Special Marine Warning issued October 10 at 12:15PM EDT until October 10 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

Archived official description

For the following areas... Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM... At 1215 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 6 NM southeast of City Of Houston, moving northwest at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... City Of Houston, Frying Pan Shoals Buoy and Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower.

Instructions in this archived message

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. If caught on the open water, prepare for deteriorating conditions.

How the record changed

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1. newly tracked · Captured 2026-10-10 15:44:51.778Z

   Special Marine Warning issued October 10 at 11:33AM EDT until October 10 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

   Special Marine Warning · Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

   Source issued/updated 2026-10-10T15:33:00.000Z · Source alert

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2. revised · Captured 2026-10-10 16:29:51.799Z

   Special Marine Warning issued October 10 at 12:15PM EDT until October 10 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

   Special Marine Warning · Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

   Source issued/updated 2026-10-10T16:15:00.000Z · Source update

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