NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0381September 5, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM and S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a special marine warning for S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM and S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 381st special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 50 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 Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM and S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:10 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0381
- 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... S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 410 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over The Vicinity Of Davis, or 7 nm northeast of Harkers Island. The severe thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... The Vicinity Of Davis.
What the agency told people to do
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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