[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/5/2011 5:55:55 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
545 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK JUNE 5-11...

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A DAILY SERIES OF SHORT CONSIDERATIONS FOR 
SUMMER BATHERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS. 

RIP CURRENTS ARE THE LEADING SURF HAZARD FOR ALL BEACH GOERS.

THE 64 DROWNINGS NATIONWIDE LAST YEAR ATTRIBUTED TO RIP CURRENTS 
WAS THE THIRD LEADING WEATHER RELATED CAUSE OF FATALITIES. HEAT AND 
FLOOD WERE THE LEADING CAUSES LAST YEAR AS SOURCED THROUGH 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZSTATS.SHTML (ALL LOWER CASE).

A RIP CURRENT IS A SEAWARD MOVING CURRENT CAUSED BY THE EXCESS BUILD 
UP OF WATER ALONG THE BEACH. ITS NOTICEABLE AS A GAP OF NON BREAKING 
SURF...SOMETIMES CLOUDED BY THE CARVED OUT CHANNEL OF SUB SEA 
SURFACE SAND. IN OTHER WORDS...A CHANNEL OF SANDY MUD COLORED WATER 
AS BEACH SANDS ARE CARRIED RAPIDLY SEAWARD...AT 1 TO 2 FEET PER 
SECOND....SOMETIMES AS FAST 8 FEET PER SECOND. 

DONT PANIC IF SUDDENLY YOU FIND YOURSELF CARRIED UNCONTROLLABLY 
SEAWARD.  FLOAT!  THAT'S EASY TO SAY...BUT TO SURVIVE...A POTENTIAL 
VICTIM MUST STAY CALM AND FLOAT IT OUT! THESE CURRENTS SLOW DOWN 
ONCE THEY MOVE BEYOND THE BREAKING WEAVES OF THE SURF ZONE. 

MORE INFORMATION TOMORROW.  

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DRAG