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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
807 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
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WEST CARTERET-EAST CARTERET-
807 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...SHACKLEFORD BANKS AND BOGUE BANKS BEACHES.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY.
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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