Moderate to strong rip current activity led to multiple lifeguard rescues.
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Moderate to strong rip current activity led to multiple lifeguard rescues.
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, 5:20 AM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 620 AM EDT Sat Aug 27 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Rather typical late summer weather will continue over the weekend into next week. A front will approach mid to late next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Just as was the case on on Friday precipitation coverage and intensity will be lower than normal today despite our PW values being near a climatologically normal 1.6". The three main factors for a slightly dryer than normal day appear to be: a lack of any appreciable lift other than the sea breeze, very dry air in the mid levels, and an east to northeasterly boundary layer flow that should import less unstable air across the CWA. And in areas where precipitation does manage to develop it will be much less convective than what August typifies due to a deep layer of meager lapse rates. A front that was previously forecast to enter or cross the area tonight now remains to our north so the overnight hours should remain rain-free for the same reasons listed above (though the roughly 10kft of easterly wind could import a few non-measuring showers onshore). This afternoon's temps will warm to 90 or better away from the oceanic influence depending on how far inland the marine modification advects (guidance may be a few degrees too high inland). && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... With a coastal trough offshore and a weak trough inland, onshore flow develops Sunday. Scattered thunderstorms possible in the afternoon, both along sea breeze as inland temps reach 90F and inland near trough. PW values increase to around 2" from onshore influx of moisture late Sunday and lingers into early next week. With coastal trough approaching the coast Monday and decent PW values in place, Monday currently has the highest POPs in the forecast period. Without strong forcing however, QPF is pretty limited around 0.1-0.25". High temps Monday in the mid 80s with mostly cloudy skies. Low temps Sunday and Monday night slightly above normal in the low 70s. A chance of showers and thunderstorms over the coastal waters each day, with best chance on Monday with the coastal trough. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Elevated PW values linger into Tuesday with low level southerly flow around offshore high. In the upper levels, a trough will be moving across well north of the area Tuesday through late week, though may see a weak shortwave move across the Carolinas on Tuesday. Northwest flow in the mid levels advecting dry air may limit coverage, but have maintained chance pops for Tuesday. A front approaches the Carolinas late Tuesday before slowing down Wednesday. Wednesday will be warm with diurnal convection possible ahead of the front. Models continue to struggle with timing of when the front will move offshore, but expecting it to be late week with slightly cooler and drier weather behind it. && .AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR today with only high clouds. Winds will be light and somewhat variable save for during peak heating along the coast in a sea breeze. Guidance hinting at IFR returning overnight especially away from the coastal terminals. Extended Outlook...Brief MVFR/IFR conditions are possible in scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, with low stratus or patchy BR possible at times in the mornings. && .MARINE... Through Tonight...Seas just 2 ft all the way out to Frying Pan Shoals with most buoys showing peak wave power right at 8 seconds which is close to the wind/swell cusp. Winds pretty light and variable across the board right now with no real surface features analyzable on the charts. The weakest semblance of a Piedmont trough may develop today allowing for an easterly flow to emerge from the variable winds as speeds stay capped at 10 knots. Sunday through Wednesday...Onshore flow Sunday and Monday due to a coastal trough will shift to south-southwest winds Tuesday and Wednesday around offshore high pressure. Wind speeds around 10 kts or less Sunday through Tuesday increase to 10-15 kts late Tuesday and Wednesday as a front approaches from the west, strengthening the pressure gradient. Seas 2 ft Sunday through Tuesday, with occasional 3 footers, increase to 3 ft late Tuesday into Wednesday as SSW wind wave builds and mixes with 1-2 ft 7 sec SE swell and a weak 0.5-1 ft 12 sec SE swell that arrives Monday. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...ILM NEAR TERM...MBB SHORT TERM...VAO LONG TERM...VAO AVIATION...MBB MARINE...MBB/VAO
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 326 AM EDT Sat Aug 27 2022 AMZ250-252-254-256-NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-110-SCZ017-023-024-032- 033-039-054>056-058-059-280730- 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-Coastal Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon- Florence-Marion-Williamsburg-Coastal Horry-Inland Georgetown- Coastal Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 326 AM EDT Sat Aug 27 2022 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. NCZ106-108-280730- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover- 326 AM EDT Sat Aug 27 2022 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North 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...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather expected. .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.
Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue conducted 15 rip current rescues.
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