Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Falling Slowly
Issued by the National Weather Service - NWS Wilmington, NC
Areas Affected: Coastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Horry; Coastal Georgetown
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 2:41am EDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 2:41am EDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 6:00am EDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.
Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.009ca4b3a47a209259547d4455fdd7800e4add6e.001.1 Codes: NCZ106, NCZ108, SCZ054, SCZ056 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.009ca4b3a47a209259547d4455fdd7800e4add6e.001.1
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