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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
806 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
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EAST CARTERET-NORTHERN OUTER BANKS-OCRACOKE ISLAND-
HATTERAS ISLAND-
806 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO OCRACOKE INLET...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...THE BEACHES FROM DUCK TO CAPE HATTERAS AND ALSO FROM
CAPE LOOKOUT TO OCRACOKE INLET.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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 2 PM TUESDAY.
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.
HEDEN
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