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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 15, 2016, 3:37 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 15, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2016, 3:37 AM EDT (07:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 15, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
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As transmitted.
214 WHUS42 KMHX 150737 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 337 AM EDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SWELL FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR TODAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL LIKELY EXTEND INTO THE WEEKEND. NCZ095-098-103-104-160000- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0013.160915T1200Z-160916T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 337 AM EDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT, SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
6 follow-up statements
916 WHUS42 KMHX 151631 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1231 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SWELL FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR TODAY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL LIKELY EXTEND INTO THE WEEKEND. NCZ095-098-103-104-160000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160916T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1231 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
420 WHUS42 KMHX 152059 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 459 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .SWELL FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL LIKELY EXTEND INTO THE WEEKEND. NCZ095-098-103-104-161100- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160917T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 459 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A TWO HOUR WINDOW EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 130 PM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
935 WHUS42 KMHX 160810 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 410 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SWELL FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL LIKELY EXTEND INTO THE WEEKEND. NCZ095-098-103-104-170000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160917T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 410 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 130 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
991 WHUS42 KMHX 161903 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 303 PM EDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH SATURDAY... .SWELLS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-098-103-104-170845- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160918T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 303 PM EDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 230 PM SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
086 WHUS42 KMHX 170820 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 420 AM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SWELLS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK MAY LINGER THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. NCZ095-098-103-104-180000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160918T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 420 AM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 230 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
931 WHUS42 KMHX 180008 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 808 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .SWELLS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA AND ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-181215- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160918T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0014.160918T0008Z-160919T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 808 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 315 PM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT, SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ NCZ098-180115- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160918T0000Z/ ONSLOW- 808 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY FOR SUNDAY, HOWEVER A MODERATE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 3:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 55 hr |
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