WHUS42 KILM 250951 CCA
CFWILM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED FIRST SECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
546 AM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008
NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-252100-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.S.0031.081025T1000Z-081026T0000Z/
PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
546 AM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
LONG PERIOD WIND WAVES ALONG WITH A LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM THE
SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS
FOR THE BEACHES FROM SURF CITY TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TODAY.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE SEVERAL
HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 12 NOON.
A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP
CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
THE SURF.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN
CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
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HEDEN