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
240 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm...

* Until 315 AM EDT.

* At 239 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm producing waterspouts was
  located 10 nm southwest of Ar255, or 13 nm southeast of Drum Inlet,
  moving north at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  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.

* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3473 7594 3467 7608 3490 7625 3503 7607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 162DEG 27KT 3476 7605

WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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