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Beach Hazards Statement 20, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this beach hazards statement at May 23, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT for Dare County, North Carolina. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT (15:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Dare County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement 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 beach hazards statement went out at May 23, 4:19 AM EDT, 7 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:19 AM EDT, 7 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 11:46 AM EDT, 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1146 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-241600- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-Inland Onslow- 1146 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ195-196-199-204-241600- West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island- 1146 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Rip Current Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ205-241600- Hatteras Island- 1146 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement north of Cape Hatteras. Moderate Rip Current Risk south of Cape Hatteras. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ203-241600- Northern Outer Banks- 1146 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:23 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 56 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2026Every beach hazards statement in 2026
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.