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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this rip current statement at Jul 10, 2026, 8:09 PM EDT for Brunswick County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 11, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2026, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 11, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2026, 3:42 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
County Brunswick County, NC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 2370 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted.
343 WHUS42 KILM 110009 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 809 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026 NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-120000- /O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0032.260711T1000Z-260712T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 809 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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 Saturday through Saturday 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. && $$ NCZ110-120000- /O.NEW.KILM.RP.S.0011.260711T1000Z-260712T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 809 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
1 follow-up statement
858 WHUS42 KILM 110742 CFWILM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wilmington NC 342 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 NCZ110-120000- /O.CAN.KILM.RP.S.0011.260711T1000Z-260712T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KILM.BH.S.0032.260711T1000Z-260712T0000Z/ Coastal Brunswick- 342 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Strong west to east longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Brunswick County. * WHEN...Today. * 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. && $$ NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-120000- /O.CON.KILM.BH.S.0032.260711T1000Z-260712T0000Z/ Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 342 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Today. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into. && $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:09 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 24 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:32 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 16 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:14 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Robeson | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Robeson | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 68 min | |
| Jul 11, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 66 min | |
| Jul 11, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 42 min | |
| Jul 11, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 57 min | |
| Jul 11, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Brunswick | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Robeson | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 53 min | |
| Jul 11, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 62 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.