Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 11, 2023, 7:56 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina; Georgetown County, Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Sep 12, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2023, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 12, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2023, 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 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 516 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
187 WHUS42 KILM 112356 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 756 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2023 NCZ106-108-121200- /O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-230912T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0022.230912T1000Z-230913T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 756 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * 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. && $$ SCZ054-056-121200- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0022.230912T1000Z-230913T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 756 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 21
3 follow-up statements
634 WHUS42 KILM 120843 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 443 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-130000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0022.230912T1000Z-230913T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 443 AM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * 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. && $$ IGB
067 WHUS42 KILM 121945 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 345 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 NCZ106-108-130000- /O.NEW.KILM.SU.Y.0007.230913T1200Z-230914T1200Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-230913T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 345 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 AM Wednesday to 8 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ SCZ054-056-130000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-230913T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 345 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown 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. && $$ lew
443 WHUS42 KILM 130005 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 805 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 NCZ106-108-131200- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-230913T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0023.230913T1000Z-230914T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0007.230913T1200Z-230914T1200Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 805 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 AM Wednesday to 8 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ SCZ054-056-131200- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-230913T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0023.230913T1000Z-230914T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 805 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday 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. && $$ 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 11:31 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 8 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.