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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F

2/16/2025 7:17pm

Lexington Conditions: Clear
Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°C
Dew Point: 32.4°F
Relative Humidity: 90%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.00 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.01 in
UV Index: $VPuv None

Beach Hazards Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Newport/Morehead City, NC

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT

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

Beach Hazards Statement issued June 14 at 3:46AM EDT until June 14 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: West Carteret; East Carteret; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 3:46am EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 3:46am EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 4:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 3:46am EDT

Event Ends: Sunday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Details:

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Strong longshore currents in the surf zone.

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

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong longshore currents will create dangerous
swimming conditions.

Information:

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.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9350112708ee05b9e42e7b344ed513a50697f305.001.1
Codes: NCZ195, NCZ196, NCZ199, NCZ204, NCZ205
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9350112708ee05b9e42e7b344ed513a50697f305.001.1