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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
820 PM EDT Mon Mar 10 2025

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm...
  Waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC from 20 to 40 nm...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 820 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Figure
  Eight Island to 26 nm east of Wr2, moving northeast at 25 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...
  10 Mile Boxcars, Liberty Ship, Dallas Rock, Billy Murrell Reef,
  Topsail Boxcars, Topsail Tire Reef, Masonboro Sea Buoy, Wr2, Harris
  Reef, 10 Mile Rocks, and Topsail Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.
If caught on the open water, prepare for deteriorating conditions.
Make sure you and your crew are wearing properly fitted life jackets.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3387 7717 3380 7727 3416 7783 3432 7769
      3444 7752 3397 7697
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 229DEG 23KT 3430 7776 3399 7695

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

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