Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Newport/Morehead City, NC
Areas Affected: West Carteret; Coastal Onslow
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:11am EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:11am EDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 3:15pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:00am EDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...Crystal Coast beaches. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d3e3c839690debe21ae4c18ac1031d1ad43d868.006.1 Codes: NCZ195, NCZ199 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d3e3c839690debe21ae4c18ac1031d1ad43d868.006.1
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