THIS WEEK'S NEWS, October 16, 2026

POLITICAL 

None this week...

ENVIRONMENT

*** From NHC: No Activity Expected within Next 7 Days*

NHC: TROPICAL STORM CHARTS AND UPDATES

ENSO October Update - Fred Pickhardt

Navigating Gulf Weather during November - Fred Pickhardt

Strong Cold Front to move over Gulf by Weekend - Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane Isaias Threatens Northern Gulf Coast - Fred Pickhardt

NAVIGATION

ALL CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS (including off ICW)

Southeast Marine Fuel Best Prices as of October 14

Note: LTMs only on or near waterways are listed here. Click the above link "ALL CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS" for the complete list of current LTMs.

Expected Closure of W.P. Franklin and Ortona Locks for Major Maintenance - 1/4-3/1 2027, W P Franklin Lock, FL

LNM: GIWW-West MM:472.3, Port O'Connor Channel Buoy 9 Missing

LNM: GIWW MM:110.8, Boca Ciega Bay Daybeacon 14 Missing

LNM: GIWW MM:52.8, Lemon Bay Daybeacon 51A Missing

LNM: GIWW MM:51.5, Lemon Bay Channel Daybeacon 49 Set TRUB

LNM: AIWW MM:1,163.3, Lignumvitae Key Daybeacon 91A Missing

LNM: GIWW MM:110.8, Boca Ciega Bay Daybeacon 14 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:227.8, Bogue Inlet Lighted Buoy 15 Shoaling

LNM: AIWW MM:227.8, Bogue Inlet Lighted Buoy 15 Temporarily Discontinued

LNM: AIWW MM:227.7, Bogue Inlet Lighted Buoy 14 Temporarily Discontinued

LNM: AIWW MM:198.8, Core Creek Daybeacon 21 Set TRUB

LNM: AIWW MM:198.8, Core Creek Daybeacon 21 Destroyed

LNM: GIWW MM:111.2, Boca Ciega Bay Daybeacon 16 Set TRLB

LNM: GIWW MM:111.2, Boca Ciega Bay Daybeacon 16 Leaning

LNM: AIWW MM:575.5, Long Island Crossing Upper Range Rear Light Extinguished

LNM: GIWW-East MM:77.0, Ship Island Light 4 Destroyed

LNM: GIWW-East MM:89.4, Belle Fontaine Light 8 Missing Dayboards

LNM: GIWW-East MM:57.0, Marianne Channel Daybeacon 18 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:680.2, Brunswick Point Cut Range Rear Light Extinguished

MARINAS AND ANCHORAGES

The Weekend is Calling - Elizabeth City

FEATURED ARTICLES

Expected Closure of W.P. Franklin and Ortona Locks for Major Maintenance - 1/4-3/1 2027, W P Franklin Lock, FL

Folksinger Hurt in 'Grace Bailey' Mast Catastrophe Asserts Seaman�s Rights - Loose Cannon

EDUCATION AND EVENT CALENDARS 

A Little Chill, A Lot of Charm 🍂👻 - Elizabeth City

Out to Sea NC Fest to Feature Food, Conversation, Education 11/8-10 - CoastalReview

The Weekend is Calling - Elizabeth City

RESOURCE ARTICLES and TALL TALES

Cruisers' Net Weekly Newsletter - October92, 2026

SCORE Fall Newsletter - SCDNR

NC Pauses Review of Plan to Increase Military Training - CoastalReview

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government and BoatUS Foundation Remove Derelict Vessels

That Time Vonnegut Did 'the Ditch' in a Kennedy Boat - Loose Cannon

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