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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this rip current statement at Sep 3, 2010, 2:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2010, 2:24 PM EDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2010, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
283 WHUS42 KMHX 031824 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 224 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HURRICANE EARL IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA BUT ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE... NCZ103-040000- /O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.100903T1824Z-100904T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0009.100903T1824Z-100904T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 224 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK 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 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LEFTOVER WAVE ENERGY FROM HURRICANE EARL IS PRODUCING SURF IN THE 7 TO 10 FT RANGE AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SATURDAY AS SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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 $$ NCZ095-098-104-040000- /O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0009.100903T1824Z-100904T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 224 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... LINGERING SWELL ENERGY FROM DEPARTING HURRICANE EARL IS LEADING TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SATURDAY AS SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
4 follow-up statements
035 WHUS42 KMHX 032133 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 533 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... NCZ103-040945- /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-100905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 533 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY 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 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LEFTOVER WAVE ENERGY FROM HURRICANE EARL IS PRODUCING SURF IN THE 7 TO 10 FT RANGE AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO LINGERING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL...AND AS SE SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 10 AM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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 $$ NCZ095-098-104-040945- /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-100905T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 533 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO LINGERING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL...AND AS SE SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 10 AM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
748 WHUS42 KMHX 040022 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 822 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... NCZ103-040830- /O.EXP.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100904T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-100905T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 822 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO LINGERING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL...AND AS SE SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH OCCURS AROUND 10 AM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && 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| 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 $$ NCZ095-098-104-040830- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-100905T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 822 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO LINGERING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL...AND AS SE SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH OCCURS AROUND 10 AM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
812 WHUS42 KMHX 040823 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 423 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... NCZ095-098-103-104-042030- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-100905T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 423 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO LINGERING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL...AND AS SE SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH OCCURS AROUND 10 AM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 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 $$
189 WHUS42 KMHX 041437 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1037 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... NCZ095-098-103-104-050000- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-100905T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1037 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO LINGERING SWELL FROM HURRICANE EARL...AND AS SE SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM FIONA FILLS IN. THE MOST DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH OCCURS AROUND 10 AM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 5:49 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 8:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 35 hr | |
| Sep 3, 11:45 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MHX | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 2:24 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.