[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/11/2011 6:47:38 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
645 AM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

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

WHILE RIP CURRENTS ARE THE LEADING SURF HAZARD FOR ALL BEACH 
GOERS...THEY ARE BY NO MEANS THE ONLY HAZARD. 

FOR EXAMPLE...BREAK WAVES ARE ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THEY CAN 
LEAD TO INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH WHEN THE WAVES FORCE OR THROW YOU 
DOWN TO THE BEACH FLOOR OR SHOVE YOU ONTO ROCKS.  IN ADDITION... 
BREAKING WAVES CAN HOLD YOU UNDER WATER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF 
TIME.  ALWAYS RESPECT THE POWER OF WATER AND KNOW YOUR LIMITS BEFORE 
VENTURING INTO THE SURF ZONE.  EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURF 
SWIMMERS ARE VULNERABLE TO LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND WHEN IN DOUBT...DONT GO OUT. 

OTHER HAZARDS THAT BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF INCLUDE ALONGSHORE 
CURRENTS...THUNDERSTORMS...HYPOTHERMIA FROM COLD WATER...AND MARINE 
LIFE.  DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK YOUR LOCAL LIFEGUARDS FOR MORE 
INFORMATION ON THESE THREATS.  
 
RESOURCES FOR SEVERAL OF THESE RIP CURRENT PUBLIC INFORMATION 
STATEMENTS INCLUDE THE MOREHEAD NC OFFICE.  THE OTHER PRIMARY RIP 
CURRENT REFERENCE RESOURCE THAT SUPPLIED THIS WEEKS STATEMENTS WAS 
ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RIPCURRENTS/

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