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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 14, 2012, 3:44 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 14, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2012, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 14, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
244 WHUS42 KMHX 140744 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 344 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD ROUGH SEAS AND A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY. NCZ103-150000- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0007.120614T1000Z-120615T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 344 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. * 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 AT AROUND 10 TO 11 AM THIS MORNING AND AGAIN AROUND 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 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.| && $$
11 follow-up statements
139 WHUS42 KMHX 141440 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1040 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY. NCZ103-142245- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120615T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 1040 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. * 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 AT AROUND 10 TO 11 AM THIS MORNING AND AGAIN AROUND 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 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. && $$
139 WHUS42 KMHX 142042 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 442 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY. NCZ095-104-150400- /O.EXB.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120616T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 442 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...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 11 AM FRIDAY...AND NEAR MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. 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 && $$ NCZ103-150400- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120616T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 442 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 11 PM TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND AROUND 11 AM FRIDAY. * POTENTIAL IMPACTS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
752 WHUS42 KMHX 150021 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 821 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY. NCZ095-103-104-151000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120616T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 821 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...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 11 AM FRIDAY...AND NEAR MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. 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 150834 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 434 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY. NCZ095-103-104-152100- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120616T0900Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 434 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...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 11 AM FRIDAY...AND NEAR MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. 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 && $$
780 WHUS42 KMHX 151419 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1019 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY. NCZ095-103-104-152230- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120616T0900Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1019 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...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 11 AM FRIDAY...AND NEAR MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. 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 && $$
001 WHUS42 KMHX 152007 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 407 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT INTO THE WEEKEND. NCZ095-103-104-160415- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120617T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 407 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * 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 NOON SATURDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 6 AM AND 6 PM SATURDAY. 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 && $$
950 WHUS42 KMHX 160803 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 403 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT CONTINUES SATURDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NCZ095-103-104-162100- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120617T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 403 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * 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 NOON SATURDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 6 AM AND 6 PM SATURDAY. 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 && $$
273 WHUS42 KMHX 161448 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1048 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AS WELL AS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NCZ095-103-104-170000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120617T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1048 AM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * 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 NOON TODAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 6 PM TODAY. 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 && $$
442 WHUS42 KMHX 161955 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 355 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NCZ095-103-104-170400- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120618T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 355 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * 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 12:30 SUNDAY 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 && $$
861 WHUS42 KMHX 170700 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 300 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NCZ095-103-104-171800- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120618T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 300 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 12:30 THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
192 WHUS42 KMHX 171414 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1014 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK CONTINUES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND INCREASED SWELL ENERGY WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ095-103-104-180000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-120618T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1014 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * 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 12:30 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. 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 && $$
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.