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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1210 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

...Inaugural Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week: April 27 - May
3, 2025...

The National Weather Service offices that serve the coastal
Carolinas (NWS Charleston SC, NWS Wilmington NC, NWS
Newport/Morehead City, NWS Wakefield) are joining to host the
first ever Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week from April 27
through May 3, 2025. Rip currents are the deadliest and most
common hazard people face at the beaches of North and South
Carolina, as well as along most of the coastlines of the world.

Throughout the Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week, local NWS
offices will be sharing various beach safety tips, rip current
facts, and resources through social media platforms, local media,
and beach partners.

For more information on rip currents, visit the Carolinas Rip
Current Awareness webpage at www.weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents.

For rip current and beach safety infographics in spanish, visit
www.weather.gov/wrn/rip-current-espanol-sm.


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