Rip Current Statement 10, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

587 
WHUS42 KMHX 161534
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1134 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

NCZ095-103-104-170000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100917T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1134 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE LOOKOUT...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THESE SWELLS COMBINED
WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS LATER TODAY FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH
TO CAPE LOOKOUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE 
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

296 
WHUS42 KMHX 162017
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
417 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

NCZ098-170830-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0011.100917T1200Z-100918T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
417 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...


SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL
OCCUR AROUND 930 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RECURVES WELL OFF THE EAST
COAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. 

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. 

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
 NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

NCZ095-103-104-170830-
/O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100918T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
417 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL
OCCUR AROUND 930 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RECURVES WELL OFF THE EAST
COAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM


$$

861 
WHUS42 KMHX 170747
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
347 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

NCZ095-103-104-172100-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100918T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
347 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 930 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF
THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM



$$

NCZ098-172100-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.100917T1200Z-100918T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
347 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 930 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF
THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE 
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM



$$

958 
WHUS42 KMHX 171944
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
344 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

NCZ095-103-104-180745-
/O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
344 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...
WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL
OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM


$$

NCZ098-180745-
/O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
344 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...
WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL
OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM


$$

543 
WHUS42 KMHX 172119
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
519 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

NCZ095-103-104-180930-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.100918T1200Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
519 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 8 FT...DUE TO BUILDING LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM DISTANT
HURRICANE IGOR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT LONG PERIOD SWELL IS
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOCAL BATHYMETRY...AND BREAKING
WAVES WILL LIKELY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY UP AND DOWN THE COAST AND
ALSO BE IMPACTED BY TIDES. THE LARGEST BREAKING WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN PEA ISLAND AND BUXTON. THE SWELL AND SURF
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND PEAK
SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK. 

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES ON
SATURDAY DUE TO THE RISING SWELL FROM HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE
OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.


&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM


&&


$$

NCZ098-180930-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
519 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...
 WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RE-CURVES
WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

964 
WHUS42 KMHX 180712
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
312 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

NCZ095-103-104-182000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.100918T1200Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
312 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING... 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 8 FEET OR HIGHER...DUE TO BUILDING LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM 
DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT LONG PERIOD SWELL
IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOCAL BATHYMETRY...AND BREAKING
WAVES WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY UP AND DOWN THE COAST AND ALSO BE
IMPACTED BY TIDES. THE LARGEST BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN PEA ISLAND AND BUXTON. THE SWELL AND SURF EVENT IS
EXPECTED TO BUILD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND PEAK SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
TODAY DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM HURRICANE IGOR. THE
MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER
SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST
COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM



$$

NCZ098-182000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
312 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY BRINGING DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF TO AREA BEACHES. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW 
TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS IGOR RE-
CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM


$$

466 
WHUS42 KMHX 181720
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
120 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

NCZ095-103-104-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
120 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED
TO REACH 8 FEET OR HIGHER BY SATURDAY EVENING...DUE TO BUILDING LONG
PERIOD SWELL FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
LONG PERIOD SWELL IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOCAL
BATHYMETRY...AND BREAKING WAVES WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY UP AND
DOWN THE COAST AND ALSO BE IMPACTED BY TIDES. THE LARGEST BREAKING
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN PEA ISLAND AND BUXTON. THE SWELL
AND SURF EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND
AND PEAK SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
TODAY DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM HURRICANE IGOR. THE
MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER
SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST
COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

NCZ098-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
120 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY
DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE
OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1030 AM. A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

990 
WHUS42 KMHX 181940
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
340 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

NCZ095-103-104-190900-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
340 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...WHICH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 8 FEET OR HIGHER BY THIS EVENING...DUE TO BUILDING LONG
PERIOD SWELL FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
LONG PERIOD SWELL IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOCAL
BATHYMETRY...AND BREAKING WAVES WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY UP AND
DOWN THE COAST AND ALSO BE IMPACTED BY TIDES. THE LARGEST BREAKING
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN PEA ISLAND AND BUXTON. THE SWELL
AND SURF EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND
AND PEAK SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE
OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1130 PM TONIGHT...AND
AROUND 1130 AM SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
 NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

NCZ098-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
340 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM
HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A
COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
1145 PM TONIGHT...AND AROUND 1145 AM SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
 NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

681 
WHUS42 KMHX 182004
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
404 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

NCZ095-103-104-190815-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0012.100919T1200Z-100920T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
404 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...WHICH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 8 FEET OR HIGHER BY THIS EVENING...DUE TO BUILDING LONG
PERIOD SWELL FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
LONG PERIOD SWELL IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOCAL
BATHYMETRY...AND BREAKING WAVES WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY UP AND
DOWN THE COAST AND ALSO BE IMPACTED BY TIDES. THE LARGEST
BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN PEA ISLAND AND BUXTON.
THE SWELL AND SURF EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEKEND AND PEAK SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE
OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1130 PM TONIGHT...AND
AROUND 1130 AM SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$

NCZ098-190815-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0012.100919T1200Z-100920T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-100919T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
404 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM
HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A
COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
1145 PM TONIGHT...AND AROUND 1145 AM SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

$$