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Beach Hazards Statement 23, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

October 25, 2015

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 25, 2015, 4:11 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 25, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2015, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

The text

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

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
411 PM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY
EVENING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK NORTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS...

.PERSISTENT NORTHEAST SWELL IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG NORTHEAST
FLOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

NCZ103-260815-
/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0023.151026T0000Z-151027T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
411 PM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...RIP CURRENTS OCCUR A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
  LOW TIDE WHICH IS AROUND 1 PM MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
468 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
452 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.NORTHEAST SWELL IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY. PERSISTANT
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT THREAT
INTO MID WEEK.

NCZ103-262100-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151027T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
452 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2015

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

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR
  AROUND 1 PM TODAY.

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.

&&

$$
874 
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CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
431 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE...
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT...

.AN EAST SWELL COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 8 AM AS
HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH.

NCZ095-104-270900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.151027T0900Z-151027T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151028T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
431 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING NORTH
OF CAPE LOOKOUT... 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM
EDT TUESDAY. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF
  CAPE LOOKOUT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE
  COAST.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH
  TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND ADJACENT
  LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THE MOST
  LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE
  OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 2 PM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST
  INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY WATERFRONTS. 

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.

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

&&

$$

NCZ103-270900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.151027T0900Z-151027T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151028T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
431 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM
EDT TUESDAY.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...THE BEACHES ALONG ALL OF HATTERAS ISLAND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH
  TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES. MINOR BEACH
  EROSION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THE MOST
  LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE
  OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 2 PM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WATER LEVELS MAY IMPACT SOME LOW LYING ROADS.

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.

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

&&

$$

NCZ098-270900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.151027T0900Z-151027T1400Z/
ONSLOW-
431 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM
EDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...BEACHES AND ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH
  TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND ADJACENT
  LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS. 

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
  AROUND 8 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST
  INCLUDING AREAS AROUND NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
278 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
430 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE... 
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT...

.AN EAST SWELL COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING AROUND 8 AM AS HIGH
TIDE OCCURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR
THE BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TODAY.

NCZ095-103-104-272030-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.151027T0900Z-151027T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151028T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
430 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. STRONG SHORE BREAK. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING.

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG SHORE BREAK
  FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND 
  ADJACENT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THE MOST
  LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE
  OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 2 PM TODAY.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST
  INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY WATERFRONTS. LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO
  ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

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

&&

$$

NCZ098-271400-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.151027T0900Z-151027T1400Z/
ONSLOW-
430 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...BEACHES AND ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND 
  ADJACENT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL 
  BE AROUND 8 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING AREAS AROUND NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
951 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
353 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE... 
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT...

.AN EAST SWELL COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING AROUND 8 TO 9
AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH WEDNESDAY.

NCZ095-103-104-280900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.151028T0800Z-151028T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.151028T0900Z-151028T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151029T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
353 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON EDT
WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. STRONG SHORE BREAK. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG SHORE BREAK 
  FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND 
  ADJACENT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 TO 9 AM WEDNESDAY AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS.
  THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 2 AM AND 2
  TO 3 PM ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY WATERFRONTS. LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE 
  WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

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

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

&&

$$

NCZ098-280900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.151028T0900Z-151028T1500Z/
ONSLOW-
353 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...BEACHES AND ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND 
  ADJACENT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
  AROUND 8 TO 9 AM WEDNESDAY AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING AREAS AROUND NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
786 
WHUS42 KMHX 280835
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
435 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE...
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.AN EAST SWELL COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY THIS MORNING AROUND 8
TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TODAY.

NCZ095-103-104-282045-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-151028T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.151028T0900Z-151028T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151029T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
435 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. STRONG SHORE BREAK. MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING.

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG SHORE BREAK 
  FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND 
  ADJACENT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THE MOST
  LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE
  OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 2 TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY WATERFRONTS. LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE 
  WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

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.

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

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

&&

$$

NCZ098-281500-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.151028T0900Z-151028T1500Z/
ONSLOW-
435 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...BEACHES AND ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES AND 
  ADJACENT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
  AROUND 8 TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING AREAS AROUND NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
076 
WHUS42 KMHX 281451
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1051 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT...

.AN EAST SWELL COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY THIS MORNING AROUND
8 TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT
OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TODAY.

NCZ095-103-104-290000-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151028T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-151028T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151029T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1051 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. STRONG SHORE BREAK. 
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING.

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG SHORE BREAK 
  FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THE 
  MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER 
  SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 2 TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY WATERFRONTS. LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE 
  WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

NCZ098-281600-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151028T1500Z/
ONSLOW-
1051 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPTED THE ADVISORY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AFTER 11 AM, SO THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$
199 
WHUS42 KMHX 281644
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1244 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT...

.AN EAST SWELL COMBINED WITH GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND
VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL LEAD TO A THREAT OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY THIS MORNING AROUND
8 TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT
OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TODAY.

NCZ095-103-104-290000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151029T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1244 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. STRONG SHORE BREAK. 
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING.

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG SHORE BREAK 
  FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  POSSIBLE ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING WILL BE AROUND 8 TO 9 AM AS HIGH TIDE OCCURS. THE 
  MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER 
  SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 2 TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH SOME ROADS ALONG THE COAST 
  INCLUDING THE BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY WATERFRONTS. LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE 
  WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$
627 
WHUS42 KMHX 282014
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
414 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NORTH
OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL AROUND 10 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

NCZ095-103-104-290815-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
414 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 PM
  THURSDAY.

* SURF HEIGHT: 3 TO 5 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.

&&

$$
438 
WHUS42 KMHX 290800
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
400 AM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING ONSLOW AND CARTERET
COUNTY... 
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TODAY NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINOR WATER
LEVEL RISES ACROSS DOWNTOWN BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY...AS WELL
AS NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH. LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL AROUND 10
SECONDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT.

NCZ095-292000-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0010.151029T1200Z-151029T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
CARTERET-
400 AM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON EDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO NOON EDT TODAY.

* HAZARDS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES ACROSS DOWNTOWN
  BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY THIS MORNING.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WATER LEVEL RISES WILL OCCUR AROUND HIGH
  TIDE...WHICH WILL BE BETWEEN 930 AM AND 1030 AM. THE MOST
  LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE
  OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 PM THURSDAY.

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.

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

&&

$$

NCZ098-291600-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0010.151029T1200Z-151029T1600Z/
ONSLOW-
400 AM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON EDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO NOON EDT TODAY.

* LOCATION...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR AROUND THIS
  MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE...WHICH IS AROUND 930 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ103-104-292000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
400 AM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

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

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 
  PM THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
056 
WHUS42 KMHX 291610
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1210 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING ONSLOW AND CARTERET
COUNTY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TODAY NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINOR WATER
LEVEL RISES ACROSS DOWNTOWN BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY...AS WELL
AS NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH. LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL AROUND
10 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT.

NCZ095-300000-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151029T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
CARTERET-
1210 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

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

* HAZARDS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...WATER LEVEL RISES WILL OCCUR AROUND HIGH 
  TIDE...WHICH WILL BE BETWEEN 930 AM AND 1030 AM. THE MOST 
  LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE 
  OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 PM THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ098-291715-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151029T1600Z/
ONSLOW-
1210 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

CONDITIONS WHICH PROMPTED THE ADVISORY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE, THEREFORE THIS ADVISORY WILL NOT BE EXTENDED AND BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NCZ103-104-300000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1210 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

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

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 
  PM THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
526 
WHUS42 KMHX 291935
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
335 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL AROUND 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

NCZ103-300745-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151031T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
335 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 PM TODAY
  AND AGAIN AT 4 PM FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ095-104-300000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
335 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 3:30 
  PM THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
538 
WHUS42 KMHX 300023
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
823 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL AROUND 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

NCZ095-104-300130-
/O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151030T0000Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
823 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...


$$

NCZ103-301230-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151031T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
823 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2015

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

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 4 PM FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$
870 
WHUS42 KMHX 300712
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
312 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

NCZ103-302030-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-151031T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
312 AM EDT FRI OCT 30 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS IS A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...AROUND 4 PM 
  FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Oct 25, 3:30 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 3:30 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
330 PM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH MONDAY, THEN SLIDE OFFSHORE MIDWEEK
AS A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST
TO BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM NORTH LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/...
AS OF 300 PM SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED FORCING FOR
PRECIPITATION WORK MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ONLY
EXPECTING CLOUDS WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL CONTINUE DRY FORECAST.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT USHERING IN
ANOTHER COOL AIRMASS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH.
WILL FORECAST LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S WITH SOME LOWER 60S
POSSIBLE SOUTHERN OUTER BANKS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM SUNDAY...COLD AIR DAMMING SIGNIFIED BY THE TYPICAL
"WEDGE" SURFACE PATTERN IS ON TAP FOR MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING SOUTH FROM NEW ENGLAND. INTRUSION OF DEEPER DRY AIR AND
LACK OF SIGNIFICANT WARM ADVECTION WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION
CHANCES AND WILL CONTINUE WITH A DRY FORECAST. STILL EXPECTING
CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS THOUGH AND WITH LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE IN THE MIDDLE 60S MOST LOCATIONS WITH A
BRISK NORTH WIND.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 315 PM SUN...THE UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH PATRICIA'S REMNANTS
SHIFT EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN LA/MS THEN DEVOLVE INTO AN UPPER
SHORTWAVE BY TUESDAY OVER AL/GA. THE SURFACE LOW OFF TX/LA WILL
LIFT NORTH INTO LA/MS MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SHIFT EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC
AND NOSE SOUTH OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY, CONTINUING THE COLD
AIR DAMMING THAT BEGINS ON MONDAY. ISENTROPIC LIFT RAMPS UP
TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN UPPER
TROUGH AND STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM THE WEST, THOUGH
STRONGEST LIFT WILL BE WEST OF THE AREA. LOW LEVEL THICKNESS
VALUES, ABUNDANT CLOUDS IN THE CAD, AND NE FLOW SUPPORT HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S/LOW 70S ON TUESDAY.

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEST UPPER LEVEL
FORCING LOOKS TO BE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE RIGHT
ENTRANCE OF AN UPPER JET MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. PWAT VALUES
INCREASE TO AROUND 1.8" AND HAVE CONTINUED LIKELY POPS TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE MODEST INSTABILITY AND SHEAR, THUS WILL MAINTAIN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE
FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 12Z GUIDANCE
IN GOOD AGREEMENT PUSHING DEEPER MOISTURE OFFSHORE LATE WED NIGHT
WITH RAPID COLUMN DRYING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE
THURSDAY MORNING.

COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO A SURFACE HIGH
BUILDING IN FROM THE MIDWEST. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW PWAT VALUES
DROPPING TO AROUND 0.50" FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH HIGHS TEMPS IN
THE 60S, THEN THICKNESSES INCREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY WHICH SHOULD
YIELD HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/...
AS OF 1145 AM SUNDAY...EXPECTING VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD WITH CLOUD BASES REMAINING IN THE VFR CATEGORY. EXPECTING
MAINLY MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COULD SEE SOME
HIGH BASED SPRINKLES AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN NC
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LIKELY BRIEFLY DECOUPLE THIS EVENING BUT
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. THUS THERE IS ONLY A BRIEF WINDOW FOR ANY FOG FORMATION
THIS EVENING AND WITH CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS EXPECTED WILL LEAVE ANY
MENTION OUT OF THE TAFS. CLOUDS BASES COULD LOWER TO 3500-5000 FT
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION MONDAY IS
EXPECTED WEST OF I95 WITH ONLY AN ISOLATED BRIEF SHOWER POSSIBLE
OVER EASTERN NC.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 325 PM SUN...RAIN CHANCES INCREASE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SUB-VFR CONDITIONS AS MOISTURE
AND LIFT INCREASE, THOUGH BEST CHANCES WILL EXIST ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP BRINGING SUB-VFR CONDITIONS
WILL BE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE EASTERN NC TAF SITES BY EARLY THURSDAY
WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM SUNDAY...LIGHT WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXPECTED AHEAD
OF COLD FRONT EARLY THIS EVENING WITH 2 TO 4 FT SEAS. A COLD
FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE MARINE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH A
STRONG SURGE OF POST FRONTAL N/NE WINDS PRODUCING SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL
WATERS AND SOUNDS. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT BY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND 5 TO 8 FT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM SUN...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE WATERS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LONG TERM. STRONG HIGH PRES
RIDGES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING NE
WINDS 10-20 KT AND GUSTS UP TO 25 KT NEAR THE GULF STREAM...WITH
SEAS AROUND 5-8 FT. A WARM FRONT LIFTS ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS VEERING SOUTHEAST AND
EVENTUALLY SOUTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, CONTINUING AROUND 10-20 KT
WITH SEAS SEAS 4-7 FT SOUTH, TO 6-9 FT SOUTH. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING, THOUGH WESTERLY WINDS DO NOT APPEAR TO INCREASE
BEHIND THE FRONT DUE TO A WEAK GRADIENT. LOCAL SWAN/NWPS AND
WAVEWATCH IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM RANGE THEN
WAVEWATCH APPEARS REASONABLE FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
     FOR AMZ135.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM EDT MONDAY
     FOR AMZ130-131.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR
     AMZ152-154.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY FOR
     AMZ156-158.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT
     THURSDAY FOR AMZ150.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JME
NEAR TERM...JME
SHORT TERM...JME
LONG TERM...SK/DAG
AVIATION...JME/DAG
MARINE...JME/SK/DAG
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 11:01 AM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1101 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-098-261515-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW-
1101 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-103-104-261515-
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1101 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 9:21 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX6 hr
Oct 25, 3:43 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX5 days

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 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.