WHUS42 KILM 191642
CFWILM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1242 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008
NCZ097-101-200000-
/O.CON.KILM.CF.S.0025.000000T0000Z-080920T0000Z/
PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
1242 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM
SURF CITY TO BALD HEAD ISLAND...
INCREASING EASTERLY LONG PERIOD SWELLS COMBINED WITH STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
THIS EVENING FROM SURF CITY TO BALD HEAD ISLAND. THE MOST LIKELY
TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 530 PM THIS EVENING.
A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP
CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING
THE SURF.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN
CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND
SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
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