412  
WHUS52 KMHX 010122  
SMWMHX  
AMZ156-158-176-178-010230-  
/O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0106.250601T0122Z-250601T0230Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
922 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 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...  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM...  
WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM...  
WATERS FROMOCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 922 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 NM NORTH OF  
ATLAS TANKER TO NEAR R-8 BUOY TO NEAR NEW RIVER INLET, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...  
NORTHWEST PLACES, R-8 BUOY, 14 BUOY, AR345, CAPE LOOKOUT BIGHT, THE  
KNUCKLE BUOY, BIG TEN FATHOM, HARKERS ISLAND, AR340, AR285, AR330,  
ATLAS TANKER, AND CAPE LOOKOUT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE  
EXPECTED.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY  
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3464 7676 3482 7639 3446 7575 3445 7578  
3434 7591 3420 7613 3416 7682 3449 7741  
3450 7742  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 300DEG 27KT 3468 7618 3453 7669 3447 7726  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
OJC  
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