NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0390September 5, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a special marine warning for S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 390th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:46 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0390
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 646 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm west of The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17 Bridge to near New River Inlet to Ar342, moving south at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... The Center Of Bogue Sound, Salter Path, Ar342, Ar320, Bogue Inlet, The Vicinity Of Highway 24- 17 Bridge, Ar355, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Ar345, Emerald Isle, Morgan Bay, New River Inlet, Ar340, Ar330, Stones Bay, and The Vicinity Of Sneads Ferry Bridge.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, small hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with these storms. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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