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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 23, 2014, 6:24 PM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina; Worcester County, Maryland. It took effect at Aug 24, 2014, 5:23 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2014, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2014, 5:23 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2014, 5:36 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Worcester County, MD, Currituck County, NC, Accomack County, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Northampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 80 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
745 WHUS41 KAKQ 232224 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 624 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014 NCZ102-VAZ098-240630- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.140824T1200Z-140825T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 624 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS * TIMING...DURING LOW TIDE FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. 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 && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
20 follow-up statements
983 WHUS41 KAKQ 240423 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1223 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 NCZ102-VAZ098-241230- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.140824T1200Z-140825T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1223 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS * TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$
028
WHUS41 KAKQ 240500
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
100 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
MDZ021>023-241000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.140824T0500Z-140824T1000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
100 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM...
* LOCATION...SOUTHERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY
* COASTAL FLOODING...LEVELS APPROACHING MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS
DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
* IMPACTS...A PERSISTANT NORTHEAST WIND COMBINED WITH TIDAL
DEPARTURES OF AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH LEVELS TO
WITHIN ONE HALF FOOT OF MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS DURING THIS
MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE. HIGH TIDE AT CAMBRIDGE IS 411 AM AND
124 AM AT BISHOPS HEAD.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
23/05 PM 2.4 1.8 0.6 1 NONE
24/04 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1-2 NONE
24/04 PM 2.6 1.9 0.7 1-2 NONE
25/04 AM 3.0 2.2 0.8 1 NONE
25/05 PM 2.7 2.0 0.7 1 NONE
26/05 AM 2.9 2.2 0.7 1 NONE
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/01 AM 3.0 2.2 0.8 2 NONE
24/01 PM 2.7 2.0 0.7 2 NONE
25/02 AM 3.0 2.2 0.8 1 NONE
25/02 PM 2.7 2.0 0.7 1-2 NONE
26/03 AM 2.8 2.2 0.7 1 NONE
26/03 PM 2.7 2.1 0.6 1 NONE
$$
VAZ075-077-078-241000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.140824T0500Z-140824T1000Z/
WESTMORELAND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
100 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND
COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...LEVELS APPROACHING MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS
DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
* IMPACTS...A PERSISTANT NORTHEAST WIND COMBINED WITH TIDAL
DEPARTURES OF AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH LEVELS TO
WITHIN ONE HALF FOOT OF MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS DURING THIS
MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE. HIGH TIDE AT LEWISETTA IS 127 AM AND
510 AM AT WINDMILL POINT.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
LEWISETTA VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
23/12 AM 2.7 1.7 1.0 2 NONE
24/01 PM 2.6 1.5 1.1 2 NONE
25/01 AM 2.8 1.7 1.1 2 MINOR
25/02 PM 2.5 1.5 1.0 2 NONE
26/02 AM 2.7 1.7 1.0 1-2 NONE
26/02 PM 2.4 1.5 0.9 1 NONE
WINDMILL POINT VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
23/10 PM 2.7 1.6 1.1 2 NONE
24/11 AM 2.7 1.5 1.2 2-3 NONE
24/11 PM 2.8 1.6 1.2 2 MINOR
25/11 AM 2.7 1.5 1.2 2 NONE
25/11 PM 2.7 1.6 1.1 1-2 NONE
26/11 AM 2.5 1.5 1.0 1-2 NONE
$$
NCZ102-VAZ098-241300-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.140824T1200Z-140825T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
100 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS
* TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW
TIDE.
* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
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
&&
$$491 WHUS41 KAKQ 240923 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 523 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 MDZ021>023-VAZ075-077-078-241030- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-140824T1000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-WESTMORELAND-NORTHUMBERLAND- LANCASTER- 523 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THIS HIGH TIDE CYCLE. $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-241730- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.140824T0923Z-140825T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 523 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS * TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. 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 && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
783 WHUS41 KAKQ 241443 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1043 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-250000- /O.EXA.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140825T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1043 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-250000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140825T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1043 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
168
WHUS41 KAKQ 241822
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
VAZ077-250000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.Y.0017.140825T0400Z-140825T0800Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM
EDT MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM
EDT MONDAY.
* LOCATION...NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND
TIDAL-INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH TIDAL
DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO
LOW-END MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF 3.0 FEET DURING THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT LEWISETTA IS 204 AM AND IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.1 FEET. MINOR FLOODING AT LEWISETTA
BEGINS AT 3.0 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
LEWISETTA VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/01 PM 2.8 1.5 1.3 3 NONE
25/01 AM 3.0 1.7 1.3 2 MINOR
25/02 PM 2.8 1.5 1.3 2 NONE
26/02 AM 2.7 1.7 1.0 1 NONE
26/02 PM 2.4 1.5 0.9 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.5 1.7 0.8 1 NONE
$$
MDZ021>023-250000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140825T0500Z-140825T1100Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...
* LOCATION...WESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
EASTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-INFLUENCED
CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS
OF 3.25 FEET AT BISHOPS HEAD AND 3.5 FEET AT CAMBRIDGE DURING
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE OVERNIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT BISHOPS HEAD IS 246 AM
AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.2 FEET. HIGH TIDE AT CAMBRIDGE IS
446 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.2 FEET.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/04 PM 2.7 1.9 0.8 1-2 NONE
25/04 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1 NONE
25/05 PM 2.9 2.0 0.9 1 NONE
26/05 AM 3.0 2.2 0.8 1 NONE
26/05 PM 2.7 2.0 0.7 1 NONE
27/06 AM 2.8 2.2 0.6 1 NONE
:
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/01 PM 2.8 2.0 0.9 3 NONE
25/02 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1 NONE
25/02 PM 2.9 2.0 0.9 1-2 NONE
26/03 AM 3.1 2.2 0.9 1 NONE
26/03 PM 2.8 2.1 0.8 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.8 2.1 0.7 1 NONE
$$
VAZ078-085-250000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140825T0100Z-140825T0500Z/
LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND EASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
WESTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-INFLUENCED
CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH TIDAL
DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO
JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF 3.0 FEET AT WINDMILL
POINT DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT
WINDMILL POINT IS 1120 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 2.9 FEET.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
WINDMILL POINT VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/11 PM 2.9 1.6 1.3 2 NONE
25/11 AM 2.7 1.5 1.2 2 NONE
25/11 PM 2.7 1.6 1.1 1-2 NONE
26/11 AM 2.5 1.5 1.0 1-2 NONE
26/12 AM 2.5 1.6 0.9 1 NONE
$$
VAZ084-086-091-094-095-250000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140824T2300Z-140825T0400Z/
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...
* LOCATION...EASTERN GLOUCESTER...MATHEWS...AND YORK COUNTIES.
CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON AND CITY OF NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
WESTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-INFLUENCED
CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH TIDAL
DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO
JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF 4.5 FEET DURING THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT YORKTOWN IS 926 PM AND IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 4.2 FEET. HIGH TIDE AT SEWELLS POINT IS 926 PM
AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 4.3 FEET.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
YORKTOWN VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, SEVERE 5.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/09 PM 4.2 2.5 1.7 2 NONE
25/10 AM 4.0 2.4 1.6 2 NONE
25/10 PM 4.0 2.5 1.5 1-2 NONE
26/10 AM 3.8 2.4 1.4 2 NONE
26/10 PM 3.6 2.4 1.2 1 NONE
27/11 AM 3.5 2.4 1.1 1 NONE
SEWELLS POINT VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, SEVERE 7.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/09 PM 4.3 2.8 1.5 2 NONE
25/09 AM 4.1 2.7 1.4 2 NONE
25/10 PM 4.1 2.8 1.3 2 NONE
26/10 AM 3.9 2.8 1.1 2 NONE
26/10 PM 3.8 2.8 1.0 1 NONE
27/11 AM 3.7 2.8 0.9 1 NONE
$$
NCZ102-VAZ098-250000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140825T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW
TIDE.
* WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 6 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP
CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF
INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE
CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY
TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
&&
$$
MDZ025-VAZ099-100-250000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140825T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
222 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...ALL DAY BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW
TIDE.
* WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP
CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF
INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE
CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY
TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
&&
$$
FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ325
WHUS41 KAKQ 242101
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
501 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
VAZ077-250400-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0017.140825T0400Z-140825T0800Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-
501 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY...
* LOCATION...NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING BACK BAYS
AND TIDAL-INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH
TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER
LEVELS TO LOW-END MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF 3.0 FEET DURING
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT LEWISETTA IS
204 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.1 FEET. MINOR FLOODING AT
LEWISETTA BEGINS AT 3.0 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
LEWISETTA VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/01 PM 2.8 1.5 1.3 3 NONE
25/01 AM 3.0 1.7 1.3 2 MINOR
25/02 PM 2.8 1.5 1.3 2 NONE
26/02 AM 2.7 1.7 1.0 1 NONE
26/02 PM 2.4 1.5 0.9 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.5 1.7 0.8 1 NONE
$$
MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-250400-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
501 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...THE REST OF THIS EVENING AND MONDAY...BUT MOST
NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE.
* WAVES AND SURF...5 FEET THIS EVENING. 4 FEET ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP
CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF
INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE
CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY
TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
&&
$$
MDZ021>023-250400-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140825T0500Z-140825T1100Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
501 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...
* LOCATION...WESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO EASTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-
INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS
OF 3.25 FEET AT BISHOPS HEAD AND 3.5 FEET AT CAMBRIDGE DURING
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE OVERNIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT BISHOPS HEAD IS
246 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.2 FEET. HIGH TIDE AT
CAMBRIDGE IS 446 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.2 FEET.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD
CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/04 PM 2.7 1.9 0.8 1-2 NONE
25/04 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1 NONE
25/05 PM 2.9 2.0 0.9 1 NONE
26/05 AM 3.0 2.2 0.8 1 NONE
26/05 PM 2.7 2.0 0.7 1 NONE
27/06 AM 2.8 2.2 0.6 1 NONE
:
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/01 PM 2.8 2.0 0.9 3 NONE
25/02 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1 NONE
25/02 PM 2.9 2.0 0.9 1-2 NONE
26/03 AM 3.1 2.2 0.9 1 NONE
26/03 PM 2.8 2.1 0.8 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.8 2.1 0.7 1 NONE
$$
VAZ078-085-250400-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140825T0100Z-140825T0500Z/
LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-
501 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND EASTERN MIDDLESEX
COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO WESTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-
INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH
TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER
LEVELS TO JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF 3.0 FEET AT
WINDMILL POINT DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE THIS EVENING.
HIGH TIDE AT WINDMILL POINT IS 1120 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO
CREST AT 2.9 FEET.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD
CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
WINDMILL POINT VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/11 PM 2.9 1.6 1.3 2 NONE
25/11 AM 2.7 1.5 1.2 2 NONE
25/11 PM 2.7 1.6 1.1 1-2 NONE
26/11 AM 2.5 1.5 1.0 1-2 NONE
26/12 AM 2.5 1.6 0.9 1 NONE
$$
VAZ084-086-091-094-095-250400-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140824T2300Z-140825T0400Z/
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
501 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...
* LOCATION...EASTERN GLOUCESTER...MATHEWS...AND YORK COUNTIES.
CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON AND CITY OF NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO WESTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-
INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH
TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER
LEVELS TO JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF 4.5 FEET
DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT YORKTOWN
IS 926 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 4.2 FEET. HIGH TIDE AT
SEWELLS POINT IS 926 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 4.3 FEET.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD
CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
YORKTOWN VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, SEVERE 5.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/09 PM 4.2 2.5 1.7 2 NONE
25/10 AM 4.0 2.4 1.6 2 NONE
25/10 PM 4.0 2.5 1.5 1-2 NONE
26/10 AM 3.8 2.4 1.4 2 NONE
26/10 PM 3.6 2.4 1.2 1 NONE
27/11 AM 3.5 2.4 1.1 1 NONE
SEWELLS POINT VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, SEVERE 7.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/09 PM 4.3 2.8 1.5 2 NONE
25/09 AM 4.1 2.7 1.4 2 NONE
25/10 PM 4.1 2.8 1.3 2 NONE
26/10 AM 3.9 2.8 1.1 2 NONE
26/10 PM 3.8 2.8 1.0 1 NONE
27/11 AM 3.7 2.8 0.9 1 NONE
$$
FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ651
WHUS41 KAKQ 250234
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1034 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
MDZ021>023-251045-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.140825T0500Z-140825T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KAKQ.CF.Y.0017.140825T0500Z-140825T1100Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
1034 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT MONDAY...
* LOCATION...WESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO EASTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-
INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE
NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF
3.25 FEET AT BISHOPS HEAD AND NEAR THE 3.5 FOOT FLOOD LEVEL AT
CAMBRIDGE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE OVERNIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT
BISHOPS HEAD IS 246 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.3 FEET.
HIGH TIDE AT CAMBRIDGE IS 446 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.2
FEET.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD
CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD MINOR 3.5 FT... MODERATE 4.0 FT... SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
25/04 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1 NONE
25/05 PM 2.9 2.0 0.9 1 NONE
26/05 AM 3.0 2.2 0.8 1 NONE
26/05 PM 2.7 2.0 0.7 1 NONE
27/06 AM 2.8 2.2 0.6 1 NONE
:
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
25/02 AM 3.3 2.2 1.0 1 MINOR
25/02 PM 2.9 2.0 0.9 2 NONE
26/03 AM 3.1 2.2 0.9 1 NONE
26/03 PM 2.8 2.1 0.8 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.8 2.1 0.7 1 NONE
27/03 PM 2.7 2.1 0.6 1 NONE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
$$
VAZ078-085-250345-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140825T0500Z/
LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-
1034 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...WATER LEVELS RUNNING ABOUT 1 FT ABOVE NORMAL...
WATER LEVELS ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
CONTINUE TO RUN ABOUT 1 FT ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO THE PERSISTENT
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. HIGH TIDE IS NEARING ACROSS THE AREA NOW AND
WHILE WATER LEVELS ARE HIGH THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW MINOR FLOOD
LEVELS.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
WINDMILL POINT VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/11 PM 2.9 1.6 1.3 2 MINOR
25/11 AM 2.7 1.5 1.2 2 NONE
25/11 PM 2.7 1.6 1.1 1-2 NONE
26/11 AM 2.5 1.5 1.0 1-2 NONE
26/12 AM 2.5 1.6 0.9 1 NONE
27/01 PM 2.4 1.6 0.8 1 NONE
$$
VAZ077-250800-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0017.140825T0400Z-140825T0800Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-
1034 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
MONDAY...
* LOCATION...NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE POTOMAC RIVER...INCLUDING BACK BAYS
AND TIDAL-INFLUENCED CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH TIDAL
DEPARTURES AROUND 1.5 FT ABOVE NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO
NEAR THE 3.0 FT MINOR FLOOD LEVEL DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE
LATE TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT LEWISETTA IS 204 AM AND IS EXPECTED
TO CREST AT 3.1 FEET. MINOR FLOODING AT LEWISETTA BEGINS AT 3.0
FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
LEWISETTA VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
25/01 AM 3.0 1.7 1.3 2 MINOR
25/02 PM 2.8 1.5 1.3 2 MINOR
26/02 AM 2.7 1.7 1.0 1 NONE
26/02 PM 2.4 1.5 0.9 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.5 1.7 0.8 1 NONE
27/03 PM 2.2 1.6 0.6 1 NONE
$$
MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-251045-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
1034 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...THE REST OF THIS EVENING AND MONDAY...BUT MOST
NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE.
* WAVES AND SURF...5 FEET THIS EVENING. 4 FEET ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP
CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF
INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE
CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY
TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
&&
$$255
WHUS41 KAKQ 250501
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
101 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014
MDZ021>023-251100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140825T1100Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
101 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
* LOCATION...WESTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
EASTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING BACK BAYS AND TIDAL-INFLUENCED
CREEKS.
* TIMING/IMPACTS...TIDAL DEPARTURES AROUND 1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE
NORMAL WILL PUSH WATER LEVELS TO MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS OF
3.25 FEET AT BISHOPS HEAD AND NEAR THE 3.5 FOOT FLOOD LEVEL AT
CAMBRIDGE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE OVERNIGHT. HIGH TIDE AT
BISHOPS HEAD IS 246 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.3 FEET.
HIGH TIDE AT CAMBRIDGE IS 446 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.2
FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD
CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
LEWISETTA VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
25/01 AM 3.0 1.7 1.3 2 MINOR
25/02 PM 2.8 1.5 1.3 2 MINOR
26/02 AM 2.7 1.7 1.0 1 NONE
26/02 PM 2.4 1.5 0.9 1 NONE
27/03 AM 2.5 1.7 0.8 1 NONE
27/03 PM 2.2 1.6 0.6 1 NONE
WINDMILL POINT VA
MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, SEVERE 4.0 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
24/11 PM 2.9 1.6 1.3 2 MINOR
25/11 AM 2.7 1.5 1.2 2 NONE
25/11 PM 2.7 1.6 1.1 1-2 NONE
26/11 AM 2.5 1.5 1.0 1-2 NONE
26/12 AM 2.5 1.6 0.9 1 NONE
27/01 PM 2.4 1.6 0.8 1 NONE
$$
MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-251315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
101 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW
HOURS OF LOW TIDE.
* WAVES AND SURF...4 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP
CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF
INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE
CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY
TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
&&
$$
44003 WHUS41 KAKQ 250945 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 545 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 MDZ021>023-251045- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140825T1100Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 545 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. $$ MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-251745- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 545 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...4 FEET NORTH TO 6 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
058 WHUS41 KAKQ 251732 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 132 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-260000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 132 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...4 FEET NORTH TO 6 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$
134 WHUS41 KAKQ 251948 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 348 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 NCZ102-VAZ098-261000- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140827T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 348 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUE EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET NORTH TO 4 TO 5 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ MDZ025-VAZ099-100-260000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 348 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$
687 WHUS41 KAKQ 260025 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 825 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-260130- /O.EXP.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140826T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 825 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT DUE TO A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE ON TUESDAY. $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-260830- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140827T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 825 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUE EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET NORTH TO 4 TO 5 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
644 WHUS41 KAKQ 260821 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 421 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 NCZ102-VAZ098-270000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140827T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 421 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUE EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET NORTH TO 4 TO 5 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
254 WHUS41 KAKQ 261904 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 304 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-271015- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.140827T1200Z-140828T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 304 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...ALL DAY WEDNESDAY BUT MOST NOTICABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-271015- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140828T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 304 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FEET NORTH TO AROUND 5 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$
675 WHUS41 KAKQ 270807 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 407 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-280000- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.140827T0807Z-140828T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 407 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...ALL DAY WEDNESDAY BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-280000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140828T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 407 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FEET NORTH TO AROUND 6 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. && $$
019 WHUS41 KAKQ 271346 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 946 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-272200- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140828T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 946 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...ALL DAY TODAY BUT MOST NOTICEABLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF LOW TIDE. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-272200- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140828T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 946 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FEET NORTH TO AROUND 6 FEET SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
301 WHUS41 KAKQ 272109 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 509 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-280900- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 509 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-280900- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 509 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 6 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
612 WHUS41 KAKQ 280854 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 454 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-281700- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 454 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...4 TO 5 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-281700- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 454 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...4 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
026 WHUS41 KAKQ 281646 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1246 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-290000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1246 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...AROUND 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-290000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1246 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...PIERS...AND SANDBARS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE INTO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
919 WHUS41 KAKQ 282136 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 536 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-282245- /O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 536 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED TO 2 TO 3 FEET...THEREFORE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS NO LONGER HIGH. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS REMAINS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-282245- /O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 536 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED TO 2 TO 3 FEET...THEREFORE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS NO LONGER HIGH. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS REMAINS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Aug 23, 4:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 4:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
420 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA TO NORTH CAROLINA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE FROM NEW ENGLAND SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BEFORE SETTLING OVER THE PIEDMONT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
CONTINUING BATCHES OF SHOWERS COMING INTO THE NORTHERN NECK AND
NORTHERN DELMARVA WHILE A SECOND AREA IS OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THESE ARE WELL DEPICTED ON THE HRRR
AND WILL FOLLOW ITS LEAD OF SLOWLY DISSIPATING THE SHOWERS TO THE
NORTH WHILE THE SOUTHERN BATCH SINKS SOUTH OF THE AREA. WATER
VAPOR CONTINUES TO SHOW A STRONG PV MAX OVER NEW ENGLAND WHICH
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS COULD STILL
TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS UNTIL IT PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. ONCE THIS PV
MAX PASSES WILL SEE MORE DRY AIR ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH AND THIS
SHOULD END THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS. EXPECT SUNDAY TO BE A DRY DAY.
WILL HAVE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH FROM NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY
AND THIS WILL SETUP A FETCH OF NORTHEAST WINDS OFF THE WATER.
WHILE CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOWLY DRYING IT WILL TAKE LONGER SINCE
THE FLOW COMES OFF THE WATER. WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR SKIES ON
SUNDAY. WENT CLOSER TO THE COOLER MAV GUIDANCE ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE COAST WHERE WINDS OFF THE WATER COULD KEEP HIGHS ON SUNDAY IN
THE 60S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROF DEVELOPS OFF THE EAST COAST MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. NOT SURE YET HOW THIS WILL DEVELOP BUT EXPECT THIS TO
KEEP HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS SHOULD BRING
MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS AND CLEAR NIGHT. WILL FOLLOW MAV GUIDANCE WHICH
CONTINUES A BELOW NORMAL TREND. HIGHS TUESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY
WARMER THEN MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE WX PATTERN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE DOMINATED
BY SFC HIGH PRESSURE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. THIS SHOULD KEEP ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY SHUNTED
WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THE RIDGING
PATTERN MID-WEEK WILL MAINTAIN A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
AREA THROUGH WED BEFORE THE RIDGE AXES AT THE SFC AND ALOFT ALOFT
BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE FA...AND MOVING OFFSHORE ON THU. TEMPS
WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT (LOWS IN
THE 60S...UPPER 50S FAR WRN COUNTIES/HIGHS IN THE LOW-MID 80S...
MID-UPPER 70S BEACHES)...THEN SLOWLY MODERATE TWD SEASONAL NORMALS
THU/FRI (HIGHS IN THE MID-UPPER 80S...UPPER 70S-LOWER 80S
BEACHES/LOWS IN THE 60S...AROUND 70 BEACHES). PENDING WX FROM THU
INTO FRI WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON TROPICAL ACTIVITY TIMING AND
PLACEMENT. LATEST MODEL TRENDS SHOW A TROPICAL SYSTEM BEING PULLED
CLOSER TO THE EAST COAST AS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS 12Z MODEL RUNS.
WITH A CHANGE FROM A SYSTEM BEING 500-600 MILES OFFSHORE TO BEING
ALONG THE COAST...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH AND PREFER NOT TO LEAN
THE FORECAST HEAVILY TWD ANY GIVEN SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
IF MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND TWD MORE OF A COASTAL IMPACT THEN A
FEW WRAPAROUND SHOWERS CANNOT BE RULED OUT NEAR THE FAR SE VA/NE NC
COAST THU/FRI.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MVFR SHOWERS AND CEILINGS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE
SATURATED AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH PUSHING DRIER AIR INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC.
THIS WILL HELP CLEAR THE SHOWERS AND CEILINGS BY SUNDAY MORNING.
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL SUN AFTN WITH A CONTINUED NE
WIND.
OUTLOOK...DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEGINNING
SUNDAY AS MID AND LOWER RIDGING TAKES PLACE OVER THE AREA.
&&
.MARINE...
SCA HEADLINES EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS...CHES
BAY...AND CURRITUCK SOUND.
NE WINDS ARE GENERALLY 10-15 KT ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTN WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KT IN COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF
PARRAMORE ISLAND. WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW WINDS DEVELOP BEFORE
STARTING SCA FLAGS EARLY...THEREFORE CURRENT START TIMES REMAIN
INTACT AT THIS TIME (WITH THE EXCEPT OF THE NRN COASTAL WATERS
WHERE SEAS ARE 4.9FT AT BUOY 44009). PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WILL RESULT IN PROLONGED SCA CONDITIONS FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS AND SRN CHES BAY...MAINLY DUE TO ELEVATED
SEAS/WAVES (4-5FT/3-4FT RESPECTIVELY). WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15-20KT
OCEAN AND 10-15KT BAY/RIVERS/SOUND. GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH
25 KT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BUT MAIN FOCUS OF SCA WILL BE ON
SEAS OF 5 FT. GIVEN THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FETCH...IT IS POSSIBLE
FOR SEAS TO REACH 6 FT NEAR 20 NM SOMETIME SUN INTO MON. ALTHOUGH
SCA FLAG END TIMES HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO END AROUND 7 PM MON NIGHT...
THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT SCA FLAGS WILL BE EXTENDED
THROUGH MON NIGHT FOR SRN COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE CHARLES.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION MON THROUGH WED. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL CONTINUE BUT SPEEDS WILL BE AOB 15KT WITH SEAS SUBSIDING
BELOW 5 FT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A TROPICAL SYSTEM TO PASS
NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THU/FRI BUT UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
TIMING/PLACEMENT IS VERY HIGH DUE TO A DRASTIC SHIFT FROM THE
SYSTEM BEING 500-600 MILES OFFSHORE TO FOLLOWING COASTAL FEATURES.
WILL MONITOR CLOSELY FOR POTENTIALLY ADVERSE AFFECTS TO THE
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST LATE NEXT WEEK.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIDES EXPECTED TO BUILD TO ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY DUE TO PROLONGED NE WINDS. DESPITE THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE
FLOW...WATER LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOUT 0.5 FOOT BELOW MINOR
FLOODING THRESHOLDS.
MODERATE RIP CURRENT THREAT CONTINUES TODAY GIVEN NEARSHORE WAVES
OF 2-3 FT AND INCREASING NE WINDS.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
MDZ025.
NC...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NCZ102.
VA...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
VAZ098>100.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ634.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR ANZ632.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
ANZ633.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EDT MONDAY
FOR ANZ654.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
ANZ656-658.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ650-652.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JAB
NEAR TERM...JAB
SHORT TERM...JAB
LONG TERM...BMD
AVIATION...MPR/DAP
MARINE...BMD
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BMDHazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 6:08 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 608 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014 MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-049-060>097-242215- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-NORTHAMPTON NC- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND- HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- 608 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ102-VAZ098-242215- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 608 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ025-VAZ099-100-242215- MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 608 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2014 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 61 min |
| Aug 23, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 60 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Virginia, 2014Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2014Beach Hazards Statements in Maryland, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.