Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
474 WHUS52 KMHX 181001 SMWMHX AMZ156-158-181100- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0074.240518T1001Z-240518T1100Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 601 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 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... S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm... * Until 700 AM EDT. * At 600 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Northwest Places, or 8 nm northwest of Big Ten Fathom, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Atlas Tanker, R-8 Buoy, Cape Lookout Bight, Northwest Places, Cape Lookout, and Ar285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3438 7673 3455 7683 3479 7633 3454 7619 TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 245DEG 18KT 3450 7670 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TL