Alert archive / Virginia / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this rip current statement at Aug 8, 2015, 3:17 AM EDT for Currituck County, North Carolina; Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Worcester County, Maryland. It took effect at Aug 8, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2015, 3:17 AM EDT (07:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 8, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2015, 6:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 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 07:18 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 00:00Z, 7.3 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
- 842 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
585 WHUS41 KAKQ 080717 CFWAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 317 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... MDZ025-VAZ099-100-081530- /O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.150808T1200Z-150809T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.150808T1200Z-150809T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 317 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 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 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. && HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-081530- /O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.150808T1200Z-150809T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.150808T1200Z-150809T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 317 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF CURRITUCK COUNTY. * WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS $$ 44
4 follow-up statements
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WHUS41 KAKQ 080852
CFWAKQ
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
452 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE...
VAZ095-081700-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.Y.0006.150808T1900Z-150808T2300Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
452 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EDT TODAY
FOR WATER LEVELS APPROACHING MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF SOUTHSIDE HAMPTON ROADS.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...ONE TO ONE AND A HALF 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 AM 3.5 2.4 1.1 2 NONE
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
$$
MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-081700-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.150808T1200Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.150808T1200Z-150809T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
452 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.
* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND
ASSATEAGUE...VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF
CURRITUCK COUNTY.
* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN
CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE
SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE
BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
&&
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
$$960
WHUS41 KAKQ 081651
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1251 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
VAZ095-082300-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0006.150808T1900Z-150808T2300Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
1251 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 AM 3.5 2.4 1.1 2 NONE
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
$$
MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-090000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150809T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
1251 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2015
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.
* LOCATION...EASTERN SHORE BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND
ASSATEAGUE...VIRGINIA BEACH...AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF
CURRITUCK COUNTY.
* WAVES AND SURF...DANGEROUS SHOREBREAK OF 4 FEET OR GREATER CAN
CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE
SWIMMERS. SHOREBREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE
BEACH POTENTIALLY CAUSING NECK AND HEAD INJURIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
$$
DEROSA318
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
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DEROSA029 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 && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 3:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Pasquotank | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 5:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 6:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 4:56 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 27 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 4:52 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 14 hr | |
| Aug 8, 6:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Virginia, 2015Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2015Rip Current Statements in Maryland, 2015Every rip current 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.