Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
229 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR SOUNDSIDE DARE COUNTY...
...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED SOUTH OF OREGON INLET... ...HIGH
THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES FRIDAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY. 
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. MINOR WATER 
LEVEL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SOUND SIDE LOCATIONS IN DARE 
COUNTY. ROUGH SURF EXPECTED WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE FOR 
OCEAN SIDE LOCATIONS SOUTH OF OREGON INLET.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
229 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES FOR SOUNDSIDE LOCATIONS 
  NORTH OF OREGON INLET. ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION FOR 
  OCEANSIDE AREAS FROM OREGON INLET TO HATTERAS INLET. HIGH 
  THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES, ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH 
  EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL, AND UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND, POSSIBLE FOR SOUNDSIDE 
  LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND NORTH OF OREGON INLET.

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.

&&

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MAINLAND DARE-
229 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUNDSIDE LOCATIONS FROM MANNS HARBOR TO STUMPY 
  POINT.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL, AND UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND, POSSIBLE FOR SOUNDSIDE 
  LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND.

* TIMING...FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES.

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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CARTERET-ONSLOW-
229 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF 
  RIP CURRENTS

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.

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.

&&

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OUTER BANKS HYDE-
229 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF 
  RIP CURRENTS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED SOUTH OF OREGON INLET TONIGHT...

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY HAS PRODUCED SEAS IN EXCESS OF 10
FEET OR HIGHER SOUTH OF OREGON INLET. THESE WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
BELOW 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED ROUGH SURF WILL LEAD TO  
MINOR BEACH EROSION FOR OCEAN SIDE LOCATIONS SOUTH OF OREGON 
INLET THROUGH TONIGHT.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATION...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES FOR SOUNDSIDE LOCATIONS 
  NORTH OF OREGON INLET. ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION FOR 
  OCEANSIDE AREAS FROM OREGON INLET TO HATTERAS INLET. HIGH 
  THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF 
  RIP CURRENTS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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MAINLAND DARE-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE OVER THE PAMLICO SOUND 
LESSENING THE MINOR COASTAL FLOOD THREAT FOR MAINLAND DARE COUNTY.
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CARTERET-ONSLOW-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF 
  RIP CURRENTS

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.

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.

&&

$$

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OUTER BANKS HYDE-
346 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF 
  RIP CURRENTS.

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.

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.

&&

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
811 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE SOUTH OF OREGON INLET TONIGHT...

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTH OF RODANTHE SATURDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY HAS PRODUCED SEAS IN EXCESS OF
10 FEET OR HIGHER SOUTH OF OREGON INLET. THESE WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET LATE TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED ROUGH SURF WILL
LEAD TO MINOR BEACH EROSION FOR OCEAN SIDE LOCATIONS SOUTH OF
OREGON INLET THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTH OF
RODANTHE SATURDAY. 

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CARTERET-ONSLOW-
811 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...ALL BEACHES.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF RIP
  CURRENTS SATURDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL
  OCCUR AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY.

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.

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.

&&

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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
811 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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

* LOCATION...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTH OF RODANTHE
  SATURDAY. ROUGH SURF SOUTH OF OREGON INLET TONIGHT. 

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 9 FEET.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. HIGH THREAT OF RIP
  CURRENTS SOUTH OF RODANTHE. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE,
  WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 11 AM SATURDAY.

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.

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.

&&

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