


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
748 WHUS52 KMHX 212004 SMWMHX AMZ135-152-154-212130- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0221.250721T2004Z-250721T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 404 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm... S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 404 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Hatteras Village, or 7 nm northwest of Cape Hatteras, moving east 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... Cape Hatteras, Diamond Shoals, and Hatteras Village. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3512 7521 3523 7580 3540 7579 3540 7516 TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 277DEG 14KT 3531 7564 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ RCF