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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 21, 2013

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 21, 2013, 4:54 AM EDT. It was in force for 63 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2013, 4:54 AM EDT (08:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
63 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

247 
WHUS42 KMHX 210854
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
454 AM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK FOR EAST FACING BEACHES BETWEEN RODANTHE
AND CAPE LOOKOUT...AS WELL AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...

.INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SHORE
BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET FOR EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS.
BEACHES MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE CONDITIONS ARE RODANTHE TO
BUXTON...OCRACOKE ISLAND...AND CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS.

NCZ095-103-104-211700-
/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0001.130421T0854Z-130422T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
454 AM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...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...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS BETWEEN
  RODANTHE AND CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 11 AM TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
835 
WHUS42 KMHX 211409
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1009 AM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK FOR EAST FACING BEACHES BETWEEN RODANTHE
AND CAPE LOOKOUT...AS WELL AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...

.INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SHORE
BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET FOR EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS.
BEACHES MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE CONDITIONS ARE RODANTHE TO
BUXTON...OCRACOKE ISLAND...AND CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS.

NCZ095-103-104-212215-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130422T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1009 AM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS BETWEEN 
  RODANTHE AND CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET 
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 11 AM TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

$$
950 
WHUS42 KMHX 212047
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
447 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AS WELL AS
DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.INCREASING NORTH WINDS THROUGH MONDAY WILL CREATE UP TO 8 FOOT
BREAKERS INDUCING DANGEROUS SHORE BREAKS...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS
AND HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

NCZ103-220500-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.130421T2047Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
447 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK... 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY NORTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. 

* LOCATION...NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS
  BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET
  MONDAY MORNING. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-220500-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
447 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 7 FEET.

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS BETWEEN 
  RODANTHE AND CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET
  MONDAY MORNING. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

$$
695 
WHUS42 KMHX 220259
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1059 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AS WELL AS
DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.INCREASING NORTH WINDS THROUGH MONDAY WILL CREATE UP TO 8 FOOT
BREAKERS INDUCING DANGEROUS SHORE BREAKS...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS
AND HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

NCZ103-221100-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
1059 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK... 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY NORTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND 
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH 
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS 
  BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET 
  MONDAY MORNING. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-221100-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1059 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 7 FEET.

* LOCATION...EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS BETWEEN 
  RODANTHE AND CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET 
  MONDAY MORNING. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

$$
860 
WHUS42 KMHX 220806
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
406 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.PERSISTENTLY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRUDUCE
BREAKING WAVES UP TO 8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF...
DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP
CURRENTS. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
DUE TO THE LONG DURATION OF THE NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE AROUND THE S CURVES
AT RODANTHE...AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN
CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ103-222100-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.130422T0806Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
406 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND 
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH 
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER BANKS
  BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS EITHER
  SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-222100-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.130422T0806Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
406 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND HATTERAS INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
  AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS MOST
  SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO PAMLICO
  SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-222100-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.130422T0806Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
406 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
582 
WHUS42 KMHX 221022
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
622 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRUDUCE BREAKING
WAVES UP TO 8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS SHORE
BREAK...AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. IN
ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LONG
DURATION OF THE NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER RISES
OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE AROUND THE S CURVES AT RODANTHE...AND DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO
PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ103-222100-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
622 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND 
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH 
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER 
  BANKS BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-222100-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
622 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND HATTERAS INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS 
  MOST SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO 
  PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-222100-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
622 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE 
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
731 
WHUS42 KMHX 221516
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1116 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING
WAVES UP TO 8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS SHORE
BREAK...AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. IN
ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LONG
DURATION OF THE NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER RISES
OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE AROUND THE S CURVES AT RODANTHE...AND DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO
PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ103-222330-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
1116 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER 
  BANKS BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS EITHER
  SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-222330-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130423T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1116 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND HATTERAS INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS 
  MOST SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO 
  PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-222330-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
1116 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE 
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
802 
WHUS42 KMHX 222037
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
437 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING
WAVES UP TO 8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS
SHORE BREAK...AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. IN
ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
LONG DURATION OF THE NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER
RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE AROUND THE S CURVES AT RODANTHE...AND
DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY
ADJACENT TO PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ103-230445-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
437 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND 
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH 
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER 
  BANKS BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-230445-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
437 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND HATTERAS INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS 
  MOST SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO 
  PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WAVES WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET 
  THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-230445-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
437 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE 
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
170 
WHUS42 KMHX 230220
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1020 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING
WAVES UP TO 8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS
SHORE BREAK...AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. IN
ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
LONG DURATION OF THE NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER
RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE AROUND THE S CURVES AT RODANTHE...AND
DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY
ADJACENT TO PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ103-231030-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
1020 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND 
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH 
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER 
  BANKS BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-231030-
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/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1020 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND HATTERAS INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS 
  MOST SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO 
  PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-231030-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
1020 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE 
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
602 
WHUS42 KMHX 230752
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
352 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES UP TO
8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...AND
AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. IN ADDITION...MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LONG DURATION OF THE
NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET
ARE AROUND THE S CURVES AT RODANTHE...AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY
AS WELL AS EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO PAMLICO SOUND AND THE
NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ103-232100-
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/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
352 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND 
  MAY PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH 
  NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF THE OUTER 
  BANKS BETWEEN RODANTHE AND CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

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

&&

$$

NCZ104-230900-
/O.CAN.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
352 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED...A
MODERATE THREAT STILL EXISTS FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND.

$$

NCZ095-232100-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CARTERET-
352 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND OCRACOKE INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS 
  MOST SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO 
  PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-232100-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
352 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE 
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
068 
WHUS42 KMHX 232014
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
414 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES UP TO
8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...
AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. IN ADDITION...
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LONG DURATION
OF THE NORTH WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER RISES OF 1 TO
3 FEET ARE AROUND THE S CURVES AT RODANTHE...AND DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO
PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

NCZ095-103-240000-
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/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-
414 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND OCRACOKE INLET.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE 
  POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS 
  MOST SUSCEPTIBLE ARE DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO 
  PAMLICO SOUND AND THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ093-240000-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
414 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE 
  NEUSE RIVER AND PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
177 
WHUS42 KMHX 232300
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
700 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.PERSISTENT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES UP TO
8 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF... DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...
AND AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 

NCZ095-103-240000-
/O.CAN.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-
700 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 TO 6 FEET AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE LOOKOUT AND OCRACOKE INLET.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 12 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

$$

NCZ093-240000-
/O.CAN.KMHX.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CRAVEN-
700 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.


$$
039 
WHUS42 KMHX 240008
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
808 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013


NCZ095-103-240115-
/O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130424T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-
808 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Apr 21, 4:07 AM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 4:07 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
407 AM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY
THEN OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. MEANWHILE
A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED OFF OF THE COAST. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT LATE MONDAY AND MOVE OFF OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 345 AM SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT
LAKES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA AS IT MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND LATE
TODAY. MEANWHILE A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED OFF THE COAST. WHILE
THE HIGH WILL PRODUCE DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ASSOCIATED
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL LEAD TO BELOW NORMAL HIGHS RANGING FROM THE
UPPER 50S COAST TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S INLAND. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOWER PRESSURES OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY/...
AS OF 345 AM SUNDAY...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE
SOUTH INTO THE AREA FROM NEW ENGLAND WHILE THE COASTAL FRONT
BEGINS TO RETROGRADE TOWARD THE COAST LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT
INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN VERY LATE EAST OF
HIGHWAY 17. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH
CHILLY LOWS RANGING FROM AROUND 40 DEGREES INLAND TO AROUND 50 AT
THE BEACHES.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 4 AM SUN...LOW PRESSURE WILL RIDE NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE NC
COAST ON MONDAY. AREA OF 850-700MB FGEN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
COAST AS LOW LEVELS SATURATE. IT APPEARS RAIN SHIELD WILL DEVELOP
AND SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN NC...MAINLY FOR AREAS EAST OF
HWY 17 CORRIDOR. HAVE KEPT LIKELY POPS CONFINED TO THE OBX...WITH
HIGH CHANCES FOR EASTERN MAINLAND NC...AND ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
FOR COASTAL PLAIN COUNTIES. STRENGTHENING NE WINDS AND PLENTIFUL
CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH PRECIP WILL MAKE FOR A COOL DAY WITH HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO REACH THE 60 DEGREE MARK FOR MOST LOCALES.

RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FOR EASTERN AREAS MONDAY EVENING...
BEFORE LOW PRESSURE FINALLY PULLS NORTH AND EAST OF THE NC COASTAL
WATERS BY TUE. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON TUE...WITH A
SLOW DECREASE IN CLOUDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS SHOULD
RANGE FROM THE LOW 60S NORTHEAST TO NEAR 70 SOUTHWEST ZONES.

PROGRESSIVE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH ON WED BRINGING
PLEASANT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR CLIMO TEMPS.

NEXT RAIN CHANCES ARRIVE AS EARLY AS WED NIGHT AS FAST MOVING
FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE INTO NC WITH AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD OF
IT...POSSIBLY IMPACTING THE AREA BY LATE NIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS ARE ON THURSDAY AS FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. HAVE
LIMITED POPS TO NO HIGHER THAN 40 AS TIMING/STRENGTH OF FORCING
FIELDS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR FRI
INTO THE WEEKEND BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND PLEASANT TEMPERATURES
IN THE 70S FOR HIGHS AND UPPER 40S/LOWER 50S FOR LOWS.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1230 AM SUNDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A PRIMARILY VFR FORECAST
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FROM
THE NORTH. EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE DURING THE NEXT 3 OR 4
HOURS...THROUGH 09Z OR 10Z...WHEN RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL BE
STRONG DUE TO CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ALLOWING PATCHY FOG WITH
SUB VFR CONDITIONS TO FORM. AFTER 09Z THE GUIDANCE IS INDICATING
INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW IN RESPONSE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND THIS WILL ACT TO DISSIPATE ANY FOG PATCHES. THE
INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
13Z WHEN DEEPER MIXING DEVELOPS AND THIS COULD LEAD TO CROSSWIND
IMPACTS FOR KEWN.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 4 AM SUN...RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR KEWN AND KOAJ ON MONDAY AS
LOW PRESSURE HUGS THE COAST AND RIDES NORTHEASTWARD. KPGV AND KISO
SHOULD REMAIN DRY. CLOUDS MAY LOWER TO SUB VFR ON MONDAY AS LOW
PRESSURE WRAPS AROUND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT
OF THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST ON MONDAY INTO TUE...BEFORE DIMINISHING
LATE TUE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM SUNDAY...GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
PAMLICO SOUND AND FOR THE WATERS SOUTH OF OREGON INLET MAINLY FOR
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ALBEMARLE SOUND AND THE WATERS
NORTH OF OREGON INLET. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA WATERS THROUGH MONDAY AS STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE AROUND 1045 MB TO THE NORTH INTERACTS WITH A STALLED
COASTAL FRONT TO PRODUCE NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KT. THIS FLOW WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SEAS OF 10
TO 12 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
AS OF 4 AM SUN...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AS TIGHT GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE
IN THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE ESP FOR NORTHERN/CENTRAL WATERS...AND
MAY RUN INTO ISSUES WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING/HIGH SURF ADV BY
MONDAY DUE TO PROLONGED NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS. AREAS MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE WILL BE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PAMLICO SOUND...AND THE
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ135.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ130.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ152-154.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY FOR AMZ156-158.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ150.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JME
NEAR TERM...JME
SHORT TERM...JME
LONG TERM...TL
AVIATION...JME/TL
MARINE...JME/TL
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 5:30 PM EDT, 11 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
530 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-212130-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
530 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-212130-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
530 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE
OUTER BANKS SUNDAY AND MONDAY DUE TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OFF
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF
AROUND 10 FEET WHICH WILL LEAD TO WAVE RUN UP ALONG THE OUTER
BANKS AND POSSIBLY MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH AROUND
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 3:26 AM EDTGale WarningMHX48 hr
Apr 21, 4:47 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMHX35 hr

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Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2013Every beach hazards statement in 2013

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