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Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2017, 4:29 PM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Worcester County, Maryland; Currituck County, North Carolina. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2017, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2017, 5:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Worcester County, MD, Currituck County, NC, Accomack County, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Northampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 814 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
751 WHUS41 KAKQ 172029 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 429 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-181200- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.170617T2029Z-170619T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- 429 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN 8-9 PM THIS EVENING THEN BETWEEN 8-9 AM SUNDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
632 WHUS41 KAKQ 181056 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 656 AM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-181800- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170619T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- 656 AM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN 800-900 AM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS... LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
023 WHUS41 KAKQ 181954 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 354 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-191200- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170620T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- 354 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH OCCURS AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING, THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
066 WHUS41 KAKQ 191052 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 652 AM EDT MON JUN 19 2017 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-191700- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170620T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- 652 AM EDT MON JUN 19 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN 900 AND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS... LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. && $$
123 WHUS41 KAKQ 192104 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 504 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-192215- /O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-170620T0000Z/ MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- 504 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 9:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 115 min |
| Jun 16, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 9:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 11:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 4:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Jun 17, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Franklin | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg, City of Richmond | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 59 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Virginia, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in Maryland, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017
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.