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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
726 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
AMZ280-301230-
726 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
AT 725 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 29 NM EAST OF WRECK 33, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS. ADDITIONAL
STORMS WILL LIKELY BUILD SOUTHWARD ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO.
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.
LAT...LON 3319 7711 3302 7735 3295 7749 3320 7778
3354 7751 3358 7685
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