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Risk of Rip Tides through Thursday Evening
Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
5:48 pm EDT, Wed., Jul. 22, 2009
… MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL… AND AN ONSHORE WIND FLOW WILL CREATE A MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ON THURSDAY FOR AREA BEACHES FROM OCEAN CITY MARYLAND SOUTH TO THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER LOW TIDE. MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT LOW TIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS… ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES… PIERS AND SANDBARS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS… POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS.
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
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