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WHUS42 KMHX 180558
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1258 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
NCZ196-204-205-181800-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0015.251219T0600Z-251219T1800Z/
EAST CARTERET-OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
1258 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED IN THE
SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE LOOKOUT.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO A PERIOD OF LARGE
BREAKING WAVES FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO CAPE HATTERAS TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
MARTIN
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