# Gale Warning: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout  to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-22 14:33 ingested 2026-09-23 02:55

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Gale Warning — S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout  to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
seas 6 to 15 ft expected.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City,
and the offshore waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Wednesday to midnight EDT Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong coastal low will develop offshore
east of North Carolina by Wednesday, then move north towards the
coast of New England by the end of the week. This low is
expected to produce an extended period of hazardous marine
conditions for much of the ENC waters.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.