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The Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.

Storm Watch · Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM. Severe; observed; urgency: past.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:04 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 07:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC · Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Past
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 07:19 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC / 19 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC

Archived official description

The Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.

Instructions in this archived message

Mariners should remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 07:17 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 07:17 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of The Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:04 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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  "title": "The Storm Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.",
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  "onsetAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T07:19:33.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-19T04:00:00.000Z",
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