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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1034 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
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WEST CARTERET-
1034 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...BOGUE BANKS BEACHES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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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EAST CARTERET-COASTAL ONSLOW-OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
1034 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE LOOKOUT AND
ONSLOW COUNTY BEACHES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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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