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FZUS72 KMHX 161839
MWSMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
239 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
AMZ154-156-174-176-161930-
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239 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM...
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM...
WATERS FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM...
WATERS FROMOCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM...
AT 238 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS
LOCATED 14 NM EAST OF ATLAS TANKER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AR250 AND AR255.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.
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 3449 7584 3460 7611 3461 7611 3504 7598
3482 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 207DEG 33KT 3460 7597
WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
OJC
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