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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 8, 2015Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina; Worcester County, Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 8, 2015, 4:56 PM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina; Worcester County, Maryland. It took effect at Aug 9, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2015, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 9, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 9, 2015, 7:58 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
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 20:57 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, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2015-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2015-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

318 
WHUS41 KAKQ 082056
CFWAKQ

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
456 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS EARLY THIS EVENING... 
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...

VAZ095-082300-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150808T2300Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
456 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF SOUTHSIDE HAMPTON ROADS.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1.0 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

* TIMING...AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF WATER IN AND NEAR LOW-LYING COASTAL 
  AREAS COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...WAVE
ACTION AND / OR TIDES 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 REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDE IS APPROXIMATE TO NEAREST HOUR. TOTAL TIDE
COMBINES ASTRO TIDE AND SURGE. FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL
TIDE.

SEWELLS POINT VA 
MINOR 4.5 FT... MODERATE 5.5 FT... SEVERE 6.5 FT

                TOTAL   ASTRO     
   DAY/TIME      TIDE    TIDE   SURGE   WAVES     FLOOD
                 /FT/    /FT/    /FT/    /FT/   CATEGORY
  ----------   -------  ------- ------  -------  ----------
   08/05 PM      4.5     2.9     1.6      4       MINOR
   09/05 AM      3.5     2.4     1.1     1-2       NONE
   09/06 PM      4.0     2.9     1.1     1-2       NONE  
   10/07 AM      3.2     2.4     0.8      1        NONE    
   10/07 PM      3.6     2.9     0.7      1        NONE

$$

NCZ102-VAZ098-090500-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
456 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 
  CURRITUCK COUNTY.

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
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.

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

$$

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-090500-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150809T1700Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
456 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND 
  ASSATEAGUE.

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
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.

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

$$

DEROSA
5 follow-up statements
029 
WHUS41 KAKQ 082249
CFWAKQ

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
649 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK EXPECTED SUNDAY...

VAZ095-090000-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150808T2300Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
649 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

$$

NCZ102-VAZ098-090700-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
649 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK.

* LOCATION...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 
  CURRITUCK COUNTY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. 

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

&&

$$

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-090700-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150809T1700Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
649 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK.

* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND 
  ASSATEAGUE. 

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. 

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

&&

$$
472 
WHUS41 KAKQ 090624
CFWAKQ

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
224 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK TODAY...

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-091430-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
224 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK.

* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND 
  ASSATEAGUE. 

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. 

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

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ102-VAZ098-091430-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
224 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK.

* LOCATION...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 
  CURRITUCK COUNTY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. 

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

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$

44
275 
WHUS41 KAKQ 091017
CFWAKQ

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
617 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK TODAY...

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-091830-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0003.150809T1200Z-150810T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
617 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK.

* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND 
  ASSATEAGUE...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 
  CURRITUCK COUNTY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. 

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

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$
756 
WHUS41 KAKQ 091705
CFWAKQ

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
105 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK TODAY...

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-100000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150810T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150810T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
105 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

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

* HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK.

* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND 
  ASSATEAGUE...VIRGINIA BEACH...AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS
  OF CURRITUCK COUNTY.

* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN 
  CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE 
  SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
  BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES.

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

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. RIP CURRENTS CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

&&

$$
333 
WHUS41 KAKQ 092358
CFWAKQ

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
758 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-100100-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150810T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KAKQ.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-150810T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
758 PM EDT SUN AUG 9 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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 8, 4:11 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 4:11 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
411 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
FARTHER OFFSHORE. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST
MONDAY...AND CROSSES THE MID ATLANTIC MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
CURRENT GOES WV IMAGERY SHOWS A SLOW MOVING TROUGH IN VICINITY OF
THE EAST COAST...DOWNSTREAM OF A STRONG UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER
THE THE DEEP SOUTH. ADDITIONALLY...ANOTHER TROUGH IS SITUATED OVER
S-CENTRAL CANADA AND THE UPPER MIDWEST. AT THE SURFACE...A ~1006MB
LOW IS CENTERED E OF CAPE HATTERAS. BROAD WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS
CENTERED OVER SRN QB...AND EXTENDS SWD INTO THE ERN GREAT
LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...AND NRN MID ATLANTIC. OVERALL...RAINFALL
COVERAGE OVER THE CWA HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS...WITH
LINGERING ISO/SCT SHOWERS OVER NE NC AND FAR SE VA. VIS SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS THAT CLEARING HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PIEDMONT...WITH
MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST CONDITIONS PERSISTING ALONG THE COAST. A
BREEZY NE WIND CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST WITH SPEEDS AVERAGING
15-20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

LINGERING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 7 PM AS THE LOW
MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE AND HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY BUILD
IN FROM THE NNW. GRADUAL CLEARING WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE COAST
WITH MOST AREAS BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG
IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...FOG POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY BE
LIMITED BY DRIER AIR BUILDING IN FROM THE NNW. LOWS TONIGHT RANGE
FROM THE LOW/MID 60S FOR MOST OF THE AREA...TO THE UPPER
60S/AROUND 70 FAR SE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE TROUGH OF S-CENTRAL CANADA WILL DIG INTO THE NRN GREAT LAKES
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL INDUCE SHORTWAVE RIDGING
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A VERY
PLEASANT EARLY AUGUST DAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID/UPPER 80S (LOW
80S ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST) AND AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS IN THE
LOW/MID 60S. THE DAY SHOULD BEGIN MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH SCT CU
DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN ENOUGH LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
TO ALLOW FOR INCREASING CLOUDS...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHC OF
SHOWERS FOR THE PIEDMONT. THE INTERIOR COASTAL PLAIN SHOULD REMAIN
MOSTLY CLEAR LONG ENOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LOW TO DROP INTO THE MID
60S...WHILE FARTHER W LOWS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 60S/AROUND 70.

A MORE POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NW
MONDAY AS THE PARENT TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG OVER THE ERN GREAT
LAKES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHES THE OHIO VALLEY LATE
MONDAY. SHOWERS/TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN MONDAY AND TRACK EWD DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
MOISTURE RETURN WILL RESULT IN A WARM...MOIST AND RELATIVELY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE LOCAL AREA. FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL
REMAIN MEAGER UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT WHEN THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH
DROPS ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE BEST CHANCES/COVERAGE ARE
EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT WITH A 60% POP FORECAST ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA. THE SKY IS EXPECTED TO BE PARTLY SUNNY (BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY OVER THE PIEDMONT LATE). HIGHS MON FORECAST IN THE
MID/UPPER 80S...WITH LOW 80S NW WITH MORE CLOUD COVER. LOWS MONDAY
NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S/LOW 70S.

THE TROUGH MOVES OFFSHORE TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NW DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A
CHC OF ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS/TSTMS...BUT THIS POTENTIAL WILL
LIKELY BE DICTATED BY HOW MUCH CLEARING OCCURS AFTER MORNING CLOUD
COVER. THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT HIGHS...WHICH ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST
TO BE IN THE MID/UPPER 80S.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
BELOW NORMAL 50H HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE LATE IN THE WEEK WITH A
SEASONABLY DEEP BUT PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST LATE TUE/TUE NIGHT. HAVE
ENDED THE PCPN A LITTLE QUICKER COMPARED WITH GUIDANCE AS WINDS TURN
TO WESTERLY BY TUESDAY EVENING. KEPT SLGT CHC TO LOW CHC SHOWERS
OVER NE NC ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...A DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED INTO
NEXT SATURDAY WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE 80S...WARMING TO NEAR 90
INLAND AREAS BY SATURDAY. LOWS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE LOW TO
MID 60S TO AROUND 70 NEAR THE COAST.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
BANDS OF RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE CWA MIDDAY SATURDAY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA OUTER BANKS. MVFR CONDITIONS WERE PREVALENT DURING THE
MORNING WITH INTERMITTENT IFR BEING REPORTED. THESE WILL IMPROVE
DURING THE AFTN WITH RAIN QUICKLY ENDING TOWARD EVENING AS THE LOW
BEGINS TO MOVE OFFSHORE. GUSTY NE WINDS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST AND THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT
TOWARD EVENING. THE SKY WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT
WINDS ON SUNDAY.

OUTLOOK...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH WITH DRY AND VFR
WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
APPROACHES LATE MONDAY WITH A CHC FOR TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS CONTINUES OVER SE
VA/NE NC TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO NE NC WEDNESDAY WITH DRY WEATHER BY
THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
A SFC LOW WITH DEEP LONGWAVE TROUGHING ALONG THE ENTIRE ERN
SEABOARD WILL LINGER NEAR THE COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND PUSHES
THE COASTAL LOW FARTHER AWAY FROM THE COAST ON SUN. ONSHORE/NE
WINDS PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE NLY ON SUN. GUSTIEST
PERIOD WILL BE LATE THIS AFTN THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15-25 KT AND GUSTS OF 25-30 KT. SEAS RESPONDED
QUICKLY TO THE INITIAL SURGE LATE THIS MORNING AND HAVE MAINTAINED
RATHER STEADY WAVE HEIGHTS INTO THIS AFTN. EXPECT THIS STEADY
TREND IN SEAS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING
ON SUN AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER FROM THE COAST AND WINDS TURN TO
THE NORTH. WAVES IN CHES BAY HAVE BEEN BUILDING SLOWLY THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND WILL CONTINUE A STEADY CLIMB THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE
TO PERSISTENTLY GUSTY NE WINDS. WINDS ON CHES BAY START TO
DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING (AND DEFINITELY AFTER MIDNIGHT) WITH
ANOTHER QUICK SURGE IN SPEEDS TO LOW-END SCA CRITERIA EXPECTED
AROUND SUNRISE SUN MORNING. ERN VA RIVERS ARE IN A GOOD POSITION
TO BE IMPACTED BY THE NELY WINDS WITH LOW-END SCA FLAGS EXTENDED
THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE MOUTH OF THE JAMES RIVER IS MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND HIGHER WAVES IN NE FLOW...
THEREFORE SCA FLAGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR THIS MARINE AREA
THROUGH 10 AM SUN MORNING DUE TO THE MORNING DIURNAL SURGE
ANTICIPATED AROUND SUNRISE. SCA FLAGS FOR CURRITUCK SOUND WERE
EXTENDED THROUGH SUN MORNING. A FAVORABLE N-S FETCH WITH WINDS
BECOMING N BY MORNING...IN ADDITION TO THE MORNING DIURNAL
SURGE...WILL KEEP SPEEDS AROUND 15-20 THROUGH THIS TIME.

WINDS REALLY DROP OFF BY SUN EVENING AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
OVER THE WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF MON. WINDS GENERALLY
E-SE AOB 15 KT...WAVES 1-2FT...SEAS 2-4FT. MEANWHILE...LOW
PRESSURE CROSSES THE OHIO VALLEY INTO CNTRL PA/NY DURING
MON/MON NIGHT AND APPROACHES THE WATERS EARLY TUE. A BRIEF SLY
SURGE IN WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE MON NIGHT/EARLY TUE MORNING AS
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NWD. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS REGARDING
THIS POTENTIAL. OTHERWISE SHOWERS/STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
TUE AFTN/EVENING AS THE SFC COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS TUE
NIGHT AND STALLS ALONG THE COAST BY WED MORNING. GUSTY S-SW WINDS
TO SCA SPEEDS (20-33 KT) MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THE SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST WED BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU...THUS SHUNTING THE FRONT
SWD AND AWAY FROM THE MARINE FORECAST AREA. WINDS GENERALLY NW-N
AOB 15 KT...WAVES 1-2FT...SEAS 2-3 FT.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
GUSTY NE WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MAINTAIN TIDAL ANOMALIES OF
1.0 TO 1.5 FT THROUGH THE EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. SEWELLS POINT
MAY BARELY TOUCH MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO (HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 504 PM). OTHERWISE...REMAINING TIDAL SITES
WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS. ALTHOUGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE SIMILAR DURING THE SUNDAY EVENING HIGH
TIDE CYCLE...TIDAL ANOMALIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 0.5 TO 1.0 FT
AS STRONG NE WINDS BECOME NLY AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY THUS
DECREASING THE CHANCES FOR MINOR FLOODING. WILL NEED TO MONITOR
LOCATIONS IN THE UPPER BAY DURING HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
SINCE THESE SIGHTS COULD APPROACH BUT MAY NOT REACH MINOR FLOODING
THRESHOLDS.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ095.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ635-
     636.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ637.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ633-634.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ630>632-638.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
     ANZ650-652-654-656-658.

&&

SYNOPSIS...AJZ/SAM
NEAR TERM...AJZ
SHORT TERM...AJZ/SAM
LONG TERM...LSA
AVIATION...LSA
MARINE...BMD
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BMD
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 4:52 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
452 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-092100-
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
452 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH
HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA 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.

   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

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

FOR SUNDAY...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.

MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-
096-097-509>525-092100-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-NORTHAMPTON NC-
HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-
WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD-WESTERN HENRICO-
EASTERN HENRICO-WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-
WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN ESSEX-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-
452 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

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.

VAZ095-092100-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
452 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS 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.

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 11:50 AM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1150 AM EDT SAT AUG 08 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKORY                 36.66N  76.23W
08/06/2015                   CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN AND VARIOUS SIDING AND ROOF DAMAGE ON HOMES
            AS WELL AS A GARAGE DOOOR BLOWN IN ON CEDARVILLE AND
            SANDERSON ROADS

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1501166

LALEXAND

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 3:17 AM EDTRip Current StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach16 hr
Aug 8, 3:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake32 min
Aug 8, 4:52 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQ14 hr
Aug 8, 6:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach60 min
Aug 8, 6:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach31 min
Aug 8, 2:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden42 min
Aug 8, 3:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Pasquotank27 min
Aug 8, 5:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck37 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Virginia, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2015Beach Hazards Statements in Maryland, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015

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.