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854 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
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CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
854 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS
EVENING FROM BOGUE INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...SOUTH EASTERLY SWELL...AND A SPRING TIDE
WILL LEAD TO A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES
FROM BOGUE INLET NORTH TO CAPE HATTERAS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN
CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE 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.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A
COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR
AROUND NOON TODAY.
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