[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/2/2013 4:35:52 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
435 AM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...NATIONAL RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK JUNE 2 THROUGH 8...

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A DAILY SERIES OF CONSIDERATIONS FOR SWIMMERS 
AND WADERS HEADING FOR THE OCEAN THIS SUMMER. 

SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN IS FAR DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF A POOL...LAKE OR 
POND.  THERE ARE WAVES THAT CAN CAUSE SURF INJURY AND RIP CURRENTS 
THAT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.  

MANY OF THE SURF ZONE INJURIES OCCUR AS BATHERS TURN THEIR BACKS TO 
THE WAVES AND HEAD OFF THE BEACH AND A WAVE TOSSES THE BATHER ONTO 
THE BEACH...CAUSING UPPER EXTREMITY INJURIES.

RIP CURRENTS OCCUR IN SEEMINGLY BENIGN CONDITIONS...SURF OF 2 TO 3 
FEET WITH A PERSISTENT ONSHORE WIND BUT A LONG PERIOD SWELL OF MORE 
THAN 8 SECONDS... AND OFTEN DURING THE LOWER HALF OF THE TIDE 
CYCLE.   

WHILE SURF ZONE SWIMMING IS FUN...WE VERY STRONGLY RECOMMEND SWIMMING 
WITHIN THE WATCHFUL SUPERVISION OF A LIFEGUARD. 

IF IN DOUBT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF RIP CURRENTS WHEN YOU'RE AT THE 
BEACH...JUST CHECK WITH THE ON DUTY LIFEGUARDS.

THE CHANCE OF DROWNING AT A BEACH PROTECTED BY LIFEGUARDS IS ABOUT 1 
IN 18 MILLION!


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DRAG