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Special Marine Warning
ActiveS of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM; S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM
Status
In Progress
Started 22 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
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 Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout 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 Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM...
* Until 230 AM EDT.
* At 126 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm southwest of Monitor Marine Sanctuary, moving northeast at 25 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... Diamond Shoals and Monitor Marine Sanctuary.
Data from the National Weather Service
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