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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 12, 2024, 8:21 PM EDT for New Hanover County, Pender County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 13, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2024, 8:21 PM EDT (00:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 00:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
672 WHUS42 KILM 130021 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 821 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024 NCZ106-108-130830- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-240913T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0039.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0027.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 821 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. Dangerous rip currents are also expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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... 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. 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. && $$ SCZ054-130830- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0038.000000T0000Z-240913T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0039.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Horry- 821 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ SCZ056-130830- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-240913T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0039.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Georgetown- 821 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday 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. && $$ NCZ110-130130- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0038.000000T0000Z-240913T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 821 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024 ...BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$
3 follow-up statements
944 WHUS42 KILM 130739 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 339 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 NCZ106-108-140000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0039.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0027.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 339 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, Strong north to south longshore current. For the High Rip Current Risk, 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. 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... 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. 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. && $$ SCZ054-056-140000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0039.240913T1000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 339 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 21
994 WHUS42 KILM 131439 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1039 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 NCZ106-108-140000- /O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0039.000000T0000Z-240914T0000Z/ /O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 1039 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and a 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. && $$ SCZ054-056-140000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0039.000000T0000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 1039 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 19
904 WHUS42 KILM 140010 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 810 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 SCZ054-056-140115- /O.EXP.KILM.BH.S.0039.000000T0000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown- 810 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$ NCZ106-108-140115- /O.EXP.KILM.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-240914T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 810 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$ IGB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 8:21 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| Sep 12, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 41 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.