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Special Marine Warning for Pamlico Sound; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; 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... S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 426 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over The Center Of...

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Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.

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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... S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 426 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over The Center Of The Pamlico Sound, or 8 nm northwest of Hatteras Inlet, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Village, Monitor Marine Sanctuary, Hatteras Inlet, Ar230, Ar220, Ar225, and The Center Of The Pamlico Sound.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 24 at 4:26PM EDT until August 24 at 5:30PM 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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