Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Coastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Horry; Coastal Georgetown
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:18pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:18pm EDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 2:18pm EDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b13c5b898a1ccf2f2ca58e0ded0872440388223.002.1 Codes: NCZ106, NCZ108, SCZ054, SCZ056 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b13c5b898a1ccf2f2ca58e0ded0872440388223.002.1