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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
656 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
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OUTER BANKS DARE-
656 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS EXTENDED
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM
TODAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE OUTER
BANKS TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS
SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. THE ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO CREATE A HIGH
THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES
TODAY.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM IN TO SHORE. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE
OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED MINOR
BEACH EROSION.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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CARTERET-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
656 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TODAY...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES IN
THE SURF ZONE TO 6 TO 8 FEET FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH TODAY. THE
ROUGH SURF WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT
TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY
TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET
AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM IN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM
BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND
EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF
LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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