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Beach Hazards Statement 25, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 30, 2016, 4:04 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 31, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2016, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 31, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
594 WHUS42 KMHX 302004 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 404 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS MONDAY... .LINGERING SOUTHEAST SWELL AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS MONDAY. NCZ103-310415- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0025.161031T1200Z-161101T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 404 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE HIGHEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TYPICALLY OCCURS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE... WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 2:45 PM MONDAY. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
239 WHUS42 KMHX 310731 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 331 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY... .LINGERING SOUTHEAST SWELL AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY. NCZ103-311700- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0025.161031T1200Z-161101T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 331 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE HIGHEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TYPICALLY OCCURS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 2:45 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT... SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED... FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE... FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 32 hr |
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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.