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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredPamlico 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; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
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Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
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Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
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SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Croatan and Roanoke Sounds... 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...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 228 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, or near Oregon Inlet, moving east at 5 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... Ar160, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon Inlet, and Rodanthe.
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