Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - NWS Wilmington, NC
Areas Affected: Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Georgetown
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 2:24am EDT
Alert Effective: Friday 2:24am EDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Friday 2:24am EDT
Event Ends: Friday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and moderate north to south longshore currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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.e5dcbf81b5c6cd5b595f9f1bf7313d87320d45d1.001.1 Codes: NCZ108, SCZ056 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e5dcbf81b5c6cd5b595f9f1bf7313d87320d45d1.001.1
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