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WHUS42 KMHX 181945
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
245 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
NCZ204-182045-
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OCRACOKE ISLAND-
245 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
WAVE PERIODS AND BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASE
THIS AFTERNOON SO THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED WITH
BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL BELOW 8 FT.
NCZ205-190300-
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HATTERAS ISLAND-
245 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 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...MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE FELT MAINLY ALONG EAST
FACING BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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