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Beach Hazards Statement 35, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 7, 2017, 8:09 PM EDT. It took effect at Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2017, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted.
908 WHUS42 KMHX 080009 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 809 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2017 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM RODANTHE TO SURF CITY TUESDAY... .A SOUTHEASTERLY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM RODANTHE TO SURF CITY TUESDAY. NCZ095-098-103-104-081000- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0034.000000T0000Z-170808T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0035.170808T1200Z-170809T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 809 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS * LOCATION...RODANTHE TO SURF CITY * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 230 PM TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
946 WHUS42 KMHX 080749 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 349 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2017 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM RODANTHE TO SURF CITY TUESDAY... .A SOUTHEASTERLY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM RODANTHE TO SURF CITY TODAY. NCZ095-098-103-104-081600- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0035.170808T1200Z-170808T2300Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 349 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS * LOCATION...RODANTHE TO SURF CITY * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 230 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT, SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
007 WHUS42 KMHX 081354 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 954 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2017 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM RODANTHE TO SURF CITY TODAY... .A SOUTHEASTERLY LONG PERIOD SWELL AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM RODANTHE TO SURF CITY TODAY. NCZ095-098-103-104-090000- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0035.000000T0000Z-170809T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 954 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...RODANTHE TO SURF CITY. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 230 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 5:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 31 min | |
| Aug 8, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 59 min |
| Aug 8, 5:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 61 min | |
| Aug 8, 6:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 66 min | |
| Aug 8, 7:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 50 min | |
| Aug 8, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 49 min | |
| Aug 8, 8:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene, Martin, Pitt | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 9:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 53 min | |
| Aug 8, 10:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 57 min | |
| Aug 8, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 57 min | |
| Aug 8, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 53 min | |
| Aug 8, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Onslow | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Craven | 2 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.