Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
452 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...INCREASED RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AS
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE KATIA IMPACT THE AREA...

EROSION AND SAND BAR MOVEMENT DUE TO HURRICANE IRENE HAS ALLOWED
RIP CURRENTS TO BECOME A BIGGER THREAT ALONG THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AS HURRICANE KATIA APPROACHES THE EAST COAST THIS
WEEK. WHILE RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IS A COUPLE HOURS
ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE.

NCZ103-050500-
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OUTER BANKS DARE-
452 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS SUNDAY
  EVENING. HIGH RISK FOR ALL OF THE OUTER BANKS ON MONDAY.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...AT CAPE HATTERAS...LOW TIDE AT 7:46 AM
  MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 2:32 PM MONDAY. 

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

&&

$$

NCZ095-098-104-050500-
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CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
452 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...CORE BANKS AND THE CRYSTAL COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK ON MONDAY. 

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...AT ATLANTIC BEACH...LOW TIDE AT 7:46 AM
  MONDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 2:29 PM MONDAY. 

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