NWS Newport/Morehead City NCGL.W 0027October 10, 2026
Gale Warning: S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a gale warning for S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM, in force until 12:00 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 27th gale warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 12 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:45 a.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMHX GL.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, October 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 7 to 10 ft expected. * WHERE...The coastal and offshore waters from Duck to Oregon Inlet. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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