WHUS42 KMHX 160000 CFWMHX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 800 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 NCZ203-205-170000- /O.NEW.KMHX.SU.Y.0008.261017T1800Z-261020T0000Z/ Northern Outer Banks-Hatteras Island- 800 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet expected in the surf zone. Waves currently forecast to peak at 10 to 12 feet Sunday. * WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras. * WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 8 PM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is potential that high surf advisory criteria could last through much of the upcoming work-week. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. && $$