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: Saturday 7:59pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 7:59pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 6:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 6:00am EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Wilmington NC
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal New Hanover County. In South Carolina, Coastal Georgetown County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.04e18a12f9a61c6706bee1fc4cd54adbebc1a1e1.001.1 Codes: SCZ056 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04e18a12f9a61c6706bee1fc4cd54adbebc1a1e1.001.1
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