Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
954 WHUS52 KMHX 161853 SMWMHX AMZ158-162000- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0232.240916T1853Z-240916T2000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 253 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 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 400 PM EDT. * At 252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Ar345, or 8 nm southeast of Bogue Inlet, moving northwest at 40 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 40 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... Ar342, Bogue Inlet, Ar345, and Ar340. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3454 7688 3440 7699 3456 7732 3469 7711 TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 121DEG 49KT 3452 7702 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ 27