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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
819 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT...

.LINGERING LARGE PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH
SURF AND HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. WAVE HEIGHTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE WITH BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET
ALONG THE EASTERN FACING BEACHES. EXPECT STRONG SWELL ENERGY TO
STILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT.

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819 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND THE HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS HAVE
DIMINISHED AT THIS TIME. 

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819 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

* LOCATION...ALL AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. 

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT AND 2 TO 4 
  FEET SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST 
  PREVALENT A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL 
  OCCUR AROUND 1230 PM TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. 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.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

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