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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 21, 2012

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this rip current statement at Apr 21, 2012, 4:41 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 22, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 21, 2012, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 22, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 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.

799 
WHUS42 KMHX 212041
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
441 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTH CAROLINA ON SUNDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL BE IMPACTING THE
COAST ON SUNDAY INCREASING THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE BEACHES.

NCZ095-098-220445-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0002.120422T1200Z-120423T0000Z/
CARTERET-ONSLOW-
441 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK FOR SUNDAY.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP
  CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW
  TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

2 follow-up statements

988 
WHUS42 KMHX 220827
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
427 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL BE IMPACTING
THE COAST INCREASING THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE BEACHES.

NCZ095-098-221630-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0002.120422T1200Z-120423T0000Z/
CARTERET-ONSLOW-
427 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING 
  RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

885 
WHUS42 KMHX 222012
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
412 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TO NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT...

.LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST TONIGHT...BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE SOUTHERLY SWELLS IMPACTING THE COAST INCREASING
THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE BEACHES.

NCZ095-230415-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0003.120423T1200Z-120424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120423T0000Z/
CARTERET-
412 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY UNTIL THIS EVENING.
  THEN HIGH RISK FOR NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT STARTING MONDAY MORNING.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. 
                4 TO 5 FEET MONDAY NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING 
  RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM MONDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ103-104-230415-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0003.120423T1200Z-120424T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
412 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING 
  RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 315 PM MONDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ098-230000-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120423T0000Z/
ONSLOW-
412 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING 
  RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. 
  LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin	53 min
Apr 21, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MHX	Duplin, Lenoir	52 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.