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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1251 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM...
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT.
* AT 1251 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 NM NORTHWEST OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH TO 8 NM
NORTHWEST OF SNOWS CUT, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
10 MILE BOXCARS, LIBERTY SHIP, DALLAS ROCK, BILLY MURRELL REEF,
MASONBORO SEA BUOY, HARRIS REEF, 10 MILE ROCKS, TOPSAIL BOXCARS,
TOPSAIL TIRE REEF, 5 MILE BOXCARS, JOHNNY MERCER PIER, NORTH
MASONBORO ISLAND, AND CAROLINA 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.
LAT...LON 3425 7729 3413 7739 3401 7752 3404 7789
3416 7783 3427 7774 3434 7766 3444 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 275DEG 23KT 3429 7793 3412 7805
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
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