


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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119 WHUS52 KMHX 152144 SMWMHX AMZ154-156-158-172-174-176-178-152315- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0033.250415T2144Z-250415T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 544 PM EDT Tue Apr 15 2025 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm... S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm... S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm... Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm... Waters fromOcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 544 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 nm south of Ar225 to Northwest Places to Johnny Mercer Pier, moving east at 45 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... Monitor Marine Sanctuary, Northwest Places, Ar285, Atlas Tanker, R-8 Buoy, Ar355, 14 Buoy, Cape Lookout, The Knuckle Buoy, and Big Ten Fathom. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3392 7663 3401 7689 3398 7696 3443 7751 3455 7668 3516 7529 3518 7486 3492 7493 3471 7510 3461 7527 3454 7558 3444 7576 3408 7609 3394 7636 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 270DEG 46KT 3490 7559 3446 7659 3424 7778 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...49KTS $$ SGK