Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 20 at 11:04PM EST until November 21 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 20, 2024 - 8:04pm
Expires:
November 20, 2024 - 10:00pm
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers...
* Until 100 AM EST.
* At 1102 PM EST, a strong cold front was located east of the I-95
corridor or extending from 34 nm northwest of Blounts Bay to 41 nm
northwest of Bath to 46 nm northwest of The Vicinity Of Trent
River, 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...
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:
Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.
Area Description:
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC