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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
207 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 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...
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20
NM...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.
* AT 207 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NORTH MYRTLE BEACH TO 6 NM NORTHEAST OF MYRTLE
BEACH TO 6 NM NORTHWEST OF SPRINGMAID PIER, MOVING EAST AT 10
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHERRY GROVE INLET, LITTLE RIVER REEF, SHERMAN WRECK, LITTLE RIVER
ENTRANCE, LITTLE RIVER SEA BUOY, AND MYRTLE 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 THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3373 7883 3377 7877 3380 7871 3384 7860
3385 7855 3387 7849 3382 7838 3371 7854
3364 7879 3367 7891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 272DEG 11KT 3390 7867 3377 7878 3373 7900
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
ABW
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