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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
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WEST CARTERET-
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED IN THE
SURF ZONE. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, 2 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES
AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...OCEANSIDE BEACHES IN WEST CARTERET COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8
PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE INUNDATION 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
LIKELY ALONG THE OCEANSIDE. LARGE WAVES WILL LIKELY CAUSE
SEVERE BEACH AND COASTAL DAMAGE. WAVES WILL LIKELY SEVERELY
DAMAGE DUNE STRUCTURES IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ALONG THE OCEANSIDE INCLUDING SOME PROPERTY
LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND DUNE STRUCTURES. ACTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND
SURFING CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS
CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER
WATER. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK CAN THROW A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD
FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROLONGED DURATION
EVENT FOR THE OCEANSIDE, IMPACTING SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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.
SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU
ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT
ALL TIMES.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
BEAUFORT MARINE LAB NC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.0 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR -0.8 FT, MODERATE -0.3 FT, MAJOR 0.7 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/05 AM 3.6 -2.2 0.7 0-1 NONE
19/06 PM 4.7 -1.1 0.8 1 NONE
20/06 AM 3.8 -2.0 0.8 1-2 NONE
20/06 PM 5.0 -0.8 1.1 2 MINOR
21/07 AM 4.6 -1.2 1.4 2 NONE
21/07 PM 5.4 -0.4 1.5 1 MINOR
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EAST CARTERET-
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 20 FEET EXPECTED IN THE
SURF ZONE NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT, AND 5 TO 8 FEET SOUTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT FOR SHACKLEFORD ISLAND. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, 2
TO 4 FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED NORTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT, AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOUTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT. MINOR INUNDATION 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED FOR SOUNDSIDE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO
SOUND AND CORE SOUND.
* WHERE...EAST CARTERET COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
NIGHT. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH DAMAGE IS LIKELY ALONG THE
OCEANSIDE NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. LARGE DANGEROUS WAVES WILL LIKELY
INUNDATE AND DESTROY PROTECTIVE DUNE STRUCTURES. MINOR SOUNDSIDE
FLOODING EXPECTED FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO
SOUND. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT
BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS
AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK CAN
THROW A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM CAUSING
NECK AND BACK INJURIES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROLONGED DURATION
EVENT FOR THE OCEANSIDE, IMPACTING SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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.
SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU
ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT
ALL TIMES.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
BEAUFORT MARINE LAB NC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.0 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR -0.8 FT, MODERATE -0.3 FT, MAJOR 0.7 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/05 AM 3.6 -2.2 0.7 0-1 NONE
19/06 PM 4.7 -1.1 0.8 1 NONE
20/06 AM 3.8 -2.0 0.8 1-2 NONE
20/06 PM 5.0 -0.8 1.1 2 MINOR
21/07 AM 4.6 -1.2 1.4 2 NONE
21/07 PM 5.4 -0.4 1.5 1 MINOR
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COASTAL ONSLOW-
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 14 FEET EXPECTED IN THE
SURF ZONE. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR NORTH
TOPSAIL BEACH.
* WHERE...OCEANSIDE BEACHES IN COASTAL ONSLOW COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8
PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE INUNDATION 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
LIKELY ALONG THE OCEANSIDE, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. LARGE WAVES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SEVERE BEACH AND COASTAL
DAMAGE. WAVES WILL LIKELY SEVERELY DAMAGE DUNE STRUCTURES IN
SOME AREAS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ALONG
THE OCEANSIDE INCLUDING SOME PROPERTY LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND
DUNE STRUCTURES. ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. DANGEROUS SHORE
BREAK CAN THROW A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM
CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROLONGED DURATION
EVENT, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ROADS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST TO
BE IMPASSABLE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN: NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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.
SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU
ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT
ALL TIMES.
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PAMLICO-SOUTHERN CRAVEN-
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM
EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MINOR INUNDATION 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
* WHERE...AREAS ALONG THE PAMLICO SOUND, TRENT, BAY AND LOWER
NEUSE RIVERS, AND ADJACENT TIDAL CREEKS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY ISOLATED
ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
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NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
1108 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, DESTRUCTIVE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 15 TO 20+ FEET
EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES FROM DUCK TO OCRACOKE.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME BEACH AND COASTAL DAMAGE IS LIKELY ALONG THE
OCEANSIDE, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY. LARGE DANGEROUS WAVES WILL LIKELY INUNDATE AND DESTROY
PROTECTIVE DUNE STRUCTURES. SEVERE FLOODING WILL LIKELY EXTEND
INLAND FROM THE WATERFRONT CAUSING FLOODING OF MANY HOMES AND
BUSINESSES WITH SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROADS
WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER AND
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED. ACTIONS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND
SURFING CONDITIONS EXPECTED, AS WELL AS THE WAVE ACTION
RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STORM SURGE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE OUTER BANKS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROLONGED DURATION
EVENT, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PORTIONS OF NC-12 AND SECONDARY
ROADS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS, IN PARTICULAR ON HATTERAS AND
OCRACOKE ISLANDS, TO BE IMPASSABLE AND/OR INACCESSIBLE FOR AT
LEAST SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUN UP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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.
SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU
ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT
ALL TIMES.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
DUCK NC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.8 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/04 AM 3.9 0.2 1.1 3-4 NONE
19/05 PM 4.9 1.2 0.9 5 NONE
20/06 AM 4.0 0.3 0.9 5 NONE
20/06 PM 5.1 1.4 1.1 5-6 NONE
21/07 AM 5.2 1.5 2.0 8-10 NONE
21/07 PM 7.0 3.3 2.9 11 MAJOR
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