Warning Vector

High Surf Advisory

NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US

Updated

Details

Coastal Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 11 PM EDT This Evening... ...High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT Saturday... ...Beach Hazards Statement Remains In Effect From 8 AM EDT This Morning Through This Evening

Event
High Surf Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

For the Coastal Flood Warning, 2 to 4 feet of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. Up to 1 foot of inundation is possible for sound-side flooding from Buxton southward/westward as strong N'rly winds remain in place today. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 10 to 15 feet in the surf zone. For the Beach Hazards Statement, dangerous rip currents, large breaking waves expected, and strong longshore currents in the surf zone.

Where

Hatteras Island. Beach hazard statement for longshore currents is expected to be confined to beaches north of Cape Hatteras.

When

For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 11 PM EDT Friday. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT Saturday. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from 8 AM EDT Friday through Friday evening.

Impacts

Numerous roads may be closed. NC-12 remains closed from the Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline and dune erosion will occur. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions.

Additional details

High tide Friday is 7:01 AM and 7:16 PM. The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1:10 PM Friday.

Instructions

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.

Affected areas

  • Hatteras Island

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m14s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3BVQ8Q3VR8AWZ0XVFS0A0MF
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b8c3e8d271b92b5a443314bca8bf03ebcf3449f.001.2
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.4965
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSUY

Parameters

NameValue
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WMOidentifierWHUS42 KMHX 250842
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BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
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eventEndingTime2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.937a4af7bd7c8454b0cc055baecac1e78a3c4c7e.001.2,2026-09-24T05:02:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75f50c5d0e02845375244f41525c8e654c9e4758.001.3,2026-09-23T18:18:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.937ed4c337ca7463af853d2c1bd6a1f65de623c6.001.2,2026-09-23T04:48:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d3e3c839690debe21ae4c18ac1031d1ad43d868.001.2,2026-09-23T03:11:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb6863eecca1480d200925ab7677336abe68afe6.001.3,2026-09-22T16:42:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Hatteras Island
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SAME037055
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