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CFWILM
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
445 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2019
NCZ106-108-210000-
/O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0005.190420T1000Z-190421T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KILM.RP.S.0005.190420T1100Z-190421T0000Z/
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
445 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2019
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* LOCATIONS...COASTAL PENDER AND COASTAL NEW HANOVER.
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS
TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM, DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT, SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.
SCZ054-056-200945-
/O.CAN.KILM.BH.S.0005.190420T1000Z-190421T0100Z/
COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
445 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2019
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.
NCZ110-210000-
/O.NEW.KILM.BH.S.0006.190420T1100Z-190421T0000Z/
/O.CON.KILM.RP.S.0005.190420T1000Z-190421T0100Z/
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
445 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2019
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...COASTAL BRUNSWICK.
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS
TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE, WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS, JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM, DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT, SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS, LONGSHORE CURRENTS, AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED
WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
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