[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/2/2014 5:22:17 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
518 AM EDT MON JUN 2 2014

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

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

THERE WERE NO FATALITIES IN OUR NEW JERSEY WATERS LAST SUMMER AS 
COMPARED TO THE FIVE THAT OCCURRED IN MAY AND JUNE OF 2012! 

NATIONALLY THERE WERE 64 FATALITIES LAST YEAR...AND 13 THIS YEAR AS 
OF MAY 29TH. THE SEASONAL NORMAL THE PAST 10 YEARS IS 46. MOST 
FATALITIES TEND TO BE YOUNG...UNDER AGE 25. 

THE FATAL DAYS IN NEW JERSEY TWO SUMMERS AGO HAD A COMMONALITY OF 2
TO 3 FOOT WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE...AND WINDS ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR 
WITH A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT. THE SEPARATING PERIOD BETWEEN INCOMING 
WAVES...KNOWN AS SWELLS...WAS GENERALLY 9 SECONDS OR LONGER.   

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POSTS A DAILY FORECAST BY 6 AM EACH 
DAY...WITH UPDATES AS NEEDED REGARDING THE RISK FOR THE FORMATION OF 
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. MODERATE AND HIGH RISK DAYS SHOULD PROMPT 
CAUTION FOR BEACH SWIMMERS...THAT MORE POWERFUL AND MORE FREQUENT 
RIP CURRENTS MAY FORM. THERE ARE SIGNS AT MANY OF OUR BEACHES OF  
HOW TO SPOT RIP CURRENTS. IF IN DOUBT...ASK A LIFEGUARD.  

EVEN THOUGH THERE IS VALUE IN THESE FORECASTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN 
FORM SUDDENLY AND TEND TO BE TRANSITORY EXCEPT THE RECURRENT RIP 
CURRENTS FOUND NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. 

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS JUNE...WATER TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR NORMAL.
THE COOLER WATER MAY CAUSE A RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF EARLY SEASON 
SWIMMERS TO VENTURE INTO THE WATERS WHEN LIFEGUARDS ARE STILL NOT ON 
DUTY. FOR YOUR SAFETY...ONLY GO INTO THE WATER WHEN LIFEGUARDS ARE 
PRESENT.  

THE TAKE AWAY FROM THE MESSAGES OF THESE PAST TWO DAYS...SWIM AT 
LIFE GUARDED BEACHES AND KNOW THE RISKS BEFORE YOU GO! 

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DRAG/GORSE