Special Marine Warning for Currituck Sound; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
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SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM... Currituck Sound... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 332 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 nm northeast of The Mouth Of The Perquimans River,...
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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM... Currituck Sound... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 332 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 nm northeast of The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, moving southeast 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... Duck, Currituck Beach Light, Currituck Beach, Currituck Sound, and Kill Devil Hills.
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Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 3:32PM EDT until September 4 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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