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FZUS72 KILM 071733
MWSILM
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
133 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
AMZ250-071800-
133 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM...
AT 132 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
OVER FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALLAS ROCK, BILLY MURRELL REEF, RICH INLET, FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND, AND
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH.
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 3423 7755 3422 7778 3423 7778 3431 7770
3434 7766 3436 7763
ABW
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