Alert archive / North Carolina / Beach Hazards Statements in 2012
Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 22, 2012, 11:22 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2012, 11:22 AM EDT (15:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679 WHUS42 KMHX 221522 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1122 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG EASTERLY SWELL...WAVES BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET AND LIGHT WINDS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ095-103-104-222330- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0010.120722T1522Z-120723T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1122 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 430PM THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare | 92 min |
| Jul 21, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 34 min | |
| Jul 21, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pamlico | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir | 47 min |
| Jul 22, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones, Onslow | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Jones | 64 min |
| Jul 22, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Jul 22, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Craven | 91 min |
| Jul 22, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 52 min | |
| Jul 22, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 60 min |
| Jul 22, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Carteret | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 62 min | |
| Jul 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 39 min |
| Jul 22, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell | 41 min |
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Sources
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