{"id":353,"date":"2015-09-04T11:35:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=353"},"modified":"2015-09-04T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:35:55","slug":"rip-currents-small-craft-advisory-kick-off-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2015\/09\/rip-currents-small-craft-advisory-kick-off-holiday-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Rip Currents, Small Craft Advisory Kick Off Holiday Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_354\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Lifeguards keep watch over an Ocean County beach, Sept. 3, 2015. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354\" class=\"size-large wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender-1024x880.jpg\" alt=\"Lifeguards keep watch over an Ocean County beach, Sept. 3, 2015. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"618\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender-1024x880.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lifeguards keep watch over an Ocean County beach, Sept. 3, 2015. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Northeast winds are forecast to greatly increase during the day Friday, prompting an advisory over the threat of rip currents and a Small Craft Advisory to be posted by the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>The Small Craft Advisory calls for winds to increase to 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots after 2 p.m. Friday. Seas will run 3-5 feet during the afternoon Friday and build to 4-7 overnight through Saturday, with winds gusting to 30 knots.<\/p>\n<p>Back on land, the weather service&#8217;s surf zone forecast calls for a &#8220;moderate&#8221; chance of dangerous rip current Friday and Saturday, and wave conditions that will lead to more frequent rips than normal. There will be a 2-foot southeast swell in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The NWS&#8217;s Mount Holly office is forecast east winds sustained at 11-15 m.p.h. Friday and 16 m.p.h. Saturday. The treacherous conditions may begin to subside Sunday, but there likely will be residual rough surf offshore and some rip currents, with northeast winds blowing 7-13 m.p.h., turning east in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2015\/09\/rip-currents-small-craft-advisory-kick-off-holiday-weekend\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northeast winds are forecast to greatly increase during the day Friday, prompting an advisory over the threat of rip currents and a Small Craft Advisory to be posted by the National Weather Service. The Small Craft Advisory calls for winds to increase to 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots after 2 p.m. Friday. 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