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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1045 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
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NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-HATTERAS ISLAND-
1045 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN SWEEP SWIMMERS AND SURFERS INTO RIP
CURRENTS, PIERS, JETTIES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AREAS. IN MANY
CASES, THE LONGSHORE CURRENT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT SWIMMERS
FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE BOTTOM MAKING IT
DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SHORE.
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