Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 6:08PM EDT until May 31 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 3:08pm
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 4:15pm
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 608 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 14 nm north of Bath to 27 nm west of Blounts Bay,
moving east at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
The Vicinity Of Slades Creek, The Vicinity Of Belhaven, Crabtree
Bay, Bath, Blounts Bay, The Vicinity Of Bath Creek, Mid Point Of
South Creek, and The Vicinity Of Pamlico Beach.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC