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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 20, 2016, 8:51 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2016, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
679 WHUS42 KMHX 210051 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 851 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .SWELLS FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA...ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-211100- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0015.160921T0051Z-160922T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 851 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
814 WHUS42 KMHX 210852 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 452 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .SWELLS FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA...ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-212100- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160922T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 452 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
862 WHUS42 KMHX 220004 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 804 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .SWELLS FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE JULIA...ASSOCIATED ONSHORE FLOW...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-221100- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160922T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0016.160922T0004Z-160923T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 804 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2:18 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 19 hr | |
| Sep 21, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde | 67 min |
| Sep 21, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Pitt | 57 min |
| Sep 21, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Martin, Pitt, Washington | 117 min |
| Sep 21, 3:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort | 65 min |
| Sep 21, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Washington | 62 min |
| Sep 21, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort | 63 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.