Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
236 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...

.LARGE SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES 
WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.

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236 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK

* LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1041 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...

.LARGE SOUTHEAST SWELLS OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES
WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.

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1041 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

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

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK

* LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST PREVALENT A FEW HOURS 
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 3 PM.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

&&

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
255 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/...
AS OF 214 PM THU...ACTIVE WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE IS
SHUNTED OUT OF THE AREA BY APPROACHING STRONG UPPER TROUGH.
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. MODELS IN
GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON BRINGING THIS FRONT TO NEAR THE COAST
AROUND SUNRISE. MEAN FLOW IS MAKING THE SHOWERS MOVE NORTHERLY. PWS
AROUND 1.60 INCHES FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...AND
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 2 INCHES BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. WITH SLOW
MOVEMENT...TRAINING CELLS...AND HIGH PWS...MINOR FLOODING MAY BE AN
ISSUE OVERNIGHT IN LOW LYING AREAS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING NOT
MUCH DIRECTIONAL OR SPEED SHEAR. WIND JUST OFF THE SURFACE
APPROACHING 40 KNOTS SO STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE. WILL LOSE INSTABILITY...SO THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM THU...MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING FRONT TO
THE COAST AROUND SUNRISE ON FRIDAY. MOST MODELS ARE HOLDING ON TO
THE PRECIP TIL AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON WITH DRYING FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE WESTERLY FLOW WILL SEE COOLER
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING MUCH DRIER ATMOSPHERE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM THURSDAY...PRECIP SHOULD BE MOSTLY OFFSHORE AROUND 00Z
FRI...THEN HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH COOLER AND
DRIER AIR WORKING INTO THE AREA. HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE 70S WITH LOWS IN THE 50S. GFS SHOWS SOME QPF
OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS A WEAK
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND A
SHTWV TROF PASSES THROUGH. A NORTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW ENSUES EARLY
MON AND TUE WITH DRY AND MILD WEATHER. SHORTWAVE ENERGY MAY BRING
SOME CONVECTION BACK INTO THE PICTURE AFTER MID WEEK AND WILL
INCLUDE LOW POPS.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND FRIDAY/...
AS OF 106 PM THU...VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EARLY
AFTERNOON. STRONG COLD FRONT OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ASSOCIATED
AREA OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING AREA TAFS
WITH LOWERING CIGS AND VIS. MVFR WILL BE COMMON DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH ISOLATED IFR. CONDITIONS WILL
WORSEN IN THE LATE EVENING WITH MORE IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TIMING
OF THE EXIT OF THIS SYSTEM IS DIFFICULT...BUT SHOULD SEE MVFR
RETURNING BY LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM THURSDAY...VFR CONDS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUE WITH COOL DRY AIR PREVAILING.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND FRIDAY/...
AS OF 253 PM THU...SOUTH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS AROUND
15 KTS WITH SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WILL START THE FORECAST PERIOD THIS
EVENING. APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL TIGHTEN GRADIENT OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING...WITH SPEEDS AND SEAS REACHING SMALL
CRAFTA ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MUCH OF THE WATERS AROUND SUNSET. SEAS
COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 9 FEET OVER THE CENTRAL OUTER WATERS BY
SUNRISE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES CLOSER TO THE WATERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE WATERS DURING THE DAY.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM WEDNESDAY...NO SIG CHANGES TO MARINE FCST. AS FRONT
MOVES OFFSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO
THE 5 TO 7 FOOT RANGE. WINDS DIMINISH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS WINDS GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHERLY BUT SEAS WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 10-15 KT WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH 2-4 FT SEAS EXPECTED. WINDS BECOME
W-NW 10 KT OR LESS TUE WITH SEAS 2-4 FT.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT
FRIDAY      FOR AMZ135.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR AMZ130.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT
     SATURDAY FOR AMZ152-154.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT
     SATURDAY FOR AMZ150-156-158.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CGG
NEAR TERM...CGG
SHORT TERM...CGG
LONG TERM...JAC
AVIATION...CGG/JAC
MARINE...CGG/JAC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
425 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

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425 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AHEAD OF
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.