Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 20 at 10:54PM EST until November 21 at 12:45AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 20, 2024 - 7:54pm
Expires:
November 20, 2024 - 9:45pm
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Albemarle Sound...
Alligator River...
* Until 1245 AM EST.
* At 1052 PM EST, a strong cold front was located east of the I-95
corridor or along a line extending from 40 nm southwest of Burwell
Bay to 30 nm west of Edenton to 42 nm northwest of Blounts Bay,
moving southeast at 35 knots. A drastic wind shift to the
northwest will accompany the front.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Albemarle Sound, The Vicinity Of Mashoes, The Center Of The
Albemarle Sound, The Vicinity Of Gum Neck, Highway 94 Bridge, The
Vicinity Of Frying Pan, Bull Bay/scuppernong River, The Mouth Of
The Perquimans River, Alligator River Bridge, and The Mouth Of The
Alligator River.
Instruction:
Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.
Area Description:
Alligator River; Albemarle Sound
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC