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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Wakefield, VA

October 2, 2021Accomack County, Northampton County, Virginia; Worcester County, Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 2, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, Virginia; Worcester County, Maryland. It took effect at Oct 3, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 2, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 3, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 3, 2021, 3:31 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA, Northampton County, VA

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 30 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-10-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-10-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
978 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

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...

$$
3 follow-up statements
938 
WHUS41 KAKQ 030156
CFWAKQ

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
956 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-031000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0015.211003T1200Z-211004T0000Z/
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
956 PM EDT Sat Oct 2 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
530 
WHUS41 KAKQ 030716
CFWAKQ

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
316 AM EDT Sun Oct 3 2021

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-031600-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0015.211003T1200Z-211004T0000Z/
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
316 AM EDT Sun Oct 3 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves and dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...In Maryland, Maryland Beaches County. In Virginia, 
  Accomack and Northampton Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Breaking waves of 4 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.

&&

$$
292 
WHUS41 KAKQ 031931
CFWAKQ

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
331 PM EDT Sun Oct 3 2021

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-032045-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-211004T0000Z/
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
331 PM EDT Sun Oct 3 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...


$$

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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.