Moderate rip current activity led to a drowning near Myrtle Beach, SC.
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Moderate rip current activity led to a drowning near Myrtle Beach, SC.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 27, 12:22 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 122 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will dominate through the weekend, maintaining hot and dry weather. High pressure will begin to weaken by early next week bringing a return of typical afternoon storm chances. Rain chances may increase further by the middle and end of next week. && .UPDATE... Visible satellite imagery and area obs indicate patchy early morning dense fog has burned off. Partly to mostly sunny skies are in place across the forecast area, although the sun will filter through thin cirrus at times. A surface high centered just off the coast will maintain SE flow today, and ridging/dry air aloft will suppress convection. THe surface high will also keep the flow over the waters light, and seas are dominated by a 203 ft SE swell at around 8 seconds. Current forecast on track and no changes needed. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... High pressure from the surface up through the mid to upper levels will take residence over the eastern Carolinas as it eases in from the east, maintaining dry weather today through Saturday. Although the column remains very dry, with pcp water values down below 1.25 inches, moisture profiles and sounding data show potential for patchy stratus and fog around daybreak each morning and some cirrus streaming over the area. For the most part, should see plenty of sunshine with very warm temps. With ridge overhead and H5 heights up to 595 dm, expect above normal temps into the 90s inland from the beaches and rain-free weather, although can not completely rule out a spotty shwr. High-res models show only a slight chc over the Pee Dee region, but mainly south of our local forecast area. Although the temps will be very warm, the dewpoint temps will drop to around 70 inland each day which will keep heat index values below 100 degrees each aftn. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Dry air will continue to dominate the area this weekend with limited rain chances due to high pressure near the surface and aloft. The main story of the weekend will be the above-normal temperatures. The ridge will be centered over central NC and areas here could see highs approach the mid-90s with a few upper-90s possible on Sunday. Heat indices should easily climb into the triple digits, but drier air should maintain sub-heat advisory conditions. Lows virtually the same as they have been since late May: in the low to mid-70s. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... High pressure begins to weaken by the beginning of next week, bringing increases in moisture back to what is typically expected for late August into early September. Rain chances increase by mid- week as an upper-level trough attempts to dig southward out of the Great Lakes region. This may merge with the remnants of Ida, but models differ on this possibility. A few models keep Ida to the west after its Gulf Coast landfall, meaning that the associated moisture would remain well to our west (over TX and the southern Plains). Other models bring Ida into the southern Appalachians and slowly advance across the southern mid-Atlantic through as late as Friday. This would obviously bring unsettled weather for a prolonged period to our area and points northward. Regardless, unsettled weather is possible late next week, but uncertainty in the forecast means that anticipating anything more than a chance of rain would be unrealistic at this point. Temperatures will return to normal as the ridge weakens by mid-week. The associated chances for precipitation and cloud cover will have a large influence on forecast high temperatures late next week. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR conditions should continue through the day with only a low potential for brief MVFR ceilings in cumulus clouds at CRE, MYR, and ILM. Cumulus clouds should tend to diminish this evening, setting the stage for ground fog to develop late tonight at the LBT and FLO airports. The highest potential for IFR visibilities should develop there between 10-13z Saturday. Generally VFR conditions are expected after 13z Saturday with low probabilities of MVFR ceilings if a widespread cumulus deck develops across the area. Extended Outlook...VFR conditions should prevail with the exception of early morning fog/low stratus and isolated afternoon showers and t-storms possible next week. && .MARINE... Through Saturday...High pressure will ease in from the east today through Saturday. This will maintain a general SSE flow, but as the center shifts closer overhead, winds may become lighter and more variable on Saturday with offshore flow developing over the top of the high north of Cape Fear. Seas will be 3 ft or less with a longer period SE swell mixing in. Saturday Night through Tuesday... Quiet marine conditions will continue through Tuesday as high pressure dominates over the weekend. Winds remain SE at 5-10 knots through Saturday afternoon with with a slow transition to SW on Saturday night and Sunday as the high meanders overhead. Seas 2-3 feet throughout the period. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...ILM UPDATE...CRM NEAR TERM...RGZ SHORT TERM...21 LONG TERM...21 AVIATION...TRA MARINE...RGZ/21
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 346 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-280800- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- Coastal Georgetown- 346 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033- 039-055-058-059-280800- 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-Inland New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 346 AM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 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...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Horry County PD reported a father drowned rescuing his daughter, who was on a boogie board, from a rip current near Apache Pier north of Myrtle Beach, SC.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Coastal Horry | 2021-08-27 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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