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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 1, 2021, 2:50 PM EDT for Worcester County, Maryland; Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 1, 2021, 7:05 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2021, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2021, 7:05 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 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 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
519 WHUS41 KAKQ 011850 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 250 PM EDT Fri Oct 1 2021 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-020300- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0014.211002T1200Z-211003T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 250 PM EDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Large breaking waves and dangerous rip currents expected * WHERE...In Maryland, Maryland Beaches County. In Virginia, Virginia Beach, and Accomack and Northampton Counties. In North Carolina, Eastern Currituck County. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
4 follow-up statements
873 WHUS41 KAKQ 012305 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 705 PM EDT Fri Oct 1 2021 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-020830- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0014.211001T2305Z-211003T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 705 PM EDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Large breaking waves and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...The Atlantic Beaches of Maryland. In Virginia, Virginia Beach, and the Atlantic Beaches of Northampton and Accomack Counties. In North Carolina, the Atlantic Beaches of Eastern Currituck County. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
808 WHUS41 KAKQ 020710 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 310 AM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-021700- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-211003T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 310 AM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Large breaking waves and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maryland, Maryland Beaches County. In Virginia, Virginia Beach, and Northampton and Accomack Counties. In North Carolina, Eastern Currituck County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
871 WHUS41 KAKQ 021651 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1251 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-030000- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-211003T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 1251 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Large breaking waves and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maryland, Maryland Beaches County. In Virginia, Virginia Beach, and Northampton and Accomack Counties. In North Carolina, Eastern Currituck County. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
250 WHUS41 KAKQ 030005 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 805 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 MDZ025-VAZ099-100-030815- /O.EXP.KAKQ.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-211003T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0015.211003T1200Z-211004T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton- 805 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Large breaking waves and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Maryland, Maryland Beaches County. In Virginia, Accomack and Northampton Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ NCZ102-VAZ098-030115- /O.EXP.KAKQ.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-211003T0000Z/ Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach- 805 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.