Beach Hazards Statement issued October 18 at 4:04PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

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* WHAT...Strong longshore currents in the surf zone. * WHERE...Onslow County beaches. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
NC, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Coastal Onslow
event
Beach Hazards Statement
onset
2026-10-18T16:04:00-04:00
states
["NC"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-18T16:04:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb161830b749cbd0e733cc365ccc1a651272c8dc.008.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fa2b1cf35c0ffa63c715482f0e3077ecdd92f31.008.1"]
instruction
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.
message type
Update
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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