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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
824 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20
NM...
* UNTIL 930 AM EDT.
* AT 824 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 NM WEST OF SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER ENTRANCE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TEN MILE REEF, WINYAH BAY SEA BUOY, MURRELLS INLET SEA BUOY,
GEORGETOWN NEARSHORE WRECK, EAST BANK BUOY, NORTH INLET REEF,
GEORGETOWN REEF, PAWLEYS ISLAND, AND LITCHFIELD BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3312 7925 3316 7920 3321 7917 3326 7918
3340 7914 3348 7909 3353 7904 3337 7869
3306 7915 3311 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 233DEG 35KT 3317 7944
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
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