Special Marine Warning

SMWMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM... S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM... Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 620 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 10 nm southeast of Ar145 to near Rodanthe to 11 nm north of Pamlico Sound, moving east at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include... Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Ar160, and Rodanthe.