Special Marine Warning for Pamlico Sound; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM
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SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 1029 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near The Center Of The Pamlico Sound, or 9 nm north of Ocracoke Inlet,...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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Bulletin details
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 1029 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near The Center Of The Pamlico Sound, or 9 nm north of Ocracoke Inlet, moving east at 10 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... Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound, Hatteras Inlet, and The Center Of The Pamlico Sound.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 23 at 10:29PM EDT until August 23 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
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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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