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Small Craft Advisory 76, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

July 20, 2026

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this small craft advisory at Jul 20, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT. It took effect at Jul 21, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 20, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 21, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 23, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 20, 5:57 AM EDT, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 5:57 AM EDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 4:41 AM EDT, 9 hours 44 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:25 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:16 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:22 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPitt52 min
Jul 19, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin43 min
Jul 19, 8:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX64 min
Jul 19, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXTyrrell35 min
Jul 19, 10:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX73 min
Jul 19, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX61 min
Jul 19, 11:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare20 min
Jul 19, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX62 min
Jul 20, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPamlico28 min
Jul 20, 2:59 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryMHXDuplin, Onslow13 hr
Jul 20, 12:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX47 min
Jul 20, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX51 min
Jul 20, 12:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare26 min
Jul 20, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare48 min
Jul 20, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX46 min
Jul 20, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones50 min
Jul 20, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX67 min
Jul 20, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones29 min
Jul 20, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin38 min
Jul 20, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX46 min
Jul 20, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare28 min
Jul 20, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones24 min
Jul 20, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXWashington36 min
Jul 20, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPitt49 min
Jul 20, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX63 min
Jul 20, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXBeaufort36 min
Jul 20, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX64 min
Jul 20, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX56 min
Jul 20, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort21 min
Jul 20, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXHyde44 min
Jul 20, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Hyde, Martin, Washington42 min
Jul 20, 4:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXBeaufort3 hr
Jul 20, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX41 min
Jul 20, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXHyde31 min
Jul 20, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin41 min
Jul 20, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMHXBeaufort, Martin, Pitt44 min
Jul 20, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell3 hr
Jul 20, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX38 min
Jul 20, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXBeaufort, Pitt2 hr
Jul 20, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX51 min
Jul 20, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin33 min
Jul 20, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXPitt29 min
Jul 20, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMHX27 min
Jul 20, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin34 min
Jul 20, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXMartin38 min
Jul 20, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDuplin34 min
Jul 20, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir32 min
Jul 20, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXJones37 min
Jul 20, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir29 min
Jul 20, 7:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMHXCraven, Jones3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.