299 WHUS72 KILM 271959 MWWILM URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 259 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 AMZ250-252-280400- /O.NEW.KILM.SC.Y.0137.091228T1100Z-091229T0800Z/ SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- 259 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KTS OVERNIGHT...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT BY DAYBREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$