Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
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: Wednesday 7:24pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:24pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 4:30am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 6:00am EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong South to North longshore current expected. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday 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.bdb6ecbf79668bbbe77a288a3261c859de1a0556.001.1 Codes: NCZ106, NCZ108, SCZ054, SCZ056 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bdb6ecbf79668bbbe77a288a3261c859de1a0556.001.1