Beach Hazards Statement 32, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

NCZ195-080000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0032.260607T1200Z-260608T0000Z/
West Carteret-
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Bogue Banks beaches.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* 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 7:00 AM Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NCZ196-199-204-205-080000-
/O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0032.260607T1200Z-260608T0000Z/
East Carteret-Coastal Onslow-Ocracoke Island-Hatteras Island-
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS 
EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in 
  the surf zone.

* WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Cape Lookout, and 
  Onslow County beaches.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will 
  create dangerous swimming conditions.

* 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 7:00 AM Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip
currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas. In many
cases, the longshore current is strong enough to prevent swimmers
from being able to keep their feet on the bottom making it
difficult to return to shore.

&&

$$

Martin

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
749 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Aviation disco updated.

Previous Disco...Winds were increased across the waters
through Sunday, which prompted the issuance of Small Craft
Advisories starting this evening for all zones except the
Alligator River

Temperatures were decreased on Monday and Tuesday

A Climate section was added for potentially record breaking
temperatures tomorrow

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Hot and dry conditions expected through the weekend.

2) Increased Fire Danger risk across the area this weekend.

3) Low-end thunderstorm risk Sunday evening into Monday
afternoon

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...A downsloping low-level flow beneath ridging
aloft will combine with notably warm low-level thicknesses to
support hot, above normal temperatures areawide through the
weekend. Despite periods of high clouds overspreading the area
today, highs should manage to reach the mid-90s inland, with
80s along the coast. Tomorrow will be slightly warmer (mid to
upper 90s inland, low to mid 80s beaches) with inland
temperatures flirting with records. See the Climate section for
more information. While it will be hot, mixing of a dry airmass
will keep dewpoints and humidity levels down, making it more of
a "dryish" heat.

KEY MESSAGE 2...The combination of hot temperatures, seasonally
low relative humidities, and ongoing drought conditions is
expected to support an increased fire danger across all of ENC
through the weekend. Of note, rainfall is running about 10-25
percent of normal over the past week across much of ENC. This,
combined with the hot and dry conditions, is leading to dry
fine fuels and less impact from live fuels. These conditions
are noteworthy for this time of year, and is the reason for
elevated fire concerns. In collaboration with the NCFS, an
Increased Fire Danger Statement is in effect for today, with a
continuation into Sunday.

KEY MESSAGE 3...An upper level shortwave will traverse the
Great Lakes and New England over the next 48 hours. This will
push a cold front south through the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday,
reaching northeast NC by Sunday night/early Monday. The front
is then forecast to cross ENC during the day Monday. On Sunday,
the greatest chance of thunderstorms is expected to reside to
our north where forcing along the front will coincide with
reduced inhibition and moderate instability. Sunday is expected
to remain dry until the evening when chances for showers and
thunderstorms will increase to 15-30% across northern zones. It's
expected that any convection to the north in Virginia will be
moving southeast into a stabilizing airmass across NE NC.
Despite increasing inhibition, some elevated/weak thunderstorms
may survive into the Albemarle Sound vicinity after sunset. On
Monday, the front is expected to be through most of ENC by the
time peak heating rolls around, and this is expected to keep the
convective risk more muted. If the front were to slow down at
all, then the chance of thunderstorms would likely increase.
However, for now the most likely scenario is that scattered,
weak thunderstorms will develop across the far southwestern
counties of ENC, with dry conditions elsewhere. Weak shear and
modest instability should keep the risk of severe thunderstorms
low on Monday.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR flight cats are forecast through the TAF period. Gusty winds
in place through the remainder of the evening easing overnight,
but light breeze and dry low levels precludes fog development
again tonight. SUN, almost a copy paste forecast with gusty
SWerly winds during peak heating, SCT upper level clouds and
maybe some FEW fairweather and non-impactful diurnal cu
developing. Will see an increase in lower level cloud coverage
from N to S as the front approaches, initially around FL070,
SUN night into MON morning.

Outlook: A cold front is forecast to move through ENC on Monday
with a northeasterly wind shift and the potential for 3-4k ft
CIGs. A TSRA risk may accompany this front as well, but mainly
for areas in the vicinity of KOAJ.

&&

.MARINE...
This weekend will feature a very typical summertime pattern
with elevated winds and seas during the peak thermal gradient
each afternoon and evening. Given that winds trended up today,
SCAs were issued for all zones except the Alligator River. This
evening, SW winds are expected to increase to 15-20 kt with
gusts to 25-30 kt. There will be a slight reprieve in the morning
before the thermal gradient increases gusts back up to 25-30 kt
tomorrow afternoon. These conditions are expected to last into
early Monday morning with seas building to 3-5 ft in response.

Outlook: A cold front will move through area waters on Monday
with a northeasterly wind shift. While a thunderstorm risk may
accompany this front, the risk looks low, and mainly confined to
the coastal and offshore waters south of Cape Lookout, as well
as inland waterways around the Crystal Coast (New River, Bogue
Sound, White Oak River, etc.). A typical summertime pattern
returns by the middle of next week.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Record High temps for 06/07 (Sunday)

LOCATION       TEMP/YEAR
New Bern      98/2008  (KEWN ASOS)
Cape Hatteras 90/1988  (KHSE ASOS)
Greenville    100/2008  (COOP - Not KPGV AWOS)
Morehead City 94/2008  (COOP - Not KMRH ASOS)
Kinston       99/1914, 2008  (COOP - Not KISO AWOS)
Jacksonville  99/2001  (NCA ASOS)

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ196-
     204-205.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EDT Monday for AMZ135.
     Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT Sunday for AMZ136-137.
     Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM EDT Sunday for AMZ150.
     Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT Monday for AMZ152-154-156.
     Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT Monday for AMZ158.
     Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM EDT Sunday for AMZ230-231.

&&

DISCUSSION...RM/OJC
AVIATION...CEB/OJC
MARINE...RM/OJC

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193-194-198-203-070845-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-Inland Onslow-Northern Outer Banks-
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

   Increased Fire Danger Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

   Increased Fire Danger Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ195-199-070845-
West Carteret-Coastal Onslow-
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today 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.
   Increased Fire Danger Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

   Increased Fire Danger Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ196-205-070845-
East Carteret-Hatteras Island-
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM CAPE
LOOKOUT TO CAPE HATTERAS...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS...
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today 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.
   Moderate Rip Current Risk.
   Increased Fire Danger Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

   Increased Fire Danger Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ204-070845-
Ocracoke Island-
431 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today 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.
   Increased Fire Danger Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

   Increased Fire Danger Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Martin