NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0136June 28, 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 11:15 p.m. local time on June 28. It was the 136th 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
- 9:48 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0136
- 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 1115 PM EDT. * At 947 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 nm southeast of New River Inlet to A R 445, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Northwest Places, Big Ten Fathom, and Ar355.
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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