Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
989 WHUS52 KILM 161444 SMWILM AMZ250-252-161500- /O.NEW.KILM.MA.W.0108.240916T1444Z-240916T1500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1044 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 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 Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 1043 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Sheepshead Rock, moving northwest at 25 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... Sheepshead Rock, Buoy Off Carolina Beach, Kure Beach Point, and Bald Head Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3389 7772 3375 7787 3389 7804 3389 7802 3388 7802 3388 7800 3386 7800 3386 7799 3384 7796 3391 7795 3392 7794 3396 7792 3397 7791 3405 7788 TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 133DEG 27KT 3388 7787 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ MBB