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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1118 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
AMZ250-280-050415-
1118 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..A GUST FRONT WITH GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
AT 1116 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A GUST FRONT, CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING RAPIDLY SHIFTING WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS
GUST FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 26 NM NORTHWEST
OF FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND TO NEAR NEW RIVER INLET, MOVING SOUTH AT 30
KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT FISHER, 10 MILE BOXCARS, LIBERTY SHIP, DALLAS ROCK, BILLY
MURRELL REEF, JOHNNY MERCER PIER, MASONBORO SEA BUOY, HARRIS REEF, 10
MILE ROCKS, KURE BEACH POINT, SCHOOL HOUSE REEF, SHEEPSHEAD ROCK,
BUOY OFF CAROLINA BEACH, TOPSAIL BOXCARS, TOPSAIL TIRE REEF, WR2,
WR4, DREDGE WRECK, 5 MILE BOXCARS, AND KURE BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND LOCALLY
HIGHER WAVES. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE WEARING PROPERLY
FITTED LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 3416 7719 3383 7710 3391 7795 3414 7784
3424 7777 3434 7766 3444 7752
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