Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
859 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL GENERATE
LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELL ALONG THE BEACHES. THIS COMBINED
WITH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GENERATE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS
AND HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY. A HIGH
THREAT OF RIP CURRENT WILL PERSIST FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH ON
SUNDAY.

NCZ103-200900-
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/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.120520T1200Z-120521T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
859 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS UNTIL 8 AM
EDT SUNDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 130 PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS AROUND 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. BREAKERS AROUND 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF.

* 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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF 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 BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
354 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
UNTIL 8 PM NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.LINGERING EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH
SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY.

NCZ103-202000-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120520T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.120520T1200Z-120521T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
354 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 130 PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS AROUND 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF.

* 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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF 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 BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1112 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 8 PM NORTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS...

.LINGERING EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS
TODAY.

NCZ103-202315-
/O.CAN.KMHX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120520T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120521T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
1112 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT 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.

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
  WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL
  OCCUR AROUND 130 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COMBINED WITH ROUGH
  SURF ON THE ORDER OF 5 TO 7 FEET...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FEET LATER IN
  THE DAY. 

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

&&

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 8 PM NORTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS...

.LINGERING EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS
TODAY.

NCZ103-210000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120521T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
412 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 130 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COMBINED WITH ROUGH 
  SURF ON THE ORDER OF 5 TO 7 FEET...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FEET LATER 
  IN THE DAY. 

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

&&

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