Special Marine Warning for Albemarle Sound
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Albemarle Sound... * Until 130 PM EDT. * At 1231 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm southwest of Highway 94 Bridge, or 9 nm south of Edenton, moving...
Official alert brief
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Albemarle Sound... * Until 130 PM EDT. * At 1231 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm southwest of Highway 94 Bridge, or 9 nm south of Edenton, 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... Highway 94 Bridge, Albemarle Sound, Bull Bay/scuppernong River, The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, and Edenton.
Instructions
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service.