Beach Hazards Statement 41, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
426 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL 
PRODUCE MULTIPLE COASTAL HAZARDS TODAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OVER COASTAL SECTIONS 
THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN 
MINOR SOUND-SIDE FLOODING ON THE OUTER BANKS MAINLY FROM OCRACOKE
NORTH, ALONG WITH HIGH SURF, A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AND 
POSSIBLE OCEAN OVERWASH FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH. ELEVATED WATER 
LEVELS ON THE SOUND WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING BUT ROUGH SURF 
AND A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LINGER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
426 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING.

* HAZARDS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING AND HIGH SURF AND A HIGH 
  THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...SOUNDSIDE FROM HATTERAS INLET NORTH AND OCEANSIDE 
  FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. 

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED WATERS LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ON PAMLICO 
  SOUND WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO HIGHER 
  WATERS LEVELS FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS. HIGH WATER MAY 
  IMPACT SOME ROADS AND PROPERTIES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES ON THE 
  OCEAN-SIDE WILL PRODUCE A HIGH THREAT OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS 
  AND MAY PRODUCE BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES, WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN
BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES.

STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN SWEEP SWIMMERS AND SURFERS INTO RIP
CURRENTS, PIERS, JETTIES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AREAS. IN MANY CASES
THE LONGSHORE CURRENT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM
BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SHORE.

&&

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OUTER BANKS HYDE-
426 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...SOUNDSIDE OF OCRACOKE ISLAND.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...INCREASED WATERS LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET 
  ON PAMLICO SOUND WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS PRONE TO 
  HIGHER WATERS LEVELS FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS. HIGH WATER 
  MAY IMPACT SOME ROADS AND PROPERTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
733 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY...

.RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK WILL EXIST ALONG
BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY. 

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
733 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARDS...A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* 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 830 AM 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.

ALSO...TIDE GAUGES AND SURF ZONE WAVE FORECASTS SHOW COASTAL 
FLOOD ADVISORY AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER 
BEING MET, SO BOTH ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

&&

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OUTER BANKS HYDE-
733 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

TIDE GAUGES SHOW COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY CRITERIA IS NO LONGER
BEING MET, SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
814 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.LINGERING SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP 
CURRENTS THURSDAY.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
814 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

* HAZARDS...A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* 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 930 AM THURSDAY.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET. 

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.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES, WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN
BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES.

STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN SWEEP SWIMMERS AND SURFERS INTO RIP
CURRENTS, PIERS, JETTIES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AREAS. IN MANY CASES
THE LONGSHORE CURRENT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS FROM
BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SHORE.

&&

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