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WHUS42 KMHX 222021
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
321 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
NCZ203-230830-
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NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-
321 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE TO TWO FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...AREAS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE, CROATAN, AND ROANOKE
SOUNDS, KITTY HAWK BAY, AND ADJACENT TIDAL CREEKS.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS RESULTING IN A LOW THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. SOME
ROADS AND LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS,
LAWNS, AND HOMES ADJACENT TO THE SOUND-SIDE WATERFRONT WILL
EXPERIENCE SHALLOW FLOODING.
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.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
DUCK NC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.8 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/11 PM 5.4 1.7 1.9 5-6 NONE
23/11 AM 5.9 2.2 3.3 5 MINOR
24/12 AM 5.9 2.2 2.5 5 MINOR
24/12 PM 4.2 0.5 1.8 4-5 NONE
25/01 AM 4.0 0.3 0.7 3 NONE
25/01 PM 2.2 -1.5 -0.1 3 NONE
NCZ204-205-230830-
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OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
321 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE TO TWO FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...AREAS ALONG THE PAMLICO SOUND, AND ADJACENT TIDAL
CREEKS, AND SOUND-SIDE OCRACOKE ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS RESULTING IN A LOW THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. SOME
ROADS AND LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS,
LAWNS, AND HOMES ADJACENT TO THE WATERFRONT WILL EXPERIENCE
SHALLOW FLOODING.
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.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
COAST GUARD HATTERAS NC
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.5 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 3.3 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
23/12 AM 2.9 1.7 2.3 4 MINOR
24/02 AM 2.1 0.9 1.5 2-3 NONE
25/02 AM 1.5 0.3 0.9 1-2 NONE
25/01 PM 1.4 0.2 0.9 2-3 NONE
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