Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
316 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

NCZ095-103-104-211930-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.100921T1200Z-100922T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
316 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...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 THIS
MORNING. 

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES
WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 6
FEET TODAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS...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 SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS 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 1 PM
TODAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MID 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

$$

965 
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CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
651 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

NCZ095-104-212100-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.100921T1200Z-100922T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
651 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. 

&&

$$

NCZ103-212100-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.100921T1200Z-100922T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
651 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES
WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO
6 FEET TODAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS...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 SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
THROUGH THIS 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 1 PM
TODAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MID 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

$$

151 
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CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

NCZ103-220000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100922T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS WHERE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
5 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS...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 SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS 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 1 PM TODAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MID 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

$$

NCZ095-104-220000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100922T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

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

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS 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 1 PM TODAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MID 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

$$

134 
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CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
519 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

NCZ103-220930-
/O.EXP.KMHX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100921T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0015.100922T1200Z-100923T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100922T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
519 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS 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 1 PM TODAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MID 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

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-220000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-100922T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
519 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

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

A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS 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 1 PM TODAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MID 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

$$