WHUS42 KMHX 250836 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 436 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 NCZ195-196-199-252045- /O.NEW.KMHX.BH.S.0026.240625T1000Z-240626T0000Z/ West Carteret-East Carteret-Coastal Onslow- 436 AM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Lookout to Surf City. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf conditions will be the most hazardous this morning due to lingering swell, with improving conditions possible this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$