NWS Wilmington NCMA.W 0090September 6, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a special marine warning for Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on September 6. It was the 90th special marine warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington NC
- Area
- Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:22 p.m. EDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. EDT, September 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILM MA.W 0090
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 522 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 nm west of North Masonboro Island to near Myrtle Beach, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Myrtle Beach Rock, Little River Offshore Reef, Springmaid Pier, A R 445, Cape Fear Sea Buoy, Paradise Reef, Little River Sea Buoy, Jungle, Belky Bear, Cherry Grove Inlet, Little River Reef, Lockwood Folly Inlet Sea Buoy, Sherman Wreck, Shallotte River Inlet Sea Buoy, Little River Entrance, and Bald Head Island.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. If caught on the open water, prepare for deteriorating conditions. Make sure you and your crew are wearing properly fitted life jackets.
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