Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
TODAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING SOUTHEAST SWELL AND HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH.

NCZ104-060900-
/O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160507T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR OUTER BANKS HYDE 
COUNTY. 

$$

NCZ103-062000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160507T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS
  NORTH. 

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL
  OCCUR AROUND 2:00 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.

&&

$$

484 
WHUS42 KMHX 060758 CCA
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...A HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
TODAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF LINGERING SOUTHEAST SWELL AND HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH.

NCZ104-060900-
/O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160507T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR OUTER BANKS HYDE 
COUNTY. 

$$

NCZ103-062000-
/O.COR.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160507T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS
  NORTH. 

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL
  OCCUR AROUND 1:30 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.

&&

$$

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CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1256 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS POSSIBLE AROUND BEAUFORT AT THIS
EVENING'S HIGH TIDE...

NCZ095-070200-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.160506T1700Z-160508T0200Z/
CARTERET-
1256 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT
SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...BEAUFORT AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE
  POSSIBLE IN BEAUFORT...ESPECIALLY ALONG FRONT STREET...AND OVER
  PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY.

* TIMING...A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF FRONT STREET AND OTHER WATERFRONT
  LOCATIONS OVER DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ103-070000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160507T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
1256 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS 
  NORTH.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL 
  OCCUR AROUND 1:30 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.

&&

$$

376 
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CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS POSSIBLE AROUND BEAUFORT AT THIS
EVENING'S HIGH TIDE...

NCZ095-070200-
/O.EXT.KMHX.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160507T0200Z/
CARTERET-
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...BEAUFORT AND DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL 
  ARE POSSIBLE IN BEAUFORT...ESPECIALLY ALONG FRONT STREET...AND 
  OVER PORTIONS OF DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY.

* TIMING...A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 
  PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF FRONT STREET AND OTHER WATERFRONT 
  LOCATIONS OVER DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ103-070000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-160507T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS 
  NORTH.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL 
  OCCUR AROUND 1:30 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.

&&

$$