CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1153 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

NCZ103-104-311200-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.S.0022.060901T1200Z-060901T2200Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1153 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THURSDAY ALONG THE
OUTER BANKS...

INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS FROM TROPICAL STORM
ERNESTO WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG OUTER BANKS
BEACHES THURSDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS ARE 1 TO 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE AT
CAPE HATTERAS ON THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 630 AM AND 740 PM.

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.

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