[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/12/2015 3:47:08 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 AM EDT FRI JUN 12 2015 

THE FOLLOWING IS THE SIXTH IN THE SERIES OF SEVEN DAILY SURF ZONE 
AWARENESS PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENTS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  

RIP CURRENTS CAN BE KILLERS AND ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF 
RESCUES PERFORMED BY BEACH LIFEGUARDS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL 
CHANNELED CURRENTS OF WATER FLOWING AWAY FROM SHORE THAT QUICKLY 
PULL SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA.  THEY TYPICALLY EXTEND FROM THE BEACH 
THROUGH THE SURF ZONE AND PAST THE BREAKING WAVES.  THE BEST WAY TO 
STAY SAFE IS TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF RIP CURRENTS AND ALWAYS 
REMEMBER TO SWIM AT BEACHES WITH LIFEGUARDS. 

ANOTHER BEACH HAZARD NOT OFTEN DISCUSSED IS,  SHORE BREAK.  

A SHORE BREAK IS AN OCEAN CONDITION WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE 
SHORE.  SHORE BREAKS ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS.  THEY HAVE 
CAUSED MANY SERIOUS NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES TO BOTH EXPERIENCED AND 
INEXPERIENCED BODY SURFERS AND SWIMMERS.  BOTH SMALL AND HIGH SURF 
CAN BE EQUALLY AS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.  
BE SURE TO ASK A LIFEGUARD ABOUT WAVE CONDITIONS AT THE BEACH,

TOMORROW, WE 'LL DISCUSS LIGHTNING AS A BEACH HAZARD.  

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