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Beach Hazards Statement 61, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 6, 2021, 8:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 7, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2021, 8:04 PM EDT (00:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 7, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2021, 7:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
929 WHUS42 KMHX 070004 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 804 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021 NCZ196-203>205-071215- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0061.211007T1200Z-211008T0000Z/ East Carteret-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 804 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday 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 around 2:45 PM Thursday. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
300 WHUS42 KMHX 070833 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 433 AM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 NCZ199-072045- /O.EXA.KMHX.BH.S.0061.211007T1200Z-211008T0000Z/ Coastal Onslow- 433 AM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Onslow County beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 3 PM Thursday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NCZ196-203>205-072045- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0061.211007T1200Z-211008T0000Z/ East Carteret-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 433 AM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout. * 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. * 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 Thursday. 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. && $$
932 WHUS42 KMHX 071458 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1058 AM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 NCZ196-199-203>205-080000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-211008T0000Z/ East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 1058 AM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout, and Onslow County beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 2:00 PM this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
410 WHUS42 KMHX 072355 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 755 PM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 NCZ196-199-203>205-081200- /O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-211009T0000Z/ East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 755 PM EDT Thu Oct 7 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout, and Onslow County 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 around 3:45 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. && $$
963 WHUS42 KMHX 080937 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 537 AM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 NCZ196-199-203>205-082145- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-211009T0000Z/ East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 537 AM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout, and Onslow County beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 3:45 PM Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
166 WHUS42 KMHX 082350 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 750 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 NCZ203-205-091200- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-211009T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0062.211009T1200Z-211010T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks-Hatteras Island- 750 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday 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 around 3:30 PM Saturday. 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. && $$ NCZ196-204-091200- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-211009T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0062.211009T1200Z-211010T0000Z/ East Carteret-Ocracoke Island- 750 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches south of Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke Island and Core Banks beaches. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 3:30 PM Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore. && $$ NCZ199-090100- /O.CAN.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-211009T0000Z/ Coastal Onslow- 750 PM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... A Moderate risk of rip currents is in effect for Saturday. 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 Saturday. $$
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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.