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FZUS72 KMHX 240306
MWSMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
AMZ135-152-154-182-240345-
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1106 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
PAMLICO SOUND...
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM...
S OF OREGON INLET NC TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT TO 20 NM...
WATERS FROM OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
AT 1106 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 NM NORTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH
WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAPE HATTERAS, HATTERAS VILLAGE, AND AR220.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3511 7568 3554 7577 3566 7522 3554 7498
3529 7507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 261DEG 13KT 3538 7545
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS
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