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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 28, 2016, 8:38 PM EDT. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2016, 8:38 PM EDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
796 WHUS42 KMHX 290038 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 838 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... .SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST SUNDAY INCREASING THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. NCZ095-103-104-291245- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0004.160529T0038Z-160530T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 838 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 745 AM AND AGAIN AT 800 PM EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ NCZ098-291245- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0004.160529T1200Z-160530T0000Z/ ONSLOW- 838 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF SURF CITY. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 745 PM. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$
6 follow-up statements
951 WHUS42 KMHX 290723 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 323 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... .SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST SUNDAY INCREASING THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. NCZ098-291930- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0004.160529T0723Z-160530T0000Z/ ONSLOW- 323 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF SURF CITY. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 745 PM. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ NCZ095-103-104-291930- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160530T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 323 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 745 AM AND AGAIN AT 800 PM EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$
593 WHUS42 KMHX 291435 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1035 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY... .SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SUNDAY INCREASING THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. NCZ095-098-103-104-300000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160530T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1035 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 745 AM AND AGAIN AT 800 PM EVENING. HIGHEST THREAT EXPECTED A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$
722 WHUS42 KMHX 292026 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 426 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY... .SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY INCREASING THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. NCZ095-098-103-104-300830- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 426 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 830 AM AND AGAIN AT 900 PM EVENING. HIGHEST THREAT EXPECTED A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$
102 WHUS42 KMHX 300726 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 326 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY... .AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA, EXPECT CONTINUED SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. THIS WILL YIELD THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. NCZ095-098-103-104-301930- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 326 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 830 AM AND AGAIN AT 900 PM EVENING. HIGHEST THREAT EXPECTED A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$
136 WHUS42 KMHX 301517 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1117 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BONNIE WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY, LEADING TO CONTINUED SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS IMPACTING THE COAST. THIS WILL YIELD THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. NCZ095-098-103-104-310000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1117 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 900 PM THIS EVENING. HIGHEST THREAT EXPECTED A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. && $$
979 WHUS42 KMHX 310021 CFWMHX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 821 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY... .CONTINUED SOUTHEAST SWELL FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TUESDAY. NCZ095-103-104-311230- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0005.160531T0021Z-160601T0000Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 821 PM EDT MON MAY 30 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 RIP CURRENT RISK. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 900 AM TUESDAY. HIGHEST THREAT EXPECTED A FEW HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ NCZ098-310130- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160531T0000Z/ ONSLOW- 821 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 50 min |
| May 29, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Hyde, Tyrrell | 44 min |
| May 29, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort | 42 min |
| May 29, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pitt | 38 min |
| May 29, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Washington | 50 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.