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
156 AM EST Sat Feb 1 2025

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Neuse and Bay Rivers...
  Pamlico Sound...
  Pamlico and Pungo Rivers...
  S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm...

* Until 245 AM EST.

* At 155 AM EST, showers were located along a line extending from
  near Engelhard to near The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, moving
  east at 40 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  The Vicinity Of Slocum Creek, The Vicinity Of Clubfoot Creek,
  Oriental, Mid Point Of Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach Ferry
  Terminal, The Mouth Of The Neuse River, The Vicinity Of Adams
  Creek, Ocracoke Inlet, The Mouth Of The Pamlico River, Hobucken,
  Pamlico Sound, The Vicinity Of Cedar Island, The Vicinity Of
  Hancock Creek, Swanquarter, The Vicinity Of South River, Ocracoke,
  The Center Of The Pamlico Sound, Cedar Island, and Engelhard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 3550 7635 3548 7567 3504 7596 3506 7603
      3489 7627 3489 7629 3497 7618 3498 7627
      3499 7627 3502 7632 3497 7629 3492 7635
      3489 7633 3490 7646 3492 7711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0655Z 253DEG 45KT 3550 7607 3472 7700

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

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