Warning Vector

Beach Hazards Statement

NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US

New

Details

Beach Hazards Statement In Effect From Wednesday Morning Through Wednesday Evening

Event
Beach Hazards Statement
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Strong longshore currents in the surf zone.

Where

Crystal Coast beaches.

When

From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.

Impacts

Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions.

Instructions

Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it difficult to return to shore.

Affected areas

  • West Carteret
  • Coastal Onslow

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~31s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M35DP61J8PHHY5JNRN7M2M2S
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb6863eecca1480d200925ab7677336abe68afe6.006.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
AWIPS ID
CAPMHX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.4395
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceBHS

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWMHX
WMOidentifierWHUS42 KMHX 222042
NWSheadlineBEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0063.260923T1200Z-260924T0000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-23T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • West Carteret
  • Coastal Onslow
NameValue
SAME037031
SAME037133
UGCNCZ195
UGCNCZ199