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Beach Hazards Statement 34, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 11, 2021, 5:06 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 11, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2021, 5:06 AM EDT (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 11, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2021, 7:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 591 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
014 WHUS42 KMHX 110906 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 506 AM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-112115- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0034.210711T1200Z-210712T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 506 AM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING 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...From 8 AM EDT this morning 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 2:30 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
869 WHUS42 KMHX 111514 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1114 AM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-120000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0034.000000T0000Z-210712T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 1114 AM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Cape Lookout, and Crystal Coast and Onslow beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 3 pm. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current remain calm. Don't fight the current. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. When out of the current, swim back to shore. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore. && $$
621 WHUS42 KMHX 112343 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 743 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-121145- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0034.000000T0000Z-210712T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0035.210712T0000Z-210713T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 743 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY 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 Monday 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 3:30 PM Monday. 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 11, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 7:43 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow | 24 hr |
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.