Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 8:46PM EDT until May 31 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 5:46pm
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 6:30pm
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm...
S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm...
S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm...
Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm...
Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm...
Waters fromOcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 40 nm...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 846 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 nm northeast of Diamond Shoals to near Ocracoke
to Ar275, moving southeast at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Monitor Marine Sanctuary, Ar250, Ar230, Ar275, Ar220, Ar255,
Diamond Shoals, and Ar225.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm; S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters fromOcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 40 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC