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Beach Hazards Statement 67, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 25, 2021, 8:51 PM EDT for Carteret County, Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2021, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 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
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019 WHUS42 KMHX 260051 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 851 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021 NCZ196-203>205-261000- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0067.211026T1200Z-211027T0000Z/ East Carteret-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 851 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents are expected. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday 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 5 AM Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
541 WHUS42 KMHX 260719 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 319 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 NCZ196-203>205-262200- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0067.211026T1200Z-211027T0000Z/ East Carteret-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 319 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 6 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. Shore break occurs when waves break directly on the beach. It is extremely important to protect your head and neck whenever you are in breaking waves by keeping your hands in front of you at all times. && $$
766 WHUS42 KMHX 261510 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1110 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 NCZ196-203>205-270000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0067.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/ East Carteret-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island- Hatteras Island- 1110 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this 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. * 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 6 PM. 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. 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. && $$
785 WHUS42 KMHX 270015 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 815 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 NCZ203-205-271215- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0067.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0068.211027T1200Z-211028T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks-Hatteras Island- 815 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 6 AM Wednesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NCZ196-204-270115- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0067.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/ East Carteret-Ocracoke Island- 815 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... The Rip Current Risk south of Cape Hatteras has been downgraded to Moderate for Wednesday. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin, Pitt | 38 min |
| Oct 25, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Washington | 46 min |
| Oct 26, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene | 45 min |
| Oct 26, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 13 min |
| Oct 26, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 49 min |
| Oct 26, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir | 47 min |
| Oct 26, 1:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 24 min | |
| Oct 26, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 25 min |
| Oct 26, 3:04 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 27 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.