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Beach Hazards Statement 16, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 21, 2016, 8:04 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2016, 8:04 PM EDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
452 WHUS42 KMHX 220819 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 419 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS...ONSHORE FLOW...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-222030- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160923T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 419 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
670 WHUS42 KMHX 222024 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 424 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS...ONSHORE FLOW...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-230830- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160924T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 424 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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. && $$
955 WHUS42 KMHX 230859 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 459 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS...ONSHORE FLOW...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-232100- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160924T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 459 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
396 WHUS42 KMHX 232002 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 402 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM KARL ARE CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-240415- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160925T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 402 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$
046 WHUS42 KMHX 240133 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 933 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM KARL ARE CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-240945- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160925T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 933 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
967 WHUS42 KMHX 240736 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 336 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM KARL ARE CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-250000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160925T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 336 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 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. && $$
330 WHUS42 KMHX 242016 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 416 PM EDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM KARL ARE CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-250915- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160925T1800Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 416 PM EDT SAT SEP 24 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 930 AM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT...SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
402 WHUS42 KMHX 250652 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 252 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM KARL ARE CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-260000- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160926T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 252 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW 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...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 930 AM THIS MORNING. 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, 10:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort | 60 min |
| Sep 22, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 33 min | |
| Sep 22, 11:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Onslow | 116 min |
| Sep 22, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Craven | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell | 119 min |
| Sep 22, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Washington | 61 min |
| Sep 22, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 48 min |
| Sep 22, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Craven, Jones, Pamlico | 53 min |
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.