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CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
931 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009
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CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
931 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO
BOGUE INLET TODAY...
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG BEACHES BETWEEN CAPE HATTERAS AND BOGUE 
INLET TODAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS OCCURS EITHER SIDE OF
LOW TIDE...WHICH IS AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 AT AN ANGLE 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.
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