Special Marine Warning

SMWMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Albemarle Sound... Croatan and Roanoke Sounds... S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 351 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Currituck Beach to 12 nm west of Currituck Sound to 11 nm north of The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, moving southeast at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

SOURCE...Land observation. A 44 knot wind gust was recently measured north of the Albemarle Sound.

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

* Locations impacted include... The Center Of The Albemarle Sound, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills.