Alert archive / North Carolina / Beach Hazards Statements in 2016
Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 14, 2016, 4:37 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 14, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 days.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2016, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
267 WHUS42 KMHX 142037 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 437 PM EDT THU APR 14 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. NCZ103-150930- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0001.160415T0000Z-160416T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 437 PM EDT THU APR 14 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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 FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 930 AM FRIDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 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. THE 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. && $$
18 follow-up statements
705 WHUS42 KMHX 150838 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 438 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. NCZ095-104-160000- /O.EXA.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160416T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 438 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL BE AROUND 930 AM THIS MORNING. * SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 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. THE 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. && $$ NCZ103-160000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160416T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 438 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...ALL DARE COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL BE AROUND 930 AM THIS MORNING. * SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 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. THE 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. && $$
352 WHUS42 KMHX 151501 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1101 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ095-103-104-160000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160416T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1101 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL BE AROUND 930 PM TONIGHT. * SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 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. THE 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. && $$
167 WHUS42 KMHX 151953 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 353 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK THROUGH SATURDAY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ103-160900- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.160416T1600Z-160418T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 353 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 10 FEET. * TIMING...HIGH SURF SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-160900- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 353 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM SATURDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
173 WHUS42 KMHX 160834 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 434 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, AND SHORE BREAK THROUGH SATURDAY FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ103-162200- /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.160416T0834Z-160418T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 434 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 10 FEET. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-162200- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 434 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM THIS MORNING. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
095 WHUS42 KMHX 161339 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 939 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND SHORE BREAK THIS WEEKEND FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ103-170145- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 939 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 10 FEET. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-170000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 939 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1030 AM THIS MORNING. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
190 WHUS42 KMHX 161937 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 337 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF... DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND SHORE BREAK THIS WEEKEND FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ103-170900- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 337 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...8 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 5 TO 7 FEET SOUTH. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1130 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-170900- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160418T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 337 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1130 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
224 WHUS42 KMHX 170742 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 342 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND SHORE BREAK THIS WEEKEND FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. NCZ103-172200- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1200Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 342 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...8 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 5 TO 7 FEET SOUTH. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1130 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-172200- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160418T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 342 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1130 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
454 WHUS42 KMHX 172029 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 429 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND CONTINUING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG SHORE BREAK FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. NCZ103-181100- /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 429 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 5 TO 8 FEET SOUTH. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-181100- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 429 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON MONDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
789 WHUS42 KMHX 180738 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 338 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND CONTINUING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG SHORE BREAK FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TODAY. NCZ103-182200- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 338 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 5 TO 8 FEET SOUTH. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-182200- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 338 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON TODAY. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
634 WHUS42 KMHX 181453 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1053 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS AND CONTINUING EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG SHORE BREAK FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TODAY. NCZ103-190000- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 1053 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HIGH SURF FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES. * SURF HEIGHT...8 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 3 TO 5 FEET SOUTH. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...VERY ROUGH SURF...MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. 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. THE 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 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-190000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1053 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND NOON TODAY. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
989 WHUS42 KMHX 181951 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 351 PM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .CONTINUING LARGE EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG SHORE BREAK FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY. NCZ103-191015- /O.CAN.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160419T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 351 PM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE 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. 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-191015- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 351 PM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
413 WHUS42 KMHX 190124 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 924 PM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .CONTINUING LARGE EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG SHORE BREAK FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY. NCZ095-103-104-191330- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 924 PM EDT MON APR 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY. * 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. THE 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. && $$
462 WHUS42 KMHX 190805 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 405 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .CONTINUING LARGE EAST-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG SHORE BREAK FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH THROUGH TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-192200- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 405 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SHORE BREAK. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. THE SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. && $$
896 WHUS42 KMHX 191950 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 350 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .LINGERING EAST-NORTHEAST LARGE SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NCZ095-103-104-200900- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160421T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 350 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 130 PM WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
971 WHUS42 KMHX 200732 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 332 AM EDT WED APR 20 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LINGERING EAST-NORTHEAST LARGE SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-202200- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160421T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 332 AM EDT WED APR 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 130 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$
653 WHUS42 KMHX 202016 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 416 PM EDT WED APR 20 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .LINGERING EAST-NORTHEAST LARGE SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THURSDAY. NCZ095-103-104-210930- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160422T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 416 PM EDT WED APR 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 2 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. && $$
432 WHUS42 KMHX 210840 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 440 AM EDT THU APR 21 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LINGERING EAST-NORTHEAST LARGE SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-212045- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160422T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 440 AM EDT THU APR 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$
518 WHUS42 KMHX 211530 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1130 AM EDT THU APR 21 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LINGERING EAST-NORTHEAST LARGE SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY. NCZ095-103-104-220000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160422T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1130 AM EDT THU APR 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MAIN THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.