Alert archive / New Jersey / Beach Hazards Statements in 2016
Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 29, 2016, 6:05 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016, 6:05 AM EDT (10:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
983 WHUS41 KPHI 291005 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 605 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES WILL BE ROUGH AT TIMES THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL... .A COMBINATION OF PROBABLE MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN, WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK, AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND, WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FROM RIP CURRENTS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE ROUGHEST CONDITIONS. ITS POSSIBLE, CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILARLY DIFFICULT FOR SWIMMERS AND WADERS THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-300015- /O.NEW.KPHI.BH.S.0001.160829T1005Z-160831T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 605 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VACATIONERS AND LOCALS ALIKE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS PATROLLED BY OUR LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME, AND WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT, RAISES THE RISK OF AN UNCONTROLLED AND UNEXPECTED STRUGGLE IN THE WATER. SWELLS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE GASTON HAVE ARRIVED AND WILL PROBABLY BUILD ANOTHER FOOT LATE TODAY, AND THEN POSSIBLY REACH 4 FEET, TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE WILL LIKELY BE LARGER. THESE SWELLS NOT ONLY ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS BUT CAN ALSO KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS FLAT INTO THE SAND, CAUSING INJURY. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY THE BEACH PATROLS. THIS WILL HELP ENSURE GREATEST SAFETY IN WHAT PROBABLY WILL BE A LONG STRETCH OF FAIRLY ROUGH CONDITIONS ON ATLANTIC OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$ DRAG
11 follow-up statements
390 WHUS41 KPHI 291853 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 253 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES WILL BE ROUGH AT TIMES THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL... .A COMBINATION OF PROBABLE MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK...AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND... WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FOR THE FORMATION OF RIP CURRENTS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE ROUGHEST CONDITIONS. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THE RIP CURRENT RISK COULD ALSO BE ELEVATED THIS WEEKEND. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-300900- /O.EXT.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 253 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF GOING TO THE SHORE OR AREA BEACHES TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS PATROLLED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWELLS FROM TROPICAL SYSTEMS HAVE ARRIVED AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BUILD TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE WILL LIKELY BE LARGER. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND CAN ALSO KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS INTO THE SAND. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME...AND WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT...RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ JOHNSON
708 WHUS41 KPHI 291857 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...RESENT AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 257 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES WILL BE ROUGH AT TIMES THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL... .A COMBINATION OF PROBABLE MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK...AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND... WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FOR THE FORMATION OF RIP CURRENTS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE ROUGHEST CONDITIONS. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THE RIP CURRENT RISK COULD ALSO BE ELEVATED THIS WEEKEND. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-300900- /O.COR.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 257 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF GOING TO THE SHORE OR AREA BEACHES TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS PATROLLED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWELLS FROM TROPICAL SYSTEMS HAVE ARRIVED AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BUILD TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE WILL LIKELY BE LARGER. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND CAN ALSO KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS INTO THE SAND. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME AND WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ JOHNSON
068 WHUS41 KPHI 291857 CCA CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...CORRECTED AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 257 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES WILL BE ROUGH AT TIMES THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL... .A COMBINATION OF PROBABLE MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK...AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND... WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FOR THE FORMATION OF RIP CURRENTS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD SEE SOME OF THE ROUGHEST CONDITIONS. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THE RIP CURRENT RISK COULD ALSO BE ELEVATED THIS WEEKEND. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-300900- /O.COR.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 257 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF GOING TO THE SHORE OR AREA BEACHES TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS PATROLLED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWELLS FROM TROPICAL SYSTEMS HAVE ARRIVED AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BUILD TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE WILL LIKELY BE LARGER. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND CAN ALSO KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS INTO THE SAND. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME AND WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ JOHNSON
772 WHUS41 KPHI 300831 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 431 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES WILL BE ROUGH AT TIMES THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL... .A COMBINATION OF PROBABLE MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK...AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND...WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FOR THE FORMATION OF RIP CURRENTS. TODAY'S ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY. HOWEVER, ANOTHER EXTENDED PERIOD OF ROUGH SURF ZONE CONDITIONS IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OR SATURDAY, POSSIBLY LINGERING THROUGH LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-302145- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 431 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... IF GOING TO THE SHORE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS PATROLLED BY LIFEGUARDS. EASTERLY SWELLS TODAY WILL BE ABOUT A FOOT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY, WITH BREAKERS IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET EXPECTED TO MAKE IT NOTICEABLY ROUGHER IN THE SURF ZONE AS COMPARED TO 24 HOURS AGO. WHILE THE SWELLS WILL DECREASE EVER SO SLOWLY WEDNESDAY, A MODERATE RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LARGE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE CAN ALSO KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS INTO THE SAND, CAUSING INJURY. IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ DRAG
986 WHUS41 KPHI 301941 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 341 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES WILL BE ROUGH AT TIMES THIS WEEK AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS WELL... .A COMBINATION OF PROBABLE MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK...AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND... WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FOR THE FORMATION OF RIP CURRENTS. ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT THURSDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER EXTENDED PERIOD OF ROUGH SURF ZONE CONDITIONS IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...POSSIBLY LINGERING THROUGH LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-311000- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 341 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS PATROLLED BY LIFEGUARDS. WHILE THE SWELLS WILL DECREASE EVER SO SLOWLY ON WEDNESDAY...A MODERATE RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LARGE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE CAN ALSO KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS INTO THE SAND...CAUSING INJURY. IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ MPS
584 WHUS41 KPHI 310037 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 837 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND... .A COMBINATION OF SOME TROPICAL CYCLONES OF VARYING INTENSITY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN...WELL TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THIS WEEK...AND PERIODS OF ONSHORE WIND...WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE THE DANGER FOR THE FORMATION OF RIP CURRENTS. ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT IS ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER EXTENDED PERIOD OF ROUGH SURF ZONE CONDITIONS IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...POSSIBLY LINGERING THROUGH LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-311000- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 837 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THERE REMAINS A MODERATE RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS LONG PERIOD SWELLS CONTINUE TO ROLL IN. THIS IS RESULTING IN ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. THE LARGE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE CAN KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS INTO THE SAND...CAUSING INJURY. IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACHES HOWEVER MAY NO LONGER HAVE LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY NOW THAT IT IS LATE IN THE SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ MPS/GORSE
618 WHUS41 KPHI 310818 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 418 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES TODAY AND PROBABLY WORSEN A BIT OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND... .LINGERING SWELLS FROM THE EASTERN ATLANTIC DEPARTING HURRICANE GASTON WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A NOTICEABLE IMPACT ALONG OUR SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SWELL TEMPORARILY DECAYS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MEANWHILE, ATTENTION WILL TURN TO THE PROBABLE INTENSIFICATION OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM NOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. ITS GENERAL PATH SHOULD TAKE IT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF UNITED STATES FRIDAY. THEREAFTER, ITS EVENTUAL PROXIMITY AND STRENGTH IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WELL TO THE EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE WESTWARD MOVING SWELLS. ANYONE WITH PLANS FOR THE SHORE THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES OR RESTRICTIONS. THE HIGHEST SWELLS, POSSIBLE 6 TO 8 FOOT BREAKERS, ARE OUTLOOKED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS LINGERING LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-010000- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 418 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY...THERE REMAINS A MODERATE RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS LONG PERIOD SWELLS CONTINUE TO ROLL IN. THIS IS RESULTING IN OCCASIONALLY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS. THE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE CAN KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS DOWN INTO THE SAND...CAUSING INJURY. THE SWELLS WILL VERY VERY SLOWLY DECAY LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY. THAT MAY MEAN A SOMEWHAT LOWER RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STILL, IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACHES HOWEVER MAY NO LONGER HAVE LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY NOW THAT IT IS LATE IN THE SEASON. OUTLOOK FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND...SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT HAS OCCURRED THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET OR A BIT HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. RIP CURRENT DANGER AND WAVE RELATED INJURY RISK WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE WORSE THAN WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ DRAG
794 WHUS41 KPHI 311949 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 349 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES INTO THIS EVENING AND WILL PROBABLY WORSEN OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND... .LINGERING SWELLS FROM THE EASTERN ATLANTIC DEPARTING HURRICANE GASTON WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A NOTICEABLE IMPACT ALONG OUR SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SWELL TEMPORARILY DECAYS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...ATTENTION WILL TURN TO THE PROBABLE INTENSIFICATION OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM NOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. ITS GENERAL PATH SHOULD TAKE IT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF UNITED STATES FRIDAY. THEREAFTER...ITS EVENTUAL PROXIMITY AND STRENGTH IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WELL TO THE EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE WESTWARD MOVING SWELLS. ANYONE WITH PLANS FOR THE SHORE THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES OR RESTRICTIONS. THE HIGHEST SWELLS...POSSIBLE 6 TO 8 FOOT BREAKERS...ARE OUTLOOKED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS LINGERING LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-010000- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160901T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 349 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE BREAKERS IN THE BEACH SWIMMING ZONE CAN KNOCK SWIMMERS AND WADERS DOWN INTO THE SAND...CAUSING INJURY. THE SWELLS WILL VERY SLOWLY DECAY LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY. THAT MAY MEAN A SOMEWHAT LOWER RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STILL...IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACHES HOWEVER MAY NO LONGER HAVE LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY NOW THAT IT IS LATE IN THE SEASON. OUTLOOK FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND...SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT HAS OCCURRED THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET OR A BIT HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. RIP CURRENT DANGER AND WAVE RELATED INJURY RISK WILL PROBABLY BE WORSE THAN WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$
673 WHUS41 KPHI 312337 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 737 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY AND WILL PROBABLY WORSEN OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND... .LINGERING SWELLS FROM THE EASTERN ATLANTIC DEPARTING HURRICANE GASTON WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A NOTICEABLE IMPACT ALONG OUR COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SWELL SHOULD THEN TEMPORARILY DECAY FRIDAY. LOOKING AHEAD...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST...AND BE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE WESTWARD MOVING SWELLS IN OUR AREA. ANYONE WITH PLANS FOR THE COAST THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES OR RESTRICTIONS. THE HIGHEST SWELLS...POSSIBLE 6 TO 8 FOOT BREAKERS...ARE OUTLOOKED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS LINGERING ON LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-011200- /O.EXT.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160902T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 737 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A LONG PERIOD SWELL WHILE LESSENING SOME ON THURSDAY SHOULD STILL HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY, AND THEREFORE A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE SWELLS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH SOME MORE INTO FRIDAY. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACHES HOWEVER MAY NO LONGER HAVE LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY NOW THAT IT IS LATE IN THE SEASON. OUTLOOK FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND...SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT HAS OCCURRED THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET OR A BIT HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES, HOWEVER THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE. RIP CURRENT DANGER AND WAVE RELATED INJURY RISK WILL PROBABLY BE WORSE THAN WHAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$
469 WHUS41 KPHI 011224 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 824 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES TODAY AND WILL PROBABLY WORSEN OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND... .LINGERING SWELLS FROM THE EASTERN ATLANTIC DEPARTING HURRICANE GASTON WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A NOTICEABLE IMPACT ALONG OUR COAST TODAY. THE SWELL SHOULD THEN TEMPORARILY DECAY FRIDAY. LOOKING AHEAD...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST...AND BE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE WESTWARD MOVING SWELLS IN OUR AREA. ANYONE WITH PLANS FOR THE COAST THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES OR RESTRICTIONS. THE HIGHEST SWELLS...POSSIBLE 6 TO 8 FOOT BREAKERS...ARE OUTLOOKED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS LINGERING ON LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-020000- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160902T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 824 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A LONG PERIOD SWELL TODAY...ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS EARLIER THIS WEEK...SHOULD STILL HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY TO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING. THE SWELLS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH SOME MORE INTO FRIDAY. SWIM ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS WATCHED BY LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING AFTER THE LIFEGUARDS GO HOME OR WHERE LIFEGUARDS DO NOT HAVE YOU IN SIGHT RAISES THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACHES HOWEVER MAY NO LONGER HAVE LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY NOW THAT IT IS LATE IN THE SEASON. OUTLOOK FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND...SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT HAS OCCURRED THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET OR A BIT HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HOWEVER THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE. RIP CURRENT DANGER AND WAVE RELATED INJURY RISK WILL PROBABLY BE WORSE THAN WHAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$ MPS
118 WHUS41 KPHI 011930 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 330 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES INTO THIS EVENING AND WILL WORSEN OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND... .LINGERING SWELLS FROM THE EASTERN ATLANTIC DEPARTING HURRICANE GASTON WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A NOTICEABLE IMPACT ALONG OUR COAST INTO THIS EVENING. THE SWELL SHOULD THEN TEMPORARILY DECAY FRIDAY. LOOKING AHEAD...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST...AND BE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF THE WESTWARD MOVING SWELLS IN OUR AREA. ANYONE WITH PLANS FOR THE COAST THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BEACH CLOSURES OR RESTRICTIONS. THE HIGHEST SWELLS...POSSIBLE 6 TO 8 FOOT BREAKERS...ARE OUTLOOKED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS LINGERING ON LABOR DAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-020000- /O.CON.KPHI.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160902T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 330 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. OUTLOOK FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND...SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT HAS OCCURRED THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET OR A BIT HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...HOWEVER THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE. RIP CURRENT DANGER AND WAVE RELATED INJURY RISK WILL PROBABLY BE WORSE THAN WHAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. $$
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in New Jersey, 2016Beach Hazards Statements in Delaware, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.