Special Marine Warning

SMWMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM... S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM... Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1152 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Cape Hatteras, moving east at 20 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include... Cape Hatteras, Diamond Shoals, and Monitor Marine Sanctuary.