


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
006 WHUS52 KMHX 111310 SMWMHX AMZ158-178-111445- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0046.250511T1310Z-250511T1445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 910 AM EDT Sun May 11 2025 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... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 1045 AM EDT. * At 910 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Topsail Boxcars to 22 nm east of Wreck 33, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Salter Path, Ar342, Ar320, 14 Buoy, Ar345, Cape Lookout Bight, Ar330, The Morehead City-Atlantic Beach Bridge, Atlantic Beach, The Center Of Bogue Sound, Northwest Places, Beaufort Inlet, The Vicinity Of Pine Knoll Shores, Bogue Inlet, R-8 Buoy, Ar355, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, and The Knuckle Buoy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3452 7734 3453 7738 3463 7733 3458 7740 3462 7745 3465 7724 3479 7716 3473 7700 3476 7652 3468 7650 3468 7648 3471 7645 3459 7653 3418 7600 3403 7616 3393 7640 3401 7689 3398 7696 3446 7754 TIME...MOT...LOC 1310Z 222DEG 25KT 3427 7750 3365 7703 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...49KTS $$ SGK