386 WHUS42 KMHX 290820 CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 420 AM EDT SUN OCT 29 2017 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TODAY AND MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING EXPECTED FOR OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY TONIGHT... .MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT, STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LEADING TO MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING FOR OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY. NCZ103-292100- /O.CON.KMHX.CF.Y.0013.171030T0000Z-171030T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0068.171029T1200Z-171030T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 420 AM EDT SUN OCT 29 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING OF ALL OF OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY. HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. * TIDAL DEPARTURE...WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL OR ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND. * TIMING...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING EXPECTED TONIGHT. HIGH RIP THREAT THIS AFTERNOON. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE SOUND MAY FLOOD INCLUDING A FEW ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGHEST SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT, SWIM BACK TO SHORE. 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. && TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. DUCK NC MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.8 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 29/03 AM 3.2 -0.5 0.3 3.0 NONE 29/03 PM 4.1 0.4 0.8 4.0 NONE 30/04 AM 3.4 -0.3 0.3 4.0 NONE 30/04 PM 3.3 -0.4 -0.1 3.0 NONE 31/05 AM 2.7 -1.0 -0.7 2.0 NONE 31/05 PM 3.1 -0.6 -0.4 1.0 NONE OREGON INLET MARINA NC MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.0 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 7.0 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.8 FT, MODERATE 4.3 FT, MAJOR 5.8 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 29/04 AM 1.7 1.1 0.7 2.0 NONE 29/03 PM 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.0 NONE 30/04 AM 2.2 1.6 1.2 2.0 NONE 30/04 PM 1.4 0.8 0.3 2.0 NONE 31/05 AM 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 NONE 31/06 PM 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.0 NONE COAST GUARD HATTERAS NC MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.5 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.9 FT, MODERATE 2.9 FT, MAJOR 3.9 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 29/04 PM 1.3 0.1 0.6 3.0 NONE 30/04 AM 1.8 0.6 1.1 2.0 NONE 30/04 PM 1.1 -0.1 0.4 2.0 NONE 31/06 AM 1.0 -0.2 0.2 1.0 NONE 31/05 PM 0.9 -0.3 0.2 1.0 NONE && $$ NCZ095-098-104-292100- /O.CON.KMHX.BH.S.0068.171029T1200Z-171030T0000Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 420 AM EDT SUN OCT 29 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATIONS...ALL BEACHES. * TIMING AND TIDES...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WAVES INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. WHEN OUT OF THE CURRENT, SWIM BACK TO SHORE. IF TIRED, FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$