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WHUS42 KMHX 290700
CFWMHX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
300 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026
NCZ203-205-291900-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0014.260429T1200Z-260430T0000Z/
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-HATTERAS ISLAND-
300 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG RIP
CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE,
WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 1 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, REMAIN
CALM. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF TIRED,
FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO
ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
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