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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina
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List of Active Alerts by County
Eastern Currituck
coastal flood advisory
coastal flood statement
high surf advisory
Eastern Dare
high surf advisory
Western Currituck
coastal flood statement
Coastal Flood Statement
Western Currituck (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 NCZ017-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.000000T0000Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T1200Z-080921T0000Z/ INLAND CURRITUCK- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Eastern Currituck (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Advisory
Eastern Currituck (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Advisory
Eastern Currituck (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Advisory
Eastern Dare (North Carolina)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 312 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 NCZ103-200900- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080920T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.CF.S.0024.000000T0000Z-080920T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 312 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TODAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE OUTER BANKS INTO SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY SOME MINOR OCEAN OVER WASH AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL BE AROUND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO CREATE A HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS BEACHES TODAY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP...THEN SWIM IN TO SHORE. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED MINOR BEACH EROSION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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