NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0057May 30, 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 2:15 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 57th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 55 minutes; 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
- 1:20 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0057
- 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 215 PM EDT. * At 120 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New River Inlet to Surf City to Dallas Rock, moving east 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... New River Inlet, Northwest Places, Ar340, Ar330, Ar342, Ar355, Ar345, The Knuckle Buoy, and Big Ten Fathom.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. 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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