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Beach Hazards Statement for West Carteret; East Carteret; Coastal Onslow +2 more

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What: Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. Impacts: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Strong longshore currents will create dangerous swimming conditions. Where: The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. When: Until 8 PM EDT this...

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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.

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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

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  1. Update

    Beach Hazards Statement issued July 22 at 11:12AM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

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  2. Update

    Beach Hazards Statement issued July 22 at 4:11AM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

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  3. Alert

    Beach Hazards Statement issued July 21 at 8:02PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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