Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
803 WHUS52 KILM 090039 SMWILM AMZ252-254-090115- /O.NEW.KILM.MA.W.0029.240509T0039Z-240509T0115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wilmington NC 839 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 839 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm north of Sunset Beach to near North Myrtle Beach, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Little River Offshore Reef, Sherman Wreck, Little River Reef, Lockwood Folly Inlet Sea Buoy, Cherry Grove Inlet, A R 445, Cape Fear Sea Buoy, Shallotte River Inlet Sea Buoy, Little River Entrance, Little River Sea Buoy, Caswell Beach, and Bald Head Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3384 7860 3390 7837 3391 7825 3391 7814 3389 7802 3388 7802 3388 7800 3386 7801 3379 7789 3361 7814 3377 7877 TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 281DEG 43KT 3403 7851 3384 7877 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TRA