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WHUS41 KAKQ 280910
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008
MDZ024-025-NCZ017-102-VAZ095-098>100-281715-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0011.080928T1200Z-080929T0000Z/
INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-INLAND CURRITUCK-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
510 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008
..HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR SUNDAY
RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR TODAY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO
ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING
TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION.
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.
HURLEY
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