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Beach Hazards Statement

Active

East Carteret; Northern Outer Banks; Hatteras Island

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago

Ends Jul 14, 8:00 PM EDT

Issued Jul 14, 10:39 AM EDT

Severity Moderate

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras, and Core Banks beaches.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 2:00 PM EDT.

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