Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this rip current statement at May 10, 2011, 4:33 PM EDT. It took effect at May 10, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2011, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118 WHUS42 KMHX 102033 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 433 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 NCZ103-110445- /O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0001.110511T0000Z-110512T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 433 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 830 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 && $$
8 follow-up statements
381 WHUS42 KMHX 110828 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 428 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 NCZ103-112000- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110512T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 428 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 830 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$
143 WHUS42 KMHX 111948 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 348 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 NCZ103-120400- /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110513T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 348 PM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 830 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 && $$
100 WHUS42 KMHX 120827 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 427 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 NCZ103-121630- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110513T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 427 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 915 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGH RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$
373 WHUS42 KMHX 121918 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 318 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 NCZ103-130330- /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110514T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 318 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY 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. 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 && $$
642 WHUS42 KMHX 130808 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 408 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 NCZ103-131615- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110514T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 408 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL BE AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$
972 WHUS42 KMHX 131455 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 NCZ103-140000- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110514T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WAS AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. 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 && $$
932 WHUS42 KMHX 131932 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 332 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 NCZ103-140345- /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110515T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 332 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG EAST TO ENE SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 11 PM FRIDAY NIGHT AND 11 AM SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM && $$
560 WHUS42 KMHX 141524 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1124 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 NCZ103-142330- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-110515T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 1124 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... STRONG EAST TO ENE SWELLS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND AND 11 AM SATURDAY MORNING. 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 && $$
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Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.