[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 5/21/2009 1:51:30 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
150 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2009

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...RIP CURRENT FORECASTS BEGAN TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MT HOLLY BEGAN ISSUING THE SEASONAL
RIP CURRENT FORECAST FOR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BEACHES TODAY.
THIS IS THE SEVENTH YEAR THEY HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

EACH YEAR THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO RIP CURRENTS EXCEEDS ONE
HUNDRED ON OUR NATION'S BEACHES. THE FORECAST, ISSUED BETWEEN 530
AND 6 AM EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WILL INDICATE THE
RISK AS EITHER LOW, MODERATE OR HIGH.

A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENHANCED RIP
CURRENTS. HOWEVER, RIP CURRENTS ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY
NEAR JETTIES AND OTHER STRUCTURES.

A MODERATE OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT INDIVIDUALS PLANNING TO
ENTER THE SURF SHOULD CHECK LOCAL BEACH PATROLS FIRST AND BE SURE
TO SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE OR AT
NIGHT.

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING
CONDITIONS FOR ALL PEOPLE ENTERING THE SURF. 

SINCE THE 2003 SEASON, THE NUMBER OF HIGH RISK DAYS HAS AVERAGED
12.5 DAYS, MODERATE 29 DAYS AND LOW RISK 85 DAYS. THE NUMBER OF
HIGH RISKS ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL CYCLONE EVEN
IF 1000 MILES AWAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MT HOLLY THANKS THE LOCAL BEACH
PATROLS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE, AND THE SEA GRANT UNIVERSITIES
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE AND STEVEN'S INSTITUTE FOR THEIR
CONTINUED ASSISTANCE. FINALLY, THANKS TO JAY MANN FROM LONG BEACH
ISLAND FOR HIS REPORTS AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY SUMMER SEASON!

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