NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0134June 28, 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 7:45 p.m. local time on June 28. It was the 134th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City 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, 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
- 6:42 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0134
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, June 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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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 745 PM EDT. * At 641 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, or near Bogue Inlet, moving east at 25 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... Atlantic Beach, The Center Of Bogue Sound, Salter Path, Ar342, Beaufort Inlet, The Vicinity Of Pine Knoll Shores, Ar320, R-8 Buoy, Cape Lookout Bight, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Ar315, Harkers Island, The Turning Basin, Ar285, Ar330, The Morehead City-Atlantic Beach Bridge, The Vicinity Of Davis, and Cape Lookout.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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