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WHUS41 KAKQ 230815
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
415 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
MDZ025-VAZ098>100-231615-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-260524T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-
415 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FT WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, MARYLAND BEACHES COUNTY. IN VIRGINIA,
VIRGINIA BEACH, AND ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS, LONGSHORE CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION
SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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