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Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 26, 2016, 4:10 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2016, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
497 WHUS42 KMHX 262010 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 410 PM EDT MON SEP 26 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH TUESDAY... .LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. NCZ095-103-104-270930- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0017.160926T2010Z-160928T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 410 PM EDT MON SEP 26 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY 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 1130 AM TUESDAY 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
794 WHUS42 KMHX 270705 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 305 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY... .LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR. NCZ095-103-104-272000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160928T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 305 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 1130 AM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
064 WHUS42 KMHX 272030 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 430 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS FOR WEDNESDAY... .LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR. NCZ103-280930- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0018.160928T1200Z-160929T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160928T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 430 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING 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...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 1130 PM THIS EVENING AND AROUND NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FEET 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. && $$ NCZ095-104-280000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160928T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 430 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * LOCATION...BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS USUALLY OCCUR WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 1130 PM EVENING AND AROUND NOON ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
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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.