 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 NCZ106-108-021600- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0018.220702T1000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 413 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * 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. && $$ NCZ110-021600- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0006.220702T1000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 413 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 19
759 WHUS42 KILM 021534 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1134 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 NCZ106-108-030000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 1134 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into 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. && $$ NCZ110-030000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 1134 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 9
170 WHUS42 KILM 030002 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 802 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 NCZ106-108-030115- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 802 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG LONG SHORE CURRENT HAS EXPIRED... $$ NCZ110-030115- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-220703T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 802 PM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 2 hr | |
| Jul 2, 5:11 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 18 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 16 hr | |
| Jul 2, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Columbus | 116 min |
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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.