THIS WEEK'S NEWS, October 30, 2026

POLITICAL 

None this week...

ENVIRONMENT

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

NHC: TROPICAL STORM CHARTS AND UPDATES

Could the November 1950 Superstorm be repeated this year? - Fred Pickhardt

Very Rough Conditions Continue in SW Atlantic - Fred Pickhardt

Dangerous Coastal Conditions Persist SE US and Bahamas - Fred Pickhardt

NAVIGATION

ALL CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS (including off ICW)

Southeast Marine Fuel Best Prices as of October 28

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: AIWW MM:54.0, Great Bridge to Albemarle Sound Light 138 TRLB

LNM: AIWW MM:1,008.4, Lake Worth Creek Daybeacon 21 Destroyed

LNM: GIWW-East MM:150.8, Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 105 Set TRUB

LNM: GIWW-East MM:150.8, Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 105 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:1,008.4, Lake Worth Creek Daybeacon 21 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:54.0, Great Bridge to Albemarle Sound Light 138 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:245.9, Camp Lejeune Closed to Navigation

LNM: GIWW-East MM:168.5, Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 52 Set TRUB

LNM: GIWW-East MM:188.8, Santa Rosa Sound Light 140 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:553.4, Skull Creek Light 6 Extinguished

LNM: AIWW MM:745.2, Pablo Creek Daybeacon 21 Improper Characteristics

LNM: GIWW-West MM:460.1, Matagorda Bay Light 32 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:631.5, Sapelo Sound Daybeacon 136A Extinguished

LNM: AIWW MM:632.0, Sapelo Sound Light 138 Extinguished

LNM: GIWW-East MM:168.5, Pensacola-Mobile Daybeacon 52 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:1,064.4, New River Sound Light 12 TRLB

LNM: AIWW MM:204.8, Morehead City Harbor Channel Daybeacon 3 Improper Characteristics

MARINAS AND ANCHORAGES

What's Happening At the Sea Pines Resort (Nov 2026), Harbour Town Yacht Basin, SC AICW MM 565

FEATURED ARTICLES

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

Christmas Promo: Up Your Game and Get a Painting of Your Boat for a Hundred Bucks - Loose Cannon

EDUCATION AND EVENT CALENDARS 

What's Happening At the Sea Pines Resort (Nov 2026), Harbour Town Yacht Basin, SC AICW MM 565

A Little Hocus Pocus, a Lot of Harbor Charm 🎃 - Elizabeth City

City of Gulfport Monday (10/26/26) Newsletter, Gulfport, FL

RESOURCE ARTICLES and TALL TALES

Cruisers' Net Weekly Newsletter - October 23, 2026

November Coastal Updates - SCDNR

Albemarle-Pamlico has lost a fifth of estuary forests: Study - CoastalReview

New Jersey Boatbuilder Trials AI Whale Detection Technology - Loose Cannon

NY Times: Life on the Most Remote Island on Earth - Loose Cannon

Being a True-Crime Talking Head Ain't All It's Cracked Up To Be - Loose Cannon

Boat-Company Wrecker Declares Personal Bankruptcy - Loose Cannon

COLDS, CANCER AND CAUTION - Janice Anne Wheeler, Sparring With Mother Nature

New Alligator River Bridge on track for fall 2028 opening - CoastalReview

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