Strong rip currents caused 12 people to be rescued by lifeguards.
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Strong rip currents caused 12 people to be rescued by lifeguards.
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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 6:57 AM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 757 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms will prevail through Saturday, as a broad upper trough remains slow to exit the area. Rain chances then lower the first part of next week, but ramp back up mid-week as another disturbance in the upper atmosphere approaches the area. && .UPDATE... Forecast remains on track this morning; no updates. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Pesky upper trough over the area will finally move out during the forecast period. It will remain over the area today though and bring scattered showers and thunderstorms today and perhaps tonight. Isolated storms are possible with the heat of the day on Sunday. Highs today will be in the low to mid 80s again with mid 80s to around 90 on tap for Sunday. Min tonight will fall to the mid to upper 60s. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Low amplitude ridge in the mid levels for most of the period. Normally this leads to fairly quiet nighttime hours in the absence of instability and this period seems no exception. An argument can also be made for reduced convective coverage during the daytime. Given the fairly deep layer dry air in forecast soundings this seems plausible and rain chances are generally in the 20s. Temperatures will be very close to seasonable norms through the period. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Mid level flow begins to flatten on Tuesday. While this means we still don't have the subsidence associated with the ridge like during the short term but the deep layer dry air should be maintained and thus only isolated daytime thunderstorms appear likely. The weather then takes a quick turn towards being unsettled on Wednesday. A deep cutoff will drop into the western Great Lakes and a lead shortwave crosses the area in the developing southwesterly flow. Much of the same applies to Thursday. A front will be approaching but it will stay too far to our NW to bolster storm coverage beyond what the mid level impulses and surface mesoscale boundaries contribute. Energy swings through the southern periphery of the Great Lakes low Friday and Saturday easing the curvature locally in favor of more zonal/westerly flow. This will lead to a lowering of rain chances despite the front dropping into the area. && .AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... An upper trough will be the impetus for scattered convection to develop, mainly this afternoon. The coverage of storms is a bit uncertain, but scattered will be the best description. Brief heavy downpours are possible. Extended Outlook...Mainly VFR except for scattered afternoon and evening SHRA/TSRA Saturday. Patchy fog also possible 08-13Z each day. Rain/storm chances generally decrease by Sunday, so VFR will be even more consistent through the middle of next week. && .MARINE... W winds of 10 KT or less will become southerly this afternoon and SW tonight and Sunday. Generally expect 2 to 3 FT seas through the period with a few 4 footers possible northern waters today. Wind out of the southwest at just 10 kt Sunday night will increase to 10-15 Monday and Monday night. This is in response to a minor westward shift in the offshore high and also possibly a weak piedmont trough that tries to develop. Wind waves will average 2-3 ft. Tuesday and WEdnesday will be more breezy as the inland surface trough strengthens slightly and overall low level wind fields become better aligned for vertical mixing of momentum. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. NC...None. MARINE...None. && UPDATE...MCK NEAR TERM...31 SHORT TERM...MBB LONG TERM...MBB AVIATION...43 MARINE...ILM
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 515 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2020 AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039- 054>056-058-059-210915- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 nm-Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Coastal Pender- Inland New Hanover-Coastal New Hanover-Inland Brunswick- Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown-Coastal Georgetown- Central Horry-Northern Horry- 515 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters, southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong rip currents caused 12 people to be rescued by lifeguards.
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