# Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC 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 2026-07-24 03:53 ingested 2026-07-24 08:22

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## extract

Special Marine Warning — Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
SMWILM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm...
Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60
NM...

* Until 430 AM EDT.

* At 353 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located over 10 Mile Boxcars. The severe
thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
10 Mile Boxcars and 10 Mile Rocks.

## 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.