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FZUS72 KILM 300208
MWSILM
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1008 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
AMZ250-300230-
1008 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM...
AT 1007 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SHEEPSHEAD ROCK, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER,
PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE
WEARING PROPERLY FITTED LIFE JACKETS.
THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE A WATERSPOUT. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE A WATERSPOUT, AND COULD POSE A
SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3375 7763 3375 7764 3385 7796 3391 7795
3395 7793 3410 7775
IGB
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