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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
324 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
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324 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALLIGATOR RIVER...
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS...
PAMLICO SOUND...
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO OREGON INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM...
S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM...
WATERS FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC FROM 20 TO 40
NM...
AT 324 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE VICINITY OF GUM NECK TO
NEAR AR145. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
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 THESE STORMS PASS.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE STORMS REACH THE
NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE
THESE STORMS ARRIVE.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3556 7601 3585 7492 3595 7546 3589 7569
3583 7579 3582 7591 3594 7593 3594 7606
3579 7607 3574 7621
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