Special Marine Warning

SMWMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... 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...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 239 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 22 nm southeast of Ar250, or 29 nm east of Atlas Tanker, moving northeast 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.

* The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.