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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
303 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
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WEST CARTERET-
303 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, 1 TO 3 OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5
TO 10 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT,
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...WEST CARTERET COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...UP TO 1 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS
POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS
RESULTING IN A LOW THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. SOME ROADS AND
LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS, LAWNS, AND
HOMES ADJACENT TO THE WATERFRONT WILL EXPERIENCE SHALLOW
FLOODING. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS WITH
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION EXPECTED.
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.
THE SURF WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE, AND SWIMMING
IS ABSOLUTELY DISCOURAGED.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
20/06 AM 3.9 -1.9 0.9 1-2 NONE
20/07 PM 5.2 -0.6 1.3 2 MINOR
21/07 AM 4.5 -1.3 1.3 2 NONE
21/07 PM 5.4 -0.4 1.5 1 MINOR
22/08 AM 4.9 -0.9 1.6 1 NONE
22/08 PM 5.0 -0.8 1.1 1 MINOR
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COASTAL ONSLOW-
303 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, 2 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES
AND TIDAL WATERWAYS. FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY,
LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...COASTAL ONSLOW COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY
INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
WILL BE INUNDATED. SHORELINE EROSION WILL OCCUR. DANGEROUS
SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.
* 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.
THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR OCEANSIDE IMPACTS IS 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.
THE SURF WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE, AND SWIMMING
IS ABSOLUTELY DISCOURAGED.
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EAST CARTERET-
303 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* 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 18 FEET EXPECTED IN THE
SURF ZONE NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT, AND 5 TO 8 FEET ON SHACKLEFORD
ISLAND. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, 2 TO 4 FEET OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED OCEANSIDE NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.
MINOR INUNDATION OF 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 COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT.
FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* 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. MOSTLY MINOR
SOUNDSIDE FLOODING EXPECTED FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND.
* 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.
THE SURF WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE, AND SWIMMING
IS ABSOLUTELY DISCOURAGED.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
20/06 AM 3.9 -1.9 0.9 1-2 NONE
20/07 PM 5.2 -0.6 1.3 2 MINOR
21/07 AM 4.5 -1.3 1.3 2 NONE
21/07 PM 5.4 -0.4 1.5 1 MINOR
22/08 AM 4.9 -0.9 1.6 1 NONE
22/08 PM 5.0 -0.8 1.1 1 MINOR
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PAMLICO-SOUTHERN CRAVEN-
303 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...MINOR INUNDATION 1 TO 2 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-
303 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* 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 19 FEET IN THE SURF
ZONE.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES FROM DUCK TO HATTERAS ISLAND.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, THROUGH WEDNESDAY
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. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND
SURFING CONDITIONS EXPECTED, AS WELL AS THE WAVE ACTION
RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.
MINOR INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED FOR
SOUNDSIDE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND FROM BUXTON
SOUTH.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK DUE TO SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUN UP.
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.
THE SURF WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE, AND SWIMMING
IS ABSOLUTELY DISCOURAGED.
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