Special Marine Warning for Currituck Sound
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Currituck Sound
- Effective
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- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
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- Likely
What is happening
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Currituck Sound... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 620 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm northeast of The Mouth Of The Alligator River, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Currituck Sound... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 620 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm northeast of The Mouth Of The Alligator River, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Kill Devil Hills.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 24 at 6:20PM EDT until August 24 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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