Easterly swell resulted in strong rip currents developing at New Hanover county beaches.
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Easterly swell resulted in strong rip currents developing at New Hanover county beaches.
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 Sep 4, 8:55 AM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 955 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure off coastal New England will maintain onshore winds and seasonable temperatures for the next few days. A front will reach the Carolinas by Wednesday and stall near the coast late in the week, enhancing the potential for showers and thunderstorms. && .UPDATE/... There are no changes expected at this time to the ongoing forecast. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Ridging sfc and aloft extending from off New England to the NE Gulf of Mexico will dominate the area during this period. Onshore flow thru the atm column will dominate. The end result will be widely scattered moving onshore early this morning and again late tonight. Possibly a tstorm at the coast during this morning after the days heating with better chances as the day progresses further inland as the resultant wind bndry pushes inland. Convection should quickly die out during the mid-evening with the days insolation having ceased. Temperatures will run at or slightly above normal, especially with tonights lows. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... High pressure offshore to our NE paired with upper level ridging should hold through the short term. For Monday, best chances for precip will be over NE SC with drier conditions expected over NC. Chances should also increase in the afternoon along the sea breeze. PWATs of ~2" settle across the area Tuesday with an increase in diurnal POPs across the CWA. Highs inland will be in the upper 80s nearing 90, especially in SE NC. Along the coast, highs will be in the mid 80s. Low temps will be around 70 inland getting into the mid 70s near the coast. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... To our west a deep trough aloft will extend down through the Midwest into the lower Mississippi River Valley, paired with a low pressure system and quasi-stationary front at the surface. The front is expected to move through our area sometime Wednesday, potentially stalling once it reaches the coast and sticking around through the end of the period. This will enhance chances for scattered diurnal showers and storms. Highs are expected to be in the mid to upper 80s due to increased cloud cover and rain. Lows in the lower 70s. && .AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Onshore flow sfc thru the mid-levels will result in onshore flow thru the period. Will see frictional convergence along the immediate coast this morning with isolated shra vicinity of the coastal terminals possible thru mid-late morning. Could give rise to an isolated thunderstorm up to several hrs after sunrise. This resultant boundary will then migrate inland, and likely affect atleast FLO and not so much LBT. Could not go any hier than VCTS at this time due to the hit/miss activity. Debris mid and upper level clouds will periodically plague all terminals, thru midday at the coast, and afternoon into the evening for the inland terminals. NE winds less than 5 kt will become E 5 to 9 kt after daybreak and SE 6 to 11 kt afternoon thru the evening. Not overly concerned with the fog early this morning but could see periodic MVFR fog inland terminals late tonight. Extended Outlook...Mainly VFR. Early morning ground fog with brief MVFR/IFR visibility is possible Mon and Tue. Isolated mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms are also possible each day through Tuesday. More widespread shower and t-storm activity possible Wednesday through Thursday as a front stalls near the coast. && .MARINE... Through Tonight... Sfc ridge axis from the high's center off the New England Coast, will extend inland from the VA Capes to the Appalachians. This will result in ENE to ESE flow thruout the period. The sfc pressure gradient to remain rather relaxed, resulting in wind speeds around 10 kt, and periodically up to 15 kt. Seas generally 1 to 3 ft, with the lower side of this range occurring from south of Cape Fear to Murrells Inlet. This a result of seas generally a product of an E-ESE 1 to 2 foot 8 to 10 second period swell, with less than 5 second period wind chop on top. Frying pan shoals aiding in the refracting /reflecting of this swell. Widely scattered showers/tstorms, especially nocturnally, will affect the local waters. Monday through Thursday... E'ly winds ~10kts due to offshore high pressure will start to veer S/SW'ly into Tuesday. These will shift to N/NE'ly with 15kt gusts on Wednesday as a cold front moves through and stalls in the area, bringing increased chances for showers and storms. Potential shift back to E/ly flow at the end of the period. Seas 2-3ft building to 2-4ft by Thursday due to swells generated by tropical systems Earl and eventually Danielle. A persistent swell from the ESE will be 1-2ft 10-11s Monday, increasing to 2-3ft by Tuesday. Guidance suggests another pulse of ESE swell from Earl for the end of the week. This swell will be highly dependent on the track and intensity of Earl. Another minor long period ENE swell from Danielle will move in midweek. The rip current threat will have to be closely monitored throughout the period. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...ILM NEAR TERM...DCH SHORT TERM...LEW LONG TERM...LEW AVIATION...DCH MARINE...DCH/LEW
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington NC 316 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 NCZ106-108-SCZ056-050730- Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Georgetown- 316 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 ...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...Monday through Saturday. Swells from distant tropical systems will further enhance the rip current risk through the middle of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ110-SCZ054-050730- Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry- 316 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Swells from distant tropical systems will further enhance the rip current risk through the middle of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. AMZ250-252-254-256-050730- 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- 316 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059- 050730- Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover- Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion- Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry- 316 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. dch
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 to 20 rip current rescues.
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