Coastal Flood Warning

NWS Newport/Morehead City NC · US

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Details

Coastal Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 11 AM EDT Saturday... ...Beach Hazards Statement Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Coastal Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-25 19:48:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-25 19:48:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-26 08:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 15:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the Coastal Flood Warning, up to 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 as strong N'rly winds remain in place today. For the Beach Hazards Statement, dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected in the surf zone.

Where

Ocracoke Island.

When

For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 11 AM EDT Saturday. For the Beach Hazards Statement, until 8 PM EDT this evening.

Impacts

Numerous roads may be closed. Portions of Highway 12 remain closed between Pony Pens and the ferry dock. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. 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.

Additional details

The next high tide is around 7:15 PM. The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1:15 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. 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. Shore break occurs when waves break directly on the beach. It is extremely important to protect your head and neck whenever you are in breaking waves by keeping your hands in front of you at all times.

Affected areas

Ocracoke Island

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-25 19:49:02 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m3s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3D1TDGJJH0F42SXHZYMQ2S6
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8369fd6e637f6791de710f6eb5079c707ec3fa4.002.1
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.2880
WMO heading: XOUS52
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 52

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	CFW
NationalWeatherService	CFW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWMHX
WMOidentifier	WHUS42 KMHX 251948
NWSheadline	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KMHX.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260926T1500Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T11:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Ocracoke Island

Name	Value
SAME	037095
UGC	NCZ204