Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
300 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH
OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.NORTHEASTERLY SWELL COMBINED WITH PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE A HIGH RIP CURRENTS RISK
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

NCZ095-103-104-082100-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0006.120508T1200Z-120509T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
300 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 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 330 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

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WHUS42 KMHX 081430
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1030 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.NORTHEASTERLY SWELL COMBINED WITH PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE A HIGH RIP CURRENTS RISK
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

NCZ095-103-104-082230-
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120509T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 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 330 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

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CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
438 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.NORTHEASTERLY SWELL AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE A
HIGH RIP CURRENTS RISK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT ON WEDNESDAY.

NCZ095-103-104-090900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.RP.S.0007.120509T1200Z-120510T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120509T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
438 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY
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 WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH RISK.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 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 430 PM EDT TUESDAY.

* OTHER HAZARDS...

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.

&&

$$