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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 9, 2012, 11:11 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2012, 11:11 AM EDT (15:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2012, 8:29 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
465 WHUS42 KMHX 091511 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1111 AM EDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ095-103-104-100000- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0015.120909T1511Z-120910T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1111 AM EDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK * LOCATION...FOR AREA BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING. 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. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. 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 && $$
3 follow-up statements
560 WHUS42 KMHX 091928 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 328 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NCZ095-103-104-100330- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120911T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 328 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS * LOCATION...FOR AREA BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
000 WHUS42 KMHX 100222 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1022 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NCZ095-103-104-101030- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120911T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1022 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS * LOCATION...FOR AREA BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO DUCK * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. 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 && $$
907 WHUS42 KMHX 101229 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 829 AM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 NCZ095-103-104-101330- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-120911T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 829 AM EDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Martin and 2 more | 66 min |
| Sep 8, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell | 41 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2012Every beach hazards statement in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.