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WHUS42 KMHX 230936
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
436 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
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NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-
436 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW-
LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...AREAS ALONG THE BEACHES, ALBEMARLE, CROATAN, AND
ROANOKE SOUNDS, KITTY HAWK BAY, AND ADJACENT TIDAL CREEKS.
* WHEN...FOR SOUND-SIDE LOCATIONS, THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
THE WINDS CALM ENOUGH TO ALLOW ELEVATED WATER LEVELS TO
COMPLETELY RECEDE. FOR OCEAN- SIDE CONCERNS, UNTIL 4 AM EST
TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...UP TO 1 FOOT 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.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
23/11 AM 5.7 2.0 3.1 6-7 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 2.5 -1.2 0.2 4 NONE
NCZ204-205-232145-
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OCRACOKE ISLAND-HATTERAS ISLAND-
436 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW-
LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...AREAS PAMLICO SOUND, AND ADJACENT TIDAL CREEKS, AND
SOUND-SIDE OCRACOKE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...UP TO 1 FOOT 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.
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