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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
103 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

AMZ150-041815-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SC.Y.0096.251205T0400Z-251206T0800Z/
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
103 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt and seas
  4 to 6 ft.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Duck to Oregon Inlet.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 3 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
103 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

AMZ152-154-041815-
/O.NEW.KMHX.SC.Y.0096.251205T0400Z-251206T1000Z/
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
103 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 4 to 6 ft expected.

* WHERE...The coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 5 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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