CFWMHX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 415 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 NCZ103-281600- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061028T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.CF.S.0041.000000T0000Z-061028T1600Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 415 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT TODAY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... ...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND THIS MORNING... STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK WELL NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND VEER TO THE WEST BY LATE MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF OVER THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH AS SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET REMAIN NEAR SHORE. MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND A MODERATE THREAT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WATER LEVELS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PAMLICO SOUND THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR AREAS NORTH OF RODANTHE INCLUDING ROANOKE ISLAND. RESIDENTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED. $$ NCZ095-098-104-281600- /O.CON.KMHX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061028T1600Z/ CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 415 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WILL EXIST ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING BEFORE VEERING WESTERLY BY LATE MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF OVER THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES AS SEAS REMAIN IN THE 11 TO 13 FOOT RANGE NEAR SHORE. MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY...PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ NCZ047-081-281600- /O.CON.KMHX.CF.S.0041.000000T0000Z-061028T1600Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE- 415 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...MINOR SOUNDSIDE FLOODING EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN PAMLICO SOUND THIS MORNING... STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE WATER LEVELS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PAMLICO SOUND THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR AREAS OF MAINLAND HYDE AND MAINLAND DARE COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE SOUND. RESIDENTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED. $$