Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Newport/Morehead City NC ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect From 4 AM Wednesday To 2 PM EDT Friday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

North winds 15 to 25 kt with occasional gusts up to 35 kt and rough waters expected.

Where

Pamlico, Pungo, Neuse, and Bay Rivers.

When

From 4 AM Wednesday to 2 PM EDT Friday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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.

Instructions

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

Affected areas

  • Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
  • Neuse and Bay Rivers

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~33s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M356A0SWQP7PCYPNKRJAR8SD
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bcfd206785581a656ba8ed4bd6817c7f2bf98ca7.007.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
AWIPS ID
CAPMHX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1029
WMO heading
XOUS52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
52

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWMHX
WMOidentifierWHUS72 KMHX 221833
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 PM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0084.260923T0800Z-260925T1800Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T14:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
  • Neuse and Bay Rivers
NameValue
SAME075136
SAME075137
UGCAMZ136
UGCAMZ137