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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
258 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
PAMLICO SOUND...
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT.
* AT 258 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE VICINITY OF PAMLICO BEACH TO 11 NM
SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTS BAY, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE VICINITY OF SLADES CREEK, THE VICINITY OF BELHAVEN,
SWANQUARTER, THE MOUTH OF THE PAMLICO RIVER, CRABTREE BAY, BATH,
BLOUNTS BAY, THE VICINITY OF BATH CREEK, MID POINT OF SOUTH CREEK,
AND THE VICINITY OF PAMLICO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT 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 3561 7662 3559 7636 3535 7620 3527 7642
3527 7667 3534 7698 3555 7714
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 265DEG 27KT 3542 7665 3533 7714
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
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