140  
WHUS42 KMHX 031521  
CFWMHX  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
1121 AM EDT WED SEP 3 2025  
 
NCZ203-205-040000-  
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0061.000000T0000Z-250904T0000Z/  
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-HATTERAS ISLAND-  
1121 AM EDT WED SEP 3 2025  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  
 
* WHERE...THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY  
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP  
CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE,  
WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, REMAIN  
CALM. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF TIRED,  
FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO  
ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.  
 
 
 
 
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