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Small Craft Advisory 49, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 29, 2026

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this small craft advisory at Apr 29, 2026, 9:23 PM EDT. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2026, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 29, 9:00 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 9:00 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 4:06 PM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
406 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>195-198-199-302015-
Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-
Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-
Southern Craven-West Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow-
406 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ205-302015-
Hatteras Island-
406 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ203-302015-
Northern Outer Banks-
406 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

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

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...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...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ196-204-302015-
East Carteret-Ocracoke Island-
406 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:09 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHXDare24 hr
Apr 30, 1:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin, Lenoir29 min
Apr 30, 7:59 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMHXCarteret, Dare24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.