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Beach Hazards Statement

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Coastal Onslow

Starts Sep 24, 8:00 AM EDT

Ends Sep 24, 8:00 PM EDT

Issued Sep 24, 5:02 AM EDT

Severity Moderate

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone.

* WHERE...Onslow County beaches.

* WHEN...For the Beach Hazards Statement, until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 12:12 PM Thursday.

Instructions

Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore.

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