920  
FZUS72 KMHX 131149  
MWSMHX  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
749 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026  
 
AMZ156-131215-  
749 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
S OF OCRACOKE INLET NC TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT TO 20 NM...  
 
AT 749 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED  
NEAR AR275, OR 7 NM SOUTH OF DRUM INLET, MOVING SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS.  
 
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 THIS STORM PASSES.  
 
THIS A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 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 THIS STORM REACHES THE  
NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE  
THE STORM ARRIVES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3479 7639 3489 7626 3463 7606 3467 7648  
 

 
 
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