967
FZUS72 KILM 211748
MWSILM
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
148 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
AMZ250-252-211830-
148 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..A GUST FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20
NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM...
AT 147 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVERFLOW FROM A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OVER NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS OUTFLOW WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTH MASONBORO ISLAND, MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS.
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 3420 7724 3413 7739 3399 7754 3381 7762
3370 7765 3362 7771 3385 7800 3384 7796
3391 7795 3407 7788 3424 7777 3434 7766
3444 7752
IGB
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