Rip Current Statement issued October 18 at 7:43PM EDT until October 19 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Pender County. * WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Monday through Monday 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.

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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
NC, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Coastal Pender
event
Rip Current Statement
onset
2026-10-19T06:00:00-04:00
states
["NC"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-18T19:43:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f9ed08b24d0722fad0058401101d796b4263b9e2.003.2
references
[]
instruction
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.
message type
Alert
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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