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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

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SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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... * Until 345 AM EDT. * At 246 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Morgan Bay, or 9 nm north of New...

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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... 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... * Until 345 AM EDT. * At 246 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Morgan Bay, or 9 nm north of New River Inlet, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Atlantic Beach, The Center Of Bogue Sound, Northwest Places, Salter Path, Ar342, Beaufort Inlet, The Vicinity Of Pine Knoll Shores, Ar320, Bogue Inlet, R-8 Buoy, Cape Lookout Bight, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Ar345, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Big Ten Fathom, Ar315, Harkers Island, The Turning Basin, and Ar340.

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    Special Marine Warning issued July 29 at 2:46AM EDT until July 29 at 3:45AM 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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