Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 9:25PM EDT until May 31 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 6:25pm
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 7:15pm
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 1015 PM EDT.
* At 925 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
waterspouts were located along a line extending from 15 nm east of
Diamond Shoals to 13 nm northeast of Atlas Tanker, moving east at
40 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Diamond Shoals and Monitor Marine Sanctuary.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.
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