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Beach Hazards Statement 41, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 19, 2021, 4:51 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 19, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2021, 4:51 AM EDT (08:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 19, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 8:00 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 08:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 1392 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
158 WHUS42 KMHX 190851 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 451 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-192100- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0040.000000T0000Z-210820T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0041.210819T1200Z-210820T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 451 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...The beaches from Oregon Inlet to Surf City. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is within a couple hours on either side of low tide, which will occur around 11:30 AM this morning. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
2 follow-up statements
940 WHUS42 KMHX 191457 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-200000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0041.000000T0000Z-210820T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...The beaches from Oregon Inlet to Surf City. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is within a couple hours on either side of low tide, which will occur around 11:30 AM this morning. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
144 WHUS42 KMHX 200019 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 819 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 NCZ195-196-199-204-205-201230- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0041.000000T0000Z-210820T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0042.210820T0019Z-210821T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 819 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...All beaches from Oregon Inlet to Surf City. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * 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 12 and 1 pm Friday * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. 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. && $$ NCZ203-201230- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0042.210820T0019Z-210821T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks- 819 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Outer Banks beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur between 12 and 1 PM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 8:16 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde, Onslow | 9 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.