


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
622 WHUS52 KMHX 150138 SMWMHX AMZ158-178-150245- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0251.250815T0138Z-250815T0245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 938 PM EDT Thu Aug 14 2025 The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 938 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 8 nm southeast of Topsail Boxcars to 12 nm northeast of Wr2 to 16 nm southeast of Ar355 to 29 nm southwest of Big Ten Fathom, moving northeast at 20 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... Bogue Inlet, Ar355, Ar345, and New River Inlet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3401 7689 3398 7696 3437 7743 3452 7736 3452 7735 3453 7736 3452 7734 3454 7734 3467 7714 3415 7641 3393 7668 TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 221DEG 20KT 3421 7735 3413 7732 3413 7714 3395 7689 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ ZC