Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
153 AM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Pamlico Sound...
  S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 153 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 9 nm east of Pamlico Sound, moving
  northeast at 15 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...
  Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and Rodanthe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3540 7555 3544 7568 3576 7555 3562 7546
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 208DEG 17KT 3545 7560

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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