Special Marine Warning for Albemarle Sound
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Albemarle Sound
- Effective
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- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Albemarle Sound... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 138 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Edenton, moving southeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Albemarle Sound... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 138 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Edenton, moving southeast at 10 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... Highway 94 Bridge, Albemarle Sound, and Edenton.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued July 20 at 1:38PM EDT until July 20 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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