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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
701 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
AMZ254-170000-
701 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..A GUST FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20
NM...
AT 700 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A GUST FRONT, CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WINDS UP TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS GUST FRONT WAS LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 NM WEST OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH TO NEAR
MYRTLE BEACH TO 9 NM NORTHWEST OF GARDEN CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGMAID PIER, MYRTLE BEACH ROCK, PARADISE REEF, AND MYRTLE BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND LOCALLY
HIGHER WAVES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS
GUST FRONT 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 3357 7900 3365 7893 3371 7886 3376 7879
3363 7866 3353 7876 3349 7890 3352 7900
3353 7903
ABW
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