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WHUS42 KMHX 181729
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1229 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
NCZ204-205-190830-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0017.251219T0600Z-251219T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0015.251219T0600Z-251219T1800Z/
OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
1229 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES
AND TIDAL WATERWAYS. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING
WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...OCRACOKE ISLAND AND HATTERAS ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED OCEAN OVERWASH POSSIBLE, WHICH COULD IMPACT
PORTIONS OF NC-12, ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE (7 AM FRIDAY
MORNING). DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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.
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
NCZ196-190830-
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0015.251219T0600Z-251219T1800Z/
EAST CARTERET-
1229 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS 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...CORE BANKS BEACHES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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