Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Issued

Jul 19, 2012, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)

In effect from

Jul 19, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT

Expired

Jul 20, 2012, 3:41 AM EDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
356 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS ON FRIDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS ON FRIDAY.

NCZ095-098-103-104-200400-
/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0009.120720T0000Z-120721T0000Z/
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
356 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK

* LOCATION...FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH

* 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 3PM FRIDAY 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

&&

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856 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
341 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

NCZ095-098-103-104-200845-
/O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-120721T0000Z/
CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
341 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK EXPECTED SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS 
TODAY.

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