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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
504 PM EDT Fri May 24 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...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 9 nm west of The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17
  Bridge, or 19 nm north of Surf City, moving southeast at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and large
           destructive hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural
           damage in high winds and hail. Small craft could capsize
           in suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlantic Beach, The Center Of Bogue Sound, Salter Path, Ar342, The
  Vicinity Of Pine Knoll Shores, Ar320, Bogue Inlet, The Vicinity Of
  Highway 24-
  17 Bridge, Ar355, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Ar345,
  Emerald Isle, Ar315, Morgan Bay, New River Inlet, Ar340, Ar330,
  Stones Bay, The Morehead City-
  Atlantic Beach Bridge, and The Vicinity Of Atlantic Beach Bridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 3452 7734 3458 7740 3457 7734 3463 7733
      3459 7741 3461 7745 3463 7737 3468 7744
      3473 7743 3473 7738 3472 7738 3472 7740
      3464 7733 3481 7718 3480 7675 3446 7662
      3421 7724 3446 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 298DEG 31KT 3476 7762

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...>2.0IN
WIND...50KTS

$$

SGK