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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
702 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM...
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT.
* AT 702 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAPE FEAR
KNUCKLE BUOY, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
CAPE FEAR KNUCKLE BUOY, MOUNT DIRFY'S WRECK, AND RARITAN WRECK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE WEARING PROPERLY FITTED
LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 3359 7823 3368 7808 3360 7764 3334 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 290DEG 17KT 3361 7799
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
ABW
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