Special Marine Warning for S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM
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What is happening
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... * Until 145 AM EDT. * At 1250 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm northeast of The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17 Bridge to 8 nm...
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... S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM... * Until 145 AM EDT. * At 1250 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm northeast of The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17 Bridge to 8 nm northwest of Surf City, moving southeast at 35 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, Salter Path, Ar342, The Vicinity Of Pine Knoll Shores, Ar320, Bogue Inlet, The Vicinity Of Highway 24- 17 Bridge, Ar355, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Ar345, Emerald Isle, Ar315, Morgan Bay, New River Inlet, Ar340, Ar330, Stones Bay, The Morehead City- Atlantic Beach Bridge, and The Vicinity Of Sneads Ferry Bridge.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 29 at 12:50AM EDT until July 29 at 1:45AM 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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