COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
212 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2010
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY.
HURRICANE EARL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE CAROLINA
COASTLINE TONIGHT. THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOWEVER...WILL FEEL
FRINGE EFFECTS FROM THE STORM IN THE FORM OF HIGH SURF AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THE SURF WILL BE HIGH INTO TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS
OF 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OF 10 FEET WERE
REPORTED IN FLAGLER BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT
TIDE CYCLE WILL PRECLUDE ANY SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING...SOME
MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN NORMALLY
PRONE AREAS.
THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN ELEVATED
RISK PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO LINGERING SWELLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
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.
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. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
&&
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM