Marine Weather Statement
NWS Wilmington NC ยท US
Details
A Gust Front Approaching The Waters
- Event
- Marine Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Monitor
Description
The areas affected include... Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm... At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a gust front and thunderstorms, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This gust front was located along a line extending from Surf City to near Rich Inlet to 13 nm northwest of Figure Eight Island, moving south at 20 knots. Locations impacted include... 10 Mile Boxcars, Liberty Ship, Dallas Rock, Billy Murrell Reef, Masonboro Sea Buoy, Harris Reef, 10 Mile Rocks, Topsail Boxcars, Topsail Tire Reef, 5 Mile Boxcars, Johnny Mercer Pier, North Masonboro Island, and Surf City.
Instructions
Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. If caught on the open water, prepare for deteriorating conditions. Make sure you and your crew are wearing properly fitted life jackets.
Affected areas
- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wilmington NC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~30s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2VEVGE79PXHP7V1NTM6B7KE
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.adf2eb262edf5ff84c4af535dcd1f1f8f9eef339.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wilmington NC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPILM
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.9809
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | MWS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWSILM |
| WMOidentifier | FZUS72 KILM 182350 |
| NWSheadline | A GUST FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 075250 |
| UGC | AMZ250 |
- Polygons
- 34.34,-77.4 34.2,-77.32 34.04,-77.7 34.05,-77.88 34.16,-77.83 34.27,-77.74 34.43,-77.54 34.44,-77.52 34.34,-77.4