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Join SECOORA for a webinar on May 26 at Noon ET with a team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina. They will discuss rip current information, important demographics and statistics, the Hurricane Lorenzo case, and future forecast and outreach efforts. In the Carolinas, rip currents kill more people than lightning, tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes. Since 2000 there have been 143 rip current related fatalities and thousands of rescues. While these hazards are confined to the surf zone, they can have far-reaching impacts given the transient nature of people visiting the beaches from around the country. As a result, building resiliency for coastal hazards should not just be considered for those in coastal zones, but should be inclusive of a highly mobile population. Rip current fatality statistics have provided significant insight - including analyses of age, gender, and specific circumstances that have led to drownings. The silver lining is that these metrics can be used to develop better public safety messaging and enhancements to rip current forecasting. In addition, the 2019 Hurricane Lorenzo case illustrates significant challenges to public messaging, especially with powerful storms which remain far out to sea. Swells from Hurricane Lorenzo directly led to 7 U.S. East Coast rip current deaths, even as the storm remained over 2000 miles offshore, and in-spite of attempts to increase the visibility of the threat with National Weather Service (NWS) products and social media platforms. The NWS Rip Current Program continues to evolve in multiple ways to address the education, decision support, and forecast aspects of this coastal problem. The key to improving the program and building community resilience across the Nation is through strong partnerships and collaborative opportunities with a wide spectrum of partners. Coastal Observing in Your Community Webinar Series More info: www.secoora.org/webinar-series O B S E R V I N G S Y S T E M U . S . I N T E G R A T E D O C E A N CERTIFIED REGIONAL ASSOCIATION Presenters Click here to reserve your spot! The Rip Current Challenge: A Coastal Hazard with Far Inland Implications WEBINAR INVITE Tuesday May 26, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET Image is from NOAA Ocean Today (https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ripcurrentscience/) Steven Pfaff Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina Mark Willis Meteorologist in Charge National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina Victoria Oliva Meteorologist National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina

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Page 1: WEBINAR INVITE - SECOORAsecoora.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/webinar-Flyer_May-26-rip... · Join SECOORA for a webinar on May 26 at Noon ET with a team from the National Weather

Join SECOORA for a webinar on May 26 at Noon ET with a team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina. They will discuss rip current information, important demographics and statistics, the Hurricane Lorenzo case, and future forecast and outreach efforts.

In the Carolinas, rip currents kill more people than lightning, tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes. Since 2000 there have been 143 rip current related fatalities and thousands of rescues. While these hazards are confined to the surf zone, they can have far-reaching impacts given the transient nature of people visiting the beaches from around the country. As a result, building resiliency for coastal hazards should not just be considered for those in coastal zones, but should be inclusive of a highly mobile population. Rip current fatality statistics have provided significant insight - including analyses of age, gender, and specific circumstances that have led to drownings. The silver lining is that these metrics can be used to develop better public safety messaging and enhancements to rip current forecasting.

In addition, the 2019 Hurricane Lorenzo case illustrates significant challenges to public messaging, especially with powerful storms which remain far out to sea. Swells from Hurricane Lorenzo directly led to 7 U.S. East Coast rip current deaths, even as the storm remained over 2000 miles offshore, and in-spite of attempts to increase the visibility of the threat with National Weather Service (NWS) products and social media platforms.

The NWS Rip Current Program continues to evolve in multiple ways to address the education, decision support, and forecast aspects of this coastal problem. The key to improving the program and building community resilience across the Nation is through strong partnerships and collaborative opportunities with a wide spectrum of partners.

Coastal Observing in Your Community Webinar SeriesMore info: www.secoora.org/webinar-series O

BS E R V I N G S Y S T

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U.S

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INTEGRATED OCEA

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CERTIFIEDREGIONAL ASSOCIATION

Presenters

Click here to reserve your spot!

The Rip Current Challenge: A Coastal Hazard with Far Inland Implications

WEBINAR INVITE

Tuesday

May 26, 2020

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Image is from NOAA Ocean Today (https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ripcurrentscience/)

Steven Pfaff

Warning Coordination Meteorologist

National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina

Mark Willis

Meteorologist in Charge

National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina

Victoria Oliva

Meteorologist

National Weather Service Forecast Office Wilmington, North Carolina