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
325 PM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Waters from Cape Lookout  to Surf City NC from 20 to 40 nm...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 325 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 23 nm south of Big Ten Fathom, moving
  northeast at 5 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.

* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

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.

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LAT...LON 3397 7681 3399 7684 3400 7687 3401 7689
      3419 7674 3407 7651 3395 7675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 222DEG 7KT 3401 7673

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

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