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FZUS72 KMHX 052039
MWSMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
439 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
AMZ135-136-052100-
/O.CON.KMHX.MA.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260405T2100Z/
439 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
PAMLICO SOUND...
PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS...
AT 438 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 NM WEST OF THE VICINITY OF GUM NECK TO NEAR
CRABTREE BAY TO NEAR THE VICINITY OF PAMLICO BEACH, MOVING EAST AT 40
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...MARINE OBSERVATION. AT 415 PM EDT, A 36 KNOT WIND GUST WAS
MEASURED AT A WEATHER FLOW STATION NEAR BATH.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE VICINITY OF SLADES CREEK, CRABTREE BAY, THE VICINITY OF BELHAVEN,
MID POINT OF SOUTH CREEK, AND THE VICINITY OF PAMLICO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3545 7682 3560 7671 3559 7638 3533 7653
3521 7665 3527 7699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 270DEG 40KT 3567 7637 3551 7646 3536 7661
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
MARTIN
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