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WHUS42 KMHX 171325
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
NCZ204-205-180300-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0002.260217T1325Z-260218T0300Z/
OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...HATTERAS ISLAND BEACHES, AND OCRACOKE ISLAND BEACHES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES FROM THIS POWERFUL
SWELL MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED AREAS OF OCEAN OVERWASH ALONG HWY 12
AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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