Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Falling Slowly
Issued by the National Weather Service - NWS Wilmington, NC
Areas Affected: Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Georgetown
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 12:48pm EDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 12:48pm EDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 12:48pm EDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...Today. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ef284465f885bed8cfccd28ee18a367ff7a6dc4.002.1 Codes: NCZ108 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ef284465f885bed8cfccd28ee18a367ff7a6dc4.002.1
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