684
FZUS72 KMHX 242220
MWSMHX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
620 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
AMZ131-230-231-242245-
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620 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
ALBEMARLE SOUND...
ALLIGATOR RIVER...
CROATAN AND ROANOKE SOUNDS...
AT 620 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF
THE ALBEMARLE SOUND, OR 7 NM NORTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE ALLIGATOR
RIVER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE CENTER OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, LARGE HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3614 7589 3614 7587 3613 7587 3611 7585
3607 7580 3605 7579 3594 7583 3605 7613
3613 7609 3614 7600 3618 7600
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 214DEG 18KT 3608 7597
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
MARTIN
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