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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
446 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
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OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
446 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* 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 THIS
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.
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EAST CARTERET-
446 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* 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.
MARTIN
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