- In force from
- Oct 18, 6:00 AM EDT
- Until
- Oct 18, 8:00 PM EDT
- Issued
- Oct 17, 7:38 PM EDT
- Office
- Wilmington, NC
- Number
- 55 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Moderate, Expected, Likely
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
For Coastal Pender; Coastal Horry, from Wilmington, NC
- What
- Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected for Pender County.
- Where
- In North Carolina, Coastal Pender County. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry County.
- When
- From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday 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.
What to do
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.
For Coastal Georgetown, from Wilmington, NC
- What
- Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents expected.
- Where
- Coastal Georgetown County.
- When
- From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday 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.
What to do
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.
Places under it Myrtle Beach, Conway, Carolina Forest, Socastee, North Myrtle Beach, Red Hill, Little River, Garden City, Murrells Inlet, Georgetown, Litchfield Beach, Hampstead, and 25 more
Read the platesRip current FB-EVT-108How to read a warning FB-STN-001
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