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FZUS72 KMHX 242006
MWSMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
406 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
AMZ135-154-242030-
/O.CON.KMHX.MA.W.0354.000000T0000Z-260824T2030Z/
406 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
PAMLICO SOUND...
S OF CAPE HATTERAS NC TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT TO 20 NM...
AT 406 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WAS LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE PAMLICO SOUND, OR 8 NM SOUTHWEST
OF PAMLICO SOUND, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, AND SMALL
HAIL.
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...
PAMLICO SOUND, HATTERAS VILLAGE, AND THE CENTER OF THE PAMLICO SOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
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 3521 7567 3523 7613 3542 7611 3543 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 272DEG 21KT 3532 7594
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
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