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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 22, 2012, 3:52 AM EDT. It took effect at May 22, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2012, 3:52 AM EDT (07:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
101 WHUS42 KMHX 220752 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 352 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM DISTANT TD ALBERTO WILL RESULT INTO ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-230000- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0003.120522T1200Z-120523T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 352 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...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 245 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COMBINED WITH ROUGH SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. 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 && $$
2 follow-up statements
940 WHUS42 KMHX 221144 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 744 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO WILL RESULT INTO ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-230000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0003.120522T1200Z-120523T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 744 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...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 245 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COMBINED WITH ROUGH SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. 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 && $$
647 WHUS42 KMHX 221423 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1023 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO WILL RESULT INTO ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-222230- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120523T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1023 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 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 LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...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 245 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COMBINED WITH ROUGH SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. 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 && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 45 min |
| May 22, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell, Washington | 54 min |
| May 22, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 65 min |
| May 22, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 57 min |
| May 22, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Tyrrell | 54 min |
| May 22, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 60 min |
| May 22, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Onslow | 40 min |
| May 22, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 56 min |
| May 22, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Onslow | 43 min |
| May 22, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Onslow | 43 min |
| May 22, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 65 min |
| May 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort | 55 min |
| May 22, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 41 min |
| May 22, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 64 min |
| May 22, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin | 62 min |
| May 22, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene | 39 min |
| May 22, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 41 min |
| May 22, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin, Pitt | 42 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.