[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 05/25/2002 06:02:08

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
556 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2002

...RIP CURRENT THREAT TODAY ALONG NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES...

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC 
STATES TODAY...SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE 
MORNING...THEN EAST LATER DURING THE DAY. SEAS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 
4 AND 5 FT...MAINLY IN A LONG PERIOD SWELL. THIS COMBINATION WILL 
INCREASE THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NEW 
JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW 
CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. 

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON 
A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE 
RIP...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE 
DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE 
STRONGEST SWIMMER. ANOTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE...FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD 
SWIMMERS...IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE 
RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM TO SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECTS OF 
THE NARROW CURRENT.

TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR 
FURTHER UPDATES.

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