Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2023
Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at May 27, 2023, 7:54 PM EDT for Brunswick County, New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 28, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2023, 7:54 PM EDT (23:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
Counties Brunswick County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Pender County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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 118 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 558 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
786 WHUS42 KILM 272354 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 754 PM EDT Sat May 27 2023 NCZ106-108-280900- /O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-230528T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0008.230528T1000Z-230529T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230528T0600Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 754 PM EDT Sat May 27 2023 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Sunday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * 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. && $$ SCZ054-056-280100- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-230528T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 754 PM EDT Sat May 27 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Strong north to south long shore currents will drop down to moderate and shift around to south to north on Sunday. A moderate rip risk will continue for Sunday but will begin to lower later on Sunday through early next week. $$
5 follow-up statements
151 WHUS42 KILM 280210 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1010 PM EDT Sat May 27 2023 NCZ106-108-281015- /O.CON.KILM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230528T0600Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.230528T1000Z-230529T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 1010 PM EDT Sat May 27 2023 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves up to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Sunday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * 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. && $$
412 WHUS42 KILM 280551 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 151 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 NCZ106-108-290000- /O.CAN.KILM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230528T0600Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.230528T1000Z-230529T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 151 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
205 WHUS42 KILM 280830 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 430 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 NCZ110-281630- /O.EXA.KILM.RP.S.0008.230528T1000Z-230529T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 430 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-281630- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.230528T1000Z-230529T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 430 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ lew
942 WHUS42 KILM 281018 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 618 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 NCZ106-108-110-290000- /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230529T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 618 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick 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. && $$
561 WHUS42 KILM 290000 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 800 PM EDT Sun May 28 2023 NCZ106-108-110-290100- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-230529T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick- 800 PM EDT Sun May 28 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:49 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 23 hr |
| May 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 17 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.