NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0137June 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 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 Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 1:45 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 137th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.1 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
- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:41 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0137
- 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... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 145 AM EDT. * At 1141 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 18 nm southeast of 14 Buoy to 40 nm south of Big Ten Fathom, 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. * Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
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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