Special Marine Warning

SMWMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 859 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Engelhard, 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.

* Locations impacted include... Engelhard, Pamlico Sound, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Rodanthe.