719
FZUS72 KMHX 240440
MWSMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
AMZ135-152-154-240530-
/O.CON.KMHX.MA.W.0344.000000T0000Z-260824T0530Z/
1240 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM 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...
AT 1240 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER AR230, OR NEAR
HATTERAS INLET, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAPE HATTERAS, HATTERAS VILLAGE, MONITOR MARINE SANCTUARY, HATTERAS
INLET, AR230, AR220, DIAMOND SHOALS, AR225, AND OCRACOKE.
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 3490 7574 3505 7597 3516 7599 3531 7534
3501 7528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 259DEG 18KT 3512 7575
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS
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