NOAA-NWS-ALERTS Delaware 2008-09-07T07:20:54-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2008-09-07T07:20:54-04:00 Actual Alert Public Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Delaware Issued by the National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/alerts/de.html Met Coastal Flood Statement Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-09-07T07:18:00 2008-09-08T00:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 318 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...MODERATE APPROACHING HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY... .DEPARTING TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-080000- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0019.080907T0900Z-080908T0000Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 318 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...THE RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY SURF WATERS IS MODERATE APPROACHING HIGH THROUGH 8:00 PM TODAY... THE SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BE ROILED IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA TODAY. WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL START OUT AT 4 TO 6 FEET, BUT SUBSIDE THIS MORNING TO 2 TO 4 FEET UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A LIGHTER OFFSHORE WIND. HOWEVER, A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS STILL FORECAST FOR TODAY, AND IT MAY APPROACH HIGH. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT INDIVIDUALS PLANNING TO ENTER THE SURF SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS FIRST. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXIST FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO ENTER THE SURF. LIFE GUARDS HAVE REPORTED DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXISTING IN THE SURF OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT MANY BEACHES ARE NO LONGER ARE GUARDED, AND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFE GUARD. NEVER SWIM ALONE OR AT NIGHT. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/DE.html#DEZ004.PHICFWPHI.071800 Delaware Beaches (Delaware) 010005