Special Marine Warning for S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM +1 more

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For the following areas... S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM... S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM... At 146 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Cape Lookout Bight to near Ar330, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Drum Inlet, Northwest Places, 14 Buoy, R-8 Buoy, Cape Lookout Bight, The Knuckle Buoy, Big Ten Fathom, The Vicinity Of Atlantic, Harkers Island, Ar285, Ar275, Atlas Tanker, The Vicinity Of Davis, and Cape Lookout.