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FZUS72 KMHX 201919
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
319 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
AMZ131-230-231-202000-
319 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE ALLIGATOR RIVER
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALBEMARLE SOUND...
ALLIGATOR RIVER...
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS...
AT 318 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE, OR 8 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE
ALLIGATOR RIVER, MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3572 7615 3601 7622 3609 7584 3599 7575
3572 7582
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