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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
338 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
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338 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
WATERS FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
AT 338 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 67 NM EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS
TO 42 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIAMOND SHOALS TO 37 NM SOUTHEAST OF MONITOR
MARINE SANCTUARY, MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 3491 7437 3473 7447 3448 7471 3432 7499
3443 7559 3477 7504 3519 7454 3521 7429
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 252DEG 34KT 3507 7417 3480 7462 3456 7502
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS
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