Weather Alert WatchOfficial-source alert index
NWS feedSource freshLast successful check:
Active official alertUpdated

Small Craft Advisory for Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; 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 +1 more

Official alert fields

What you need to know

Effective
Ends or expires
Official severity
Minor
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft expected. Impacts: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Where: Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina coastal waters out 20 NM. When: From midnight tonight to midnight EDT Thursday night.

What the bulletin says to do

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Read official NWS bulletin

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE...Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina coastal waters out 20 NM. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to midnight EDT Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Official geometry where available

Alert boundary

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Small Craft Advisory issued October 27 at 2:39PM EDT until October 30 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued October 27 at 2:20PM EDT until October 30 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wilmington NC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

CAP status
Actual
Message type
Update
Last collected
Methodology and corrections