Coastal Flood Advisory
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US
Details
Coastal Flood Advisory Remains In Effect Until Midnight EDT Tonight
- Event
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
Up to one to two feet of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways with compromised dune structures.
Where
Areas along the beaches, Pamlico Sound, and adjacent tidal creeks.
When
Until midnight EDT tonight.
Impacts
Up to 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways with compromised dune structures resulting in a low threat of property damage. Portions of Highway 12 remain closed between Pony Pens and the ferry dock. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may still be inundated. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
Additional details
High tides on Sunday are around 8:20 AM and 8:40 PM.
Instructions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Affected areas
- Ocracoke Island
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m5s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3H7KFY6HYYXM3J00Y8ZT3HK
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bfde750c8a187d23f9109e6a494d62bd7d4cca12.003.1
- 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.8173
- 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 | CFY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWMHX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS42 KMHX 271046 |
| NWSheadline | COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260928T0400Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-28T00:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Ocracoke Island
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 037095 |
| UGC | NCZ204 |