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FZUS72 KILM 071759
MWSILM
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
159 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2025
AMZ252-254-071900-
159 PM EDT SUN SEP 7 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20
NM...
AT 159 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SUNSET BEACH TO NEAR NORTH MYRTLE
BEACH TO NEAR MYRTLE BEACH, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LITTLE RIVER OFFSHORE REEF, CHERRY GROVE INLET, LITTLE RIVER REEF,
LOCKWOOD FOLLY INLET SEA BUOY, SHERMAN WRECK, SHALLOTTE RIVER INLET
SEA BUOY, LITTLE RIVER ENTRANCE, AND LITTLE RIVER SEA BUOY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER, PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOU AND
YOUR CREW ARE WEARING PROPERLY FITTED LIFE JACKETS.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3379 7873 3384 7860 3385 7854 3390 7837
3391 7817 3370 7838 3359 7865 3369 7888
ABW
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