Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
224 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

NCZ098-192100-
/O.EXB.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100920T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.100919T1200Z-100920T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
224 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. 

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM
DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL
OCCUR AROUND 1130 AM TODAY. 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.

SWELL WAVES WILL PEAK TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES
OF 7 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES WHICH WILL
LEAD TO BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE
OCCURS AROUND 530 AM THIS MORNING AND 6 PM THIS EVENING.

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



$$

NCZ095-103-104-192100-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.100919T1200Z-100920T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
224 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH 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 NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES
WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 9 TO 12
FEET...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 TONIGHT 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 AM THIS MORNING. A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 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


$$

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CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1037 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

NCZ095-103-104-200000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1037 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 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 REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES
WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 9 TO
12 FEET...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 TONIGHT
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 AM THIS MORNING. A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 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

$$

NCZ098-200000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100920T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
1037 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...
...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...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE RISING SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM
DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL
OCCUR AROUND 1130 AM TODAY. 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.

SWELL WAVES WILL PEAK TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES
OF 7 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES WHICH WILL
LEAD TO BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE
OCCURS AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING.

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

$$

757 
WHUS42 KMHX 192012
CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

NCZ095-103-104-200900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0013.100920T1200Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
412 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES
WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 9 TO
12 FEET...DUE TO 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 PEAK TONIGHT
AND MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO THE 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 MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND 1230 PM MONDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH 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

$$

NCZ098-200900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0013.100920T1200Z-100921T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100920T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-100920T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
412 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO THE SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM DISTANT
HURRICANE IGOR. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A
COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
1230 AM MONDAY AND AGAIN AROUND 1230 PM MONDAY. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS IGOR RE-
CURVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.

SWELL WAVES WILL PEAK TONIGHT. DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 9
FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG THE BEACHES.

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

$$