[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/1/2014 5:13:09 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
510 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2014

...NATIONAL RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK JUNE 1 THROUGH 7...

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.  OCEAN WAVES CAN CAUSE SURF INJURY AND RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN 
BE LIFE THREATENING.  

ALWAYS SWIM IN THE PRESENCE OF A LIFEGUARD.  THE CHANCE OF A 
FATALITY WHILE UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF LIFEGUARDS IS ESTIMATED TO 
BE ONE IN 18 MILLION!  

MOST RIP CURRENT RELATED DEATHS OCCUR ON BEACHES WHERE AND WHEN 
LIFEGUARDS ARE NOT ON DUTY, INCLUDING AFTER HOURS LATE IN THE DAY,  
AND OR NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY OCCUR!  

THE MORE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS OCCUR IN SEEMINGLY BENIGN 
CONDITIONS...SURF OF AROUND 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 AS WELL AS DURING WARM SUNNY DAYS!   

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.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

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DRAG