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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 25, 2022, 4:31 AM EDT for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2022, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Dare County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
330 WHUS42 KMHX 250831 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 431 AM EDT Wed May 25 2022 NCZ203-252045- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0013.220525T0831Z-220526T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks- 431 AM EDT Wed May 25 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Outer Banks 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 1030 AM. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
803 WHUS42 KMHX 251411 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1011 AM EDT Wed May 25 2022 NCZ203-260000- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220526T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks- 1011 AM EDT Wed May 25 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Outer Banks beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 10:30 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
322 WHUS42 KMHX 260013 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 813 PM EDT Wed May 25 2022 NCZ203-261215- /O.EXP.KMHX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220526T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0014.220526T1200Z-220527T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks- 813 PM EDT Wed May 25 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northern Outer Banks beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Thursday 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 11 AM 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. && $$ NCZ205-261215- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0014.220526T1200Z-220527T0000Z/ Hatteras Island- 813 PM EDT Wed May 25 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Hatteras Island beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 11 AM Thursday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at May 25, 3:59 AM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 3:59 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:00 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 16 hr |
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Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2022Every beach hazards statement in 2022
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.