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Beach Hazards Statement

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West Carteret; East Carteret; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

Starts Jul 10, 6:00 AM EDT

Ends Jul 10, 8:00 PM EDT

Issued Jul 9, 8:01 PM EDT

Severity Moderate

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Surf City.

* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Friday through Friday 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 10:00 AM Friday.

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