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Rip Current Statement 12, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this rip current statement at Oct 10, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 10, 2011, 8:29 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2011, 8:29 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
587 WHUS42 KMHX 102030 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 430 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT TODAY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND FOR THE ENTIRE COAST ON TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND TUESDAY DUE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL BUILD STEADILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. NCZ095-098-110900- /O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.111011T0300Z-111012T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0012.111011T1200Z-111012T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 430 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY. * TIMING AND TIDES...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE ON TUESDAY IS AT 1:48 PM. 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 WITH 8 FOOT OR HIGHER BREAKERS WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ NCZ103-104-110900- /O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.111011T1200Z-111012T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0012.111011T1200Z-111012T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 430 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY. * TIMING AND TIDES...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE ON MONDAY IS AT 1:10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH BREAKERS 8 FEET OR HIGHER WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ 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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728 WHUS42 KMHX 110029 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 829 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY DUE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL BUILD STEADILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. NCZ095-098-110600- /O.EXP.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0012.111011T0029Z-111012T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.111011T0300Z-111012T0200Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 829 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY. * TIMING AND TIDES...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE ON TUESDAY IS AT 1:45 PM 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. && $$ NCZ103-104-110600- /O.EXP.KMHX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-111011T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0012.111011T0029Z-111012T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.111011T1200Z-111012T0900Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 829 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 FEET SOUTH OF OREGON INLET...AND 3 TO 5 FEET NORTH OF OREGON INLET. * TIMING AND TIDES...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE ON TUESDAY IS AT 1:48 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
810 WHUS42 KMHX 110834 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 434 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET THROUGH TODAY... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL BUILD THROUGH TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE EASTERN NC WATERS. NCZ095-098-112045- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 434 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY. * TIMING AND TIDES...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE ON TUESDAY IS AT 1:45 PM 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. && $$ NCZ103-104-112045- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.111011T1200Z-111012T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 434 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET SOUTH OF OREGON INLET...AND 3 TO 5 FEET NORTH OF OREGON INLET. * TIMING AND TIDES...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE ON TUESDAY IS AT 1:48 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
446 WHUS42 KMHX 110854 AAA CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET THROUGH TODAY... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL BUILD THROUGH TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE EASTERN NC WATERS. NCZ095-098-112100- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 1:45 PM 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. && $$ NCZ103-104-112100- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.111011T1200Z-111012T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 454 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET SOUTH OF OREGON INLET...AND 3 TO 5 FEET NORTH OF OREGON INLET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 1:48 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
256 WHUS42 KMHX 111359 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 959 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET THROUGH TODAY... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST AND APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL BUILD THROUGH TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WATERS. NCZ095-098-112200- /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 959 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 1:45 PM 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. && $$ NCZ103-104-112200- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111012T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 959 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET SOUTH OF OREGON INLET...AND 3 TO 5 FEET NORTH OF OREGON INLET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 1:48 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
693 WHUS42 KMHX 111903 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 303 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET THROUGH TODAY... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A SURFACE LOW RIDES NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTH OF HATTERAS WITH SWELLS SLOWLY DIMINISHING SOUTH OF HATTERAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NCZ103-104-120315- /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 303 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET NORTH OF HATTERAS...AND 4 TO 6 FEET SOUTH OF HATTERAS. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 1:48 PM. 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. && $$ NCZ095-098-120315- /O.EXT.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0500Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 303 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 1:45 PM PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
720 WHUS42 KMHX 120250 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1050 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OREGON INLET THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A SURFACE LOW RIDES NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTH OF HATTERAS WITH SWELLS SLOWLY DIMINISHING SOUTH OF HATTERAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NCZ095-098-121100- /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW- 1050 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:35 PM 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. && $$ NCZ103-104-121100- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1050 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET NORTH OF HATTERAS...AND 4 TO 6 FEET SOUTH OF HATTERAS. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:31 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
421 WHUS42 KMHX 120909 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 509 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE INLET THIS MORNING... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW RIDES NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTH OF HATTERAS WITH SWELLS SLOWLY DIMINISHING SOUTH OF HATTERAS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. NCZ095-121715- /O.EXP.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ CARTERET- 509 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:35 PM. 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 && $$ NCZ098-121015- /O.CAN.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T0900Z/ ONSLOW- 509 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... HIGH SURF CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED...THEREFORE THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NCZ103-104-121715- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 509 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THIS AFTERNOON WITH GREATEST THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:31 PM. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
292 WHUS42 KMHX 121223 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 823 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW RIDES NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF HATTERAS WITH SWELLS SLOWLY DIMINISHING SOUTH OF HATTERAS. NCZ103-104-122030- /O.CAN.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111012T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 823 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...GREATEST RIP CURRENT THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:31 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ NCZ095-122030- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ CARTERET- 823 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF CAPER LOOKOUT. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...GREATEST RIP CURRENT THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:35 PM. 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. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
737 WHUS42 KMHX 121448 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1048 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW RIDES NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST. SOUTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF HATTERAS WITH SWELLS SLOWLY DIMINISHING SOUTH OF HATTERAS. NCZ095-103-104-122300- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1048 AM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...GREATEST RIP CURRENT THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 2:31 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$ 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
565 WHUS42 KMHX 122125 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 525 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .LINGERING LONG PERIOD SOUTHEAST SWELL WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT EARLY THIS EVENING. NCZ095-103-104-130000- /O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-111013T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 525 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST NORTH OF OCRACOKE. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...GREATEST RIP CURRENT THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY WAS AT 2:31 PM. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 4:30 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 40 hr | |
| Oct 10, 4:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 53 hr |
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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.