{"id":9526,"date":"2017-06-22T16:18:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=9526"},"modified":"2017-06-22T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:18:56","slug":"media-advisory-rip-currents-safety-for-2017-beach-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/media-advisory-rip-currents-safety-for-2017-beach-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory:  Rip Currents Safety for 2017 Beach Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>ABOVE: The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/beach\">experimental beach forecast<\/a> gathers pertinent information on one page. In the map above, grey, yellow and red signify low, moderate and high risk for rip currents, respectively. Image courtesy National Weather Service.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/h3>\n<p><em>Contact:<br \/>\nKatie Mosher, 919-515-9069, <\/em><a href=\"mailto:katie_mosher@ncsu.edu\"><em>katie_mosher@ncsu.edu<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><em>Spencer Rogers, 910-962-2491, <a href=\"mailto:rogerssp@uncw.edu\">rogerssp@uncw.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note to Editors:<\/strong> North Carolina Sea Grant offers a special thanks to our media partners who regularly share safety messages regarding rip currents and other beach hazards. We hope you will bookmark this posting for quick reference during the beach season.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>New Beach Safety Graphics from National Weather Service<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This summer, the National Weather Service offers information about North Carolina beaches at a glance.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.weather.gov\/beach<\/a> and click on umbrella icons along the state\u2019s coast to get detailed updates from NWS offices in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/beach\/mhx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newport\/Morehead City<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/beach\/ilm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilmington<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/beach\/akq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wakefield<\/a> in Virginia. Other areas of the nation are included.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beachgoer has access to all pertinent beach information on one page \u2014 rip current risk, UV index, water temperatures and weather conditions,\u201d says Tom Lonka, an NWS meteorologist in Newport\/Morehead City.<\/p>\n<p>NWS offices serving North Carolina also provide daily postings of rip current risk during the beach season. Other information includes general beach safety, boating and lightning information, and common precautions.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>What if I\u2019m Caught in a Rip Current?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9536\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/ncseagrant_docs\/products\/rip_currents\/rip_bilingual.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9536\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rip_current-web.jpg\" alt=\"bilingual rip current\" width=\"300\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rip_current-web.jpg 455w, https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rip_current-web-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the sign to print it and pack it in your beach bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay calm. Rip currents don\u2019t pull you under.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t swim against the current.<\/li>\n<li>Escape by swimming out of the current in a direction following the shoreline, or toward breaking waves, then at an angle towards the beach.<\/li>\n<li>If you need help, call and wave for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><em>Links and Tips to Learn and Share<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These are just a few tips and resources to keep beachgoers safe from rip currents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn to swim. Swim near a lifeguard.<\/li>\n<li>Never swim alone. If you can\u2019t swim, don\u2019t go in.<\/li>\n<li>If in doubt, don\u2019t go out. Assume there are rip currents at any surf beach.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>the Rip Currents sign<\/strong> to learn what to do if caught in a rip current. Print it and pack it in your beach bag. Also look for a copy in the summer issue of <em>Coastwatch <\/em>magazine from North Carolina Sea Grant.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the <strong>science of rip currents<\/strong> in this WTKF radio <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/ncseagrant_docs\/misc\/viewpoints_rips_Spencer%20Rogers_062117.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview of Spencer Rogers<\/a>, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s coastal erosion specialist.<\/li>\n<li>Check out these YouTube <strong>videos<\/strong> on North Carolina Sea Grant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=By8ubLMdmdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rip current research<\/a>, NOAA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pa4k5TcIo_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rip current survival<\/a>, and\/or NWS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ytyLMkV2iu0&amp;list=PLZcEBOTgZxbyajwWoar2ODE2F7cSN50gW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rip current safety<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit North Carolina Sea Grant for more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/ripcurrents\/\">online resources for rip currents<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Read this blog post on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2017\/06\/nc-partners-focus-on-rip-currents-safety\/\"><strong>rip current safety partnerships<\/strong><\/a> along the N.C. coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More information about rip currents can be found at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov\"><strong>www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>North Carolina Sea Grant: Your link to research and resources for a healthier coast<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some resources to keep beachgoers safe this summer, including beach updates from the National Weather Service and rip current survival tips.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069, <a href=\"mailto:katie_mosher@ncsu.edu\">katie_mosher@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":18879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1393],"tags":[],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-9526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-safety"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Media Advisory: Rip Currents Safety for 2017 Beach Season - North Carolina Sea Grant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/media-advisory-rip-currents-safety-for-2017-beach-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Media Advisory: Rip Currents Safety for 2017 Beach Season - North Carolina Sea Grant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here are some resources to keep beachgoers safe this summer, including beach updates from the National Weather Service and rip current survival tips. 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