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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC

142 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026



AMZ156-158-061745-

/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0051.260507T0000Z-260508T0600Z/

S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-

S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-

142 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM

EDT FRIDAY...



* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and 

  seas 4 to 7 ft expected.



* WHERE...The coastal waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City.



* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 2 AM EDT Friday.



* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds abruptly become northerly behind cold

  front Thursday afternoon.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller

vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.



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AMZ152-154-061745-

/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0051.260506T2100Z-260508T0900Z/

S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-

S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm

including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-

142 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

5 AM EDT FRIDAY...



* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and 

  seas 4 to 7 ft expected.



* WHERE...The coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet.



* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM EDT Friday.



* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds abruptly become northerly behind cold

  front Thursday afternoon.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller

vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.



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