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Beach Hazards Statement 33, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 8, 2021, 8:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2021, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Carteret County, NC, Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Onslow County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 796 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted.
410 WHUS42 KMHX 090008 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 808 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-091215- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0032.000000T0000Z-210709T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0033.210709T0008Z-210710T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 808 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents, large breaking waves, and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Cape Lookout, and Crystal Coast beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur between 2 and 3 pm on Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. 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. 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. && $$ 11
2 follow-up statements
990 WHUS42 KMHX 090826 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 426 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-092030- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0033.000000T0000Z-210710T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 426 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout, and Crystal Coast beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1:30 PM this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. When out of the current, swim back to shore. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore. && $$
799 WHUS42 KMHX 091527 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1127 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-100000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0033.000000T0000Z-210710T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 1127 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches south of Cape Hatteras. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1:30 PM this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. 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. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 10:59 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 17 hr | |
| Jul 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 91 min | |
| Jul 9, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Lenoir | 74 min |
| Jul 9, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 34 min | |
| Jul 9, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Pamlico, Tyrrell | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.