NWS Newport/Morehead City NCGL.W 0027October 10, 2026
Gale Warning: Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a gale warning for Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM, in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on October 12. It was the 27th gale warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 29.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:53 p.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMHX GL.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 8 to 12 ft. * WHERE...The offshore waters from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Monday. * 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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