557  
WHUS72 KILM 110621  
MWWILM  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
221 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
AMZ250-252-254-256-111900-  
/O.NEW.KILM.GL.A.0003.260312T1800Z-260313T0400Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-  
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-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT  
20 NM-  
221 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA  
COASTAL WATERS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 
 
 
 
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