Beach Hazards Statement
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US
Details
Beach Hazards Statement Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Beach Hazards Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected in the surf zone.
Where
Core Banks beaches north of Cape Lookout.
When
Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
Impacts
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 most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 2:00 PM Saturday.
Instructions
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
- East Carteret
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~35s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3EWYWFFYFV924E7QEF0MXYV
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.603e5e66d8f04c13e3b2ee3b7865df00fa52b4b1.004.1
- 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.1417
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | BHS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWMHX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KMHX 261302 |
| NWSheadline | BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0066.000000T0000Z-260927T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9deb6cc2b44b2e7dc5601ea94cf45d9d720bef5.004.1,2026-09-25T20:44:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- East Carteret
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 037031 |
| UGC | NCZ196 |