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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
118 PM EDT WED JUL 2 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...
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT.
* AT 118 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE VICINITY
OF HIGHWAY 24-17 BRIDGE, OR 11 NM NORTHWEST OF NEW RIVER INLET,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
MORGAN BAY, THE VICINITY OF HIGHWAY 24-17 BRIDGE, AND STONES BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3462 7741 3461 7740 3463 7737 3470 7742
3468 7744 3469 7744 3471 7742 3475 7744
3472 7741 3473 7735 3471 7739 3470 7738
3468 7737 3467 7738 3464 7733 3463 7733
3458 7743 3460 7745
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 233DEG 28KT 3470 7743
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
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