Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jul 16, 2023, 10:38 AM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2023, 10:38 AM EDT (14:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 14:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1999 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted.
242 WHUS42 KILM 161438 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1038 AM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023 NCZ106-108-170000- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0026.000000T0000Z-230717T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0014.230716T1438Z-230717T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 1038 AM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. Strong south to north longshore current. * 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. 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. && $$ 19
2 follow-up statements
227
WHUS42 KILM 161753
CFWILM
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
153 PM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023
NCZ107-170000-
/O.NEW.KILM.CF.Y.0072.230717T0200Z-230717T0400Z/
Inland New Hanover-
153 PM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.
* WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown
Wilmington.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...The lowest portions of USS North Carolina Road and
Battleship Road begin to observe minor coastal flooding. Water
begins to spread out of storm drains onto Water Street just
south of Market Street in downtown Wilmington.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Affected areas listed are based on
average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience
flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or
other factors.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
&&
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Cape Fear River at Wilmington
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 ft, Moderate 6.8 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 0.8 ft, Moderate 2.1 ft, Major 5.3 ft
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
16/10 PM 5.6 0.9 0.9 N/A Minor
17/10 AM 4.7 0.0 0.8 N/A None
17/11 PM 5.4 0.7 0.7 N/A None
18/11 AM 4.6 -0.1 0.8 N/A None
18/11 PM 5.4 0.7 0.8 N/A None
&&
$$
NCZ106-108-170000-
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230717T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-
153 PM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. Strong north to south longshore
current.
* 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.
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.
&&
$$
19397
WHUS42 KILM 162332
CFWILM
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
732 PM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023
NCZ106-108-170045-
/O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-230717T0000Z/
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-
732 PM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
$$
NCZ107-170400-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.Y.0072.230717T0200Z-230717T0400Z/
Inland New Hanover-
732 PM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
* 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...Until midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...The lowest portions of USS North Carolina Road and
Battleship Road begin to observe minor coastal flooding. Water
begins to spread out of storm drains onto Water Street just
south of Market Street in downtown Wilmington.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Affected areas listed are based on
average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience
flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or
other factors.
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 6.8 ft, Major 10.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 0.8 ft, Moderate 2.1 ft, Major 5.3 ft
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
16/10 PM 5.6 0.9 0.9 N/A Minor
17/10 AM 4.7 0.0 0.8 N/A None
17/11 PM 5.4 0.7 0.7 N/A None
18/11 AM 4.6 -0.1 0.8 N/A None
18/11 PM 5.4 0.7 0.8 N/A None
19/12 PM 4.6 -0.1 0.8 N/A None
&&
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 3:37 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:53 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 10 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.