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High Surf Advisory 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

June 17, 2016

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this high surf advisory at Jun 17, 2016, 4:15 AM EDT. It took effect at Jun 17, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2016, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

The text

As transmitted.

968 
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
415 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN A STRENGTHENING
COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE
WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE
FORCE THIS EVENING AND BUILD NEAR SHORE SEAS TO 10 FEET TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE LATE SATURDAY EVENING/NIGHT, THOUGH ELEVATED SURF
HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

NCZ103-172100-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.160618T0300Z-160618T2100Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
415 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
639 
WHUS42 KMHX 171953
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN 
OUTER BANKS AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN A STRENGTHENING
COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE
WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE
FORCE THIS EVENING AND BUILD NEAR SHORE SEAS TO 10 FEET TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY OCEAN SIDE 
OF THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND ON THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND FOR ADJACENT AREAS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO...CRAVEN
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE SATURDAY
EVENING/NIGHT...THOUGH ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

NCZ103-180800-
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/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.160618T0300Z-160618T2100Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...AREA BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE
  NORMAL OCEAN SIDE NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. 

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ080-093>095-180800-
/O.NEW.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.160618T0300Z-160619T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
353 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO...CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT
  COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER...AND 1 TO 2 FEET 
  FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO RIVER. 

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  PERSIST INTO SATURDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN WATER ACROSS
  HIGHWAY 12 NEAR CEDAR ISLAND. SECONDARY ROADS AND PROPERTIES
  ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND ITS TIDAL CREEKS
  COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
300 
WHUS42 KMHX 172043
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
443 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... 
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN A STRENGTHENING
COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE
WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE
FORCE THIS EVENING AND BUILD NEAR SHORE SEAS TO 10 FEET TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY OCEAN SIDE OF
THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND ON THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND FOR ADJACENT AREAS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO...CRAVEN
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE SATURDAY
EVENING/NIGHT...THOUGH ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

NCZ103-180845-
/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0008.160618T1200Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.160617T2300Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.160618T0300Z-160618T2100Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
443 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM EDT SATURDAY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...DANGEROUS SHORE
  BREAK...AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. 

* LOCATION...ALONG BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL OCEAN SIDE NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS
POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. 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.

&&

$$

NCZ095-180845-
/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0008.160618T1200Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.160618T0300Z-160619T0000Z/
CARTERET-
443 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
  CARTERET COUNTY AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF
  CARTERET...PAMLICO...CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES ADJACENT TO
  THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER...AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO RIVER. 

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND 
  PERSIST INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN WATER 
  ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 NEAR CEDAR ISLAND. SECONDARY ROADS AND 
  PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND ITS 
  TIDAL CREEKS COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS
POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

NCZ080-093-094-180845-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.160618T0300Z-160619T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
443 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO...CRAVEN AND 
  BEAUFORT COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER...AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND 
  PERSIST INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN WATER 
  ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 NEAR CEDAR ISLAND. SECONDARY ROADS AND 
  PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND ITS 
  TIDAL CREEKS COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ098-104-180845-
/O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0008.160618T1200Z-160619T0000Z/
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
443 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF ONSLOW COUNTY.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
  BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE, WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
  12:45 PM SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS
POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$
930 
WHUS42 KMHX 180730
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THIS EVENING
NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... 

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS AND
SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND... 

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE WELL NORTH OF THE
AREA PRODUCING GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS AND SEAS TO 10 FEET
TODAY. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY ON THE OCEAN
SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND ON THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND FOR ADJACENT AREAS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO...CRAVEN
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING...THOUGH
ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY DUE TO THE PERSISTENT
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

NCZ103-182000-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.160618T1200Z-160619T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...DANGEROUS SHORE 
  BREAK... AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

* LOCATION...ALONG BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL OCEAN SIDE NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH AND DANGEROUS RIP
  CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. 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.

&&

$$

NCZ095-182000-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.160618T1200Z-160619T0000Z/
CARTERET-
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
  CARTERET COUNTY AND MINOR SOUNDSIDE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
  PORTIONS OF EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN
  PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN WATER 
  ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 NEAR CEDAR ISLAND. SECONDARY ROADS AND 
  PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND ITS 
  TIDAL CREEKS COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

NCZ080-093-094-182000-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF PAMLICO...CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES
  ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER...AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN SECONDARY
  ROADS AND PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND
  ITS TIDAL CREEKS TO BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ098-104-182000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.160618T1200Z-160619T0000Z/
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF OCRACOKE ISLAND AND ONSLOW
  COUNTY.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
  BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
  12:45 PM T0DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$
180 
WHUS42 KMHX 181910
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
310 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH
OF CAPE HATTERAS...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE
TO THE SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS...HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY ON THE OCEAN
SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND ON THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND FOR ADJACENT AREAS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO... CRAVEN
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT...BUT ELEVATED
SURF HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY DUE TO THE PERSISTENT
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

NCZ103-190300-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
310 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK...AND
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

* LOCATION...ALONG BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL OCEAN SIDE NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH AND DANGEROUS 
  RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. 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.

&&

$$

NCZ095-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
CARTERET-
310 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF 
  CARTERET COUNTY AND MINOR SOUNDSIDE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG 
  PORTIONS OF EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN 
  PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN WATER 
  ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 NEAR CEDAR ISLAND. SECONDARY ROADS AND 
  PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND ITS 
  TIDAL CREEKS COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

NCZ080-093-094-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
310 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF PAMLICO...CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES 
  ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER...AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND 
  AND ITS TIDAL CREEKS TO BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ098-104-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
310 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF OCRACOKE ISLAND AND ONSLOW 
  COUNTY.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
  BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURRED AROUND
  12:45 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$
049 
WHUS42 KMHX 182026
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH
OF CAPE HATTERAS...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO
THE SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS...HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY ON THE OCEAN
SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND ON THE SOUTHERN
PAMLICO SOUND FOR ADJACENT AREAS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO... CRAVEN
AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT...BUT
ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY DUE TO THE
PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

NCZ103-190830-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...DANGEROUS SHORE 
  BREAK... AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

* LOCATION...ALONG BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE 
  NORMAL OCEAN SIDE NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH AND DANGEROUS 
  RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE
MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK
INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A
SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. 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.

&&

$$

NCZ095-190830-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
CARTERET-
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF 
  CARTERET COUNTY AND MINOR SOUNDSIDE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG 
  PORTIONS OF EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN 
  PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN WATER 
  ACROSS HIGHWAY 12 NEAR CEDAR ISLAND. SECONDARY ROADS AND 
  PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND ITS 
  TIDAL CREEKS COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

NCZ080-093-094-190000-
/O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF PAMLICO...CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES 
  ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL RISES AROUND 2 FEET FOR THE 
  SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND AND UP THE NEUSE RIVER...AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO RIVER.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING COULD RESULT IN SECONDARY 
  ROADS AND PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND 
  AND ITS TIDAL CREEKS TO BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NCZ098-104-190830-
/O.EXT.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF OCRACOKE ISLAND AND ONSLOW 
  COUNTY.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURRED 
  AROUND 12:45 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$
431 
WHUS42 KMHX 190022
CFWMHX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
822 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH
OF CAPE HATTERAS...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN
OUTER BANKS AND SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...

...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO
THE SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS...HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 9 FEET
RESULTING IN BEACH EROSION AND MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH. ELEVATED
WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE LIKELY ON THE OCEAN
SIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND ON THE
SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND FOR ADJACENT AREAS OF CARTERET...PAMLICO...
CRAVEN AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
OVERNIGHT...BUT ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
DUE TO THE PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

NCZ103-191230-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-
822 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS...DANGEROUS SHORE 
  BREAK... AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

* LOCATION...ALONG BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

* SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...MINOR BEACH EROSION...OCEAN OVERWASH AND DANGEROUS 
  RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS
POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

NCZ095-191230-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
CARTERET-
822 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF 
  CARTERET COUNTY AND MINOR SOUNDSIDE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG 
  PORTIONS OF EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN 
  PAMLICO SOUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES
AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS
POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

NCZ080-093-094-190130-
/O.EXP.KMHX.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160619T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
822 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

NCZ098-104-191230-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160620T0000Z/
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
822 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF OCRACOKE ISLAND AND ONSLOW 
  COUNTY.

* TIMING AND TIDES...THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH OCCURRED 
  AROUND 12:45 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH
ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Jun 17, 1:28 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 1:28 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
128 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A weak area of low pressure will move slowly along a cold front
tonight as it sinks south into North Carolina. The low will move
off the coast and strengthen rapidly late Friday night and slowly
pull away from the coast Saturday. High pressure will build in
from the north this weekend into early next week. A front will
move into the area around mid week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
As of 125 AM Friday...Latest surface analysis has the cold front
over the northeast NC vicinity of the Albemarle Sound and the
northern Outer Banks. An area of strong to severe thunderstorms
was moving along and just north of this boundary. Preset
indications is that this convection will spread southeast between
7 and 11Z to areas roughly to right of a Ocracoke to Pamlico River
to Greenville line. Expect a slight weakening trend but there is
still a risk for a damaging wind gust or two in aforementioned
areas. South of this line the convection is expected to be
isolated to scattered. Very warm and muggy once again tonight with
lows in the 70s.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
As of 320 PM Thu...H2O vapor imagery depicts tightly wound short
wave spinning across lower Michigan this afternoon. Near/short
term guidance in good agreement on this feature pivoting into E NC
on Friday. Tightening 850MB thermal gradient will occur as the
system moves out over the gulf stream later Friday. Sfc low will
form along aforementioned weak frontal boundary during the day
Friday and strengthen rapidly as it moves offshore of the NC coast
by Fri evening. X-section analysis indicates inc FGEN/Omega Fri
afternoon across E NC. It appears best lift will occur across the
north and east, and have continued with likely pops here Friday
afternoon, more sct in nature further south. Could be some bouts
of heavy rain with embedded thunder as some instability will be
present esp if there is some sunshine realized first half of the
day. Highs will range from the low/mid 80s northeast to upper 80s
southwest.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 3 PM Thursday...Coastal low will impact the area this
weekend. Below normal temps expected this weekend, followed by a
warming trend early next week. Another front will approach the
region mid week.

Friday night through Sunday: Weak surface low...backdoor
front...and strong shortwave will continue to drop south through
the area Friday night. Surface low is forecast to deepen off the
NC/SC coast late Fri night and Sat. Will maintain chance/likely
pops Friday evening, best chances along the coast, then tapering
off late. Slight tstm chances Friday evening with atmosphere
quickly stabilizing as low level flow becomes NE. Rain chances
diminish quickly Saturday morning with only a slight chance for
areas east of HWY 17. Saturday night through Sunday will remain
pred dry as high pressure builds south across the region. Though
the GFS keeps the low closer to the coast suggesting the potential
for coastal showers. Northeast winds will pick up along the coast
as the low deepens offshore Friday night and Saturday. Momentum
transport values increase above 40 kt between 06-15Z Saturday,
supporting wind gusts to near advisory levels (45 mph) for the
Outer Banks and Downeast Carteret County. High surf and minor
coastal flooding will likely be an issue Friday night into
Saturday as the low strengthens off the coast. Please see
Tides/Coastal Flood section below for additional information.
The pressure gradient begins to relax by late Saturday with winds
slowly diminishing. Models continue to show low becoming
vertically stacked off the coast Sat night into Sunday...though
differences continue on the track and timing of the low Sunday
into early next week. N/NE flow on Saturday and Sunday will usher
in lower thicknesses and dewpoints, with temps below normal (low
80s inland to 70s along the coast). Cooler Sunday night with lows
down into the mid 50s inland and low/mid 60s along the coast.

Monday through Thursday: Model differences continue handling the
stacked low pressure system off the coast. The GFS retrogrades to
the low back towards the coast Monday before finally pushing
northward late Monday night and Tuesday, and now the latest ECMWF
is trending that way as well. The closed upper low will finally
shift northeast Monday night and Tuesday and become absorbed into
a long wave trough approaching from the west Tuesday into Tuesday
night. Will continue to keep dry forecast Monday and Tuesday,
though if trends continue and low tracks closer to the coast could
see coastal showers Monday. At the surface, high pressure will
shift off the coast Monday night. Surface low pressure will
develop across Quebec Tuesday and drag a weak front across Eastern
NC Wednesday and possibly stall across the area into Thursday.
Maintained sc/chance pops Wednesday and Thursday. Return
flow/southwesterly winds help temps build back above climatology
by Tuesday through Thursday with highs in the lower 90s inland to
80s along the coast.

&&

.AVIATION /05Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Short term /through Friday night/...
As of 125 AM Friday...Through early friday afternoon sub VFR
conditions will be localized 1) In areas of strong convection
which will affect mainly KPGV and perhaps KISO through 11Z 2) In
patchy fog such as that the was occurring in vicinity of KEWN.
Later Friday afternoon precipitation is expected to increase as
low pressure moves off of the NC coast and strengthens. Thus
expect MVFR conditions to develop 18Z-00Z at most of the TAF
sites. After 00Z forecast soundings indicate a potential for IFR
ceilings as northeasterly flow prevails over the region. Gusty
winds to 25 kt can also be expected Friday night.

Long Term /saturday through Tuesday/...
As of 3 PM Thursday...The best chance for widespread sub-VFR
ceilings will be Friday night into Saturday morning as low level
NE flow develops behind a strengthening low pressure system
offshore. Pred VFR conditions expected Saturday through Tuesday as
high pressure builds over the area. Scattered showers/storms
Friday night, with coverage diminishing late. The low will
strengthen offshore of the Carolinas Friday night through Saturday
with gusty NE winds expected, wind gusts 15-25 kt.

&&

.MARINE...
Short term /through Friday/...
As of 125 AM Friday...Latest buoy obs are showing SW winds 10 to
15 kts south of the front and northeasterly 10 to 15 kt to the
north. The backdoor front will continue to sag south into the
central waters and Pamlico Sound overnight with east winds around
15 kt to the north and sw 10 to 15 kt to the south. Seas will be
3 to 5 feet tonight and perhaps subside a bit more to 2 to 4 ft
Friday. A low will move into E NC so winds will become variable
but remain light through much of Friday.

Long Term /Friday night through Tuesday/...
As of 3 PM Thursday... A weak low pressure area will continue to
shift south through the waters Friday night, then strengthen off
the coast by late Friday night into Saturday. Winds will shift and
increase rapidly, becoming NE 20-35 kt late Friday night through
Saturday. There will be the potential for gale force winds, mainly
in gusts 35-40 knots, Friday night into Saturday coupled with
dangerous seas. Upgraded to Gale Warning for the waters and the
sounds, and issued SCA for the inland rivers. The strongest winds
are expected from late Friday night through early Saturday
afternoon. Seas are expected to build to 7-13 feet, highest across
the outer central waters. Winds should slowly diminish Saturday
evening through Sunday as the low moves farther offshore...though
seas will be slow to respond with persistent N/NE fetch. High
pressure will build over the waters Sunday and Monday with winds
and seas gradually subsiding. NE winds 15-25 knots Sunday with
seas 5-9 feet. N/NW winds 5-15 kt Monday becoming SW late.
Elevated seas could linger into Monday night depending on the
track of the lingering low. SW winds 10-20 kt Tue with seas 3-5
feet as high pressure shifts off the coast.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
As of 3 PM Thursday...Strong NE winds are expected to develop
Friday night and Saturday as an area of low pressure strengthens
offshore. Minor coastal flooding and ocean overwash possible.
Minor water level rises...up to 2 feet...possible for coastal
areas adjacent to southern portions of the Pamlico Sound as well
as the oceanside of the Outer Banks, mainly north of Cape
Hatteras. Breaking waves 7-9 feet likely north of Hatteras. The
minor coastal flood and high surf threat could linger through the
weekend into early next week with persistent N/NE fetch. An
enhanced rip current threat is also likely this weekend into early
next week.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from midnight tonight to 8 PM EDT
     Saturday for AMZ136-137.
     Gale Warning from 11 PM this evening to 5 PM EDT Saturday for
     AMZ135.
     Gale Warning from 8 PM this evening to noon EDT Saturday for
     AMZ130-131.
     Gale Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Saturday for
     AMZ152-154.
     Gale Warning from 2 AM to 11 PM EDT Saturday for AMZ156-158.
     Gale Warning from 8 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Saturday for
     AMZ150.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JME/TL
NEAR TERM...JME/HSA/TL/BM
SHORT TERM...TL
LONG TERM...JME/CQD/DAG
AVIATION...CQD/HSA/TL
MARINE...JME/CQD/HSA/TL/BM
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...MHX
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:19 PM EDT, 12 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
319 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-171930-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
319 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-171930-
CARTERET-
319 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE BEACHES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-171930-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
319 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR WATER LEVEL
RISES...OCEAN OVERWASH...AND ROUGH SURF WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE
OCEANSIDE OF THE OUTER BANKS MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY. INCREASED WATER LEVELS...OVERWASH...AND ROUGH
SURF THREATS COULD LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH PERSISTENT
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FETCH. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED THREAT OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ098-171930-
ONSLOW-
319 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
BEACHES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ093-094-171930-
CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
319 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE
SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 12:42 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1242 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

NCZ029-170530-
MARTIN-
1242 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN MARTIN COUNTY...

AT 1241 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
SCOTLAND NECK...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF HALIFAX...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...HAMILTON...OAK CITY...PARMELE...EVERETTS...
HASSELL AND BEARGRASS.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3606 7732 3601 7721 3599 7721 3599 7720
      3597 7719 3595 7720 3593 7719 3594 7713
      3593 7712 3593 7709 3594 7707 3594 7705
      3593 7703 3590 7703 3573 7714 3584 7735
      3591 7734 3600 7741 3607 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 309DEG 31KT 3617 7755

DAG
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:26 AM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
126 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

NCZ029-044>046-080-170615-
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-PITT-WASHINGTON-MARTIN-
126 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
BEAUFORT...MARTIN...NORTHERN TYRRELL...WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN
MAINLAND HYDE AND NORTHEASTERN PITT COUNTIES...

AT 124 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLERAIN TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BETHEL. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...WASHINGTON...WILLIAMSTON...PLYMOUTH...BETHEL...ROBERSONVILLE...
COLUMBIA...CAPE COLONY...ROPER...JAMESVILLE...WASHINGTON PARK...HAMILTON...
OAK CITY...PARMELE...CRESWELL...EVERETTS...HASSELL AND BEARGRASS.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3601 7721 3593 7719 3594 7705 3586 7704
      3590 7692 3581 7689 3589 7683 3587 7674
      3602 7668 3605 7618 3598 7597 3570 7651
      3570 7663 3565 7660 3549 7692 3573 7757
      3582 7735 3591 7734 3600 7741 3607 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 299DEG 37KT 3615 7682 3576 7748

DAG
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
159 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

NCZ029-045>047-080-081-103-170645-
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-OUTER BANKS DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-WASHINGTON-WESTERN
DARE-MARTIN-
159 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN
BEAUFORT...MAINLAND DARE...NORTHERN OUTER BANKS DARE...SOUTHEASTERN
MARTIN...TYRRELL...WASHINGTON AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTIES...

AT 158 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEEKSVILLE TO 6
MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA TO NEAR PLYMOUTH. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANTEO...COLUMBIA...NAGS HEAD FISHING PIER...ROANOKE ISLAND FESTIVAL
PARK...WANCHESE...AVALON PIER...OUTER BANKS FISHING PIER...JOCKEYS RIDGE
STATE PARK...WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MONUMENT...BODIE ISLAND
LIGHTHOUSE AND CRESWELL.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3567 7562 3538 7603 3575 7694 3592 7643
      3605 7629 3605 7583 3610 7585 3607 7580
      3609 7574 3610 7574 3604 7559 3586 7548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 291DEG 40KT 3609 7608 3591 7636 3581 7675

DAG
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
203 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 5 NNW SKINNERSVILLE     36.01N  76.58W
06/17/2016  M41 MPH          AMZ130             NC   AWOS

            EDENTON AWOS KEDE REPORTED A 36 KNOT MARINE
            THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1600229

DAG
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
225 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0217 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 W EAST LAKE LANDING   35.90N  76.00W
06/17/2016  M54 MPH          AMZ130             NC   MESONET

            MESONET SITE ON ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE REPORTED A 47
            KNOT MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MHX1600230

DAG
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
247 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

NCZ046-047-080-081-170715-
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-WESTERN DARE-
247 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL BEAUFORT...SOUTHERN
MAINLAND DARE...SOUTHEASTERN TYRRELL AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTIES...

AT 246 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
SWAN QUARTER FERRY TERMINAL...OR 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PLYMOUTH...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWAN QUARTER FERRY TERMINAL...ENGELHARD.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3565 7564 3524 7626 3526 7638 3545 7670
      3577 7598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 307DEG 45KT 3552 7628

DAG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 12:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin48 min
Jun 17, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX88 min
Jun 17, 1:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin, Washington49 min
Jun 17, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare, Tyrrell, Washington46 min
Jun 17, 2:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX60 min
Jun 17, 2:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXDare45 min
Jun 17, 2:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare, Hyde28 min
Jun 17, 2:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX61 min
Jun 17, 4:23 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMHXDare, Hyde35 hr
Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Pamlico28 hr
Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHX4 days
Jun 17, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXCarteret43 min

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