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WHUS42 KMHX 180712
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
212 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
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OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
212 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...HATTERAS ISLAND BEACHES, AND OCRACOKE ISLAND BEACHES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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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