NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0374September 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, Albemarle Sound and Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a special marine warning for S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, Albemarle Sound and Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, which was in force until 5:15 p.m. local time on September 4. It was the 374th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 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 Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, Albemarle Sound and Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:52 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0374
- 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... Albemarle Sound... Croatan and Roanoke Sounds... S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 351 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Currituck Beach to 12 nm west of Currituck Sound to 11 nm north of The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, moving southeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Land observation. A 44 knot wind gust was recently measured north of the Albemarle Sound. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... The Center Of The Albemarle Sound, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts to 40 knots, 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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