Special Marine Warning for Pamlico Sound
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Pamlico Sound
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 1154 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Engelhard, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 1154 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Engelhard, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Pamlico Sound, Engelhard, and The Center Of The Pamlico Sound.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued July 29 at 11:55PM EDT until July 30 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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