Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
502 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY...

.DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST JUST OVER
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY...PRODUCING GALE
FORCE WINDS OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD
TO LARGE WAVES OF 12 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE DEEPER WATERS AND 7 TO
9 FOOT BREAKERS AT THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE
FLOW AND LARGE SWELL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES.

NCZ095-098-103-104-192100-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.111019T1000Z-111020T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0013.111019T1000Z-111020T0000Z/
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
502 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

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

* LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM SOUTH OF CURRITUCK BEACH 
  LIGHT TO NORTH OF SURF CITY. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...GREATEST RIP CURRENT THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS
  BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AT 620 AM AND
  AGAIN AT 715 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THERE IS ALSO 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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CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
414 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...A MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST FOR AREA BEACHES
ON THURSDAY...

.DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS COASTAL EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA LATE TODAY IS PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED LARGE WAVES OF 12
FEET OR HIGHER IN THE DEEPER WATERS AND 7 TO 9 FOOT BREAKERS ALONG
THE BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE
SWELL WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES.

NCZ095-098-103-104-200000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111020T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-111020T0000Z/
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
414 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

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

* LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM SOUTH OF CURRITUCK BEACH 
  LIGHT TO NORTH OF SURF CITY. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...GREATEST RIP CURRENT THREAT 1 TO 2 HOURS
  BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE TODAY IS AROUND 730 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THERE IS ALSO 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