Alert archive / South Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jun 25, 2023, 7:59 PM EDT for Horry County, South Carolina; Brunswick County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jun 26, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2023, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 26, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
427 WHUS42 KILM 252359 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 759 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-261000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0024.230626T1000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 759 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Monday 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. && $$ NCZ110-261000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0012.230626T1000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 759 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Monday through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
2 follow-up statements
218 WHUS42 KILM 260855 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 455 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 SCZ054-270000- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0024.230626T1000Z-230627T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0012.230626T1000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Horry- 455 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry County north of Myrtle Beach. * WHEN...Through this evening, especially late today. * 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ056-270000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0024.230626T1000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 455 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ NCZ110-270000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0012.230626T1000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 455 AM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Through this evening, especially late today. * 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. && $$ ABW
513 WHUS42 KILM 262358 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 758 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 NCZ110-271030- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-230627T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0013.230627T1000Z-230628T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 758 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ056-270100- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0024.000000T0000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 758 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ SCZ054-270100- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-230627T0000Z/ Coastal Horry- 758 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:59 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Georgetown, Horry | 24 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | ILM | 36 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.