Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 21 at 12:02AM EST until November 21 at 2:00AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 20, 2024 - 9:02pm
Expires:
November 20, 2024 - 11:00pm
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Neuse and Bay Rivers...
S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm...
* Until 200 AM EST.
* At 1201 AM EST, a cold front was located along a line extending
from 22 nm west of The Vicinity Of Trent River to 23 nm northwest
of The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17 Bridge to 29 nm northwest of
Topsail Beach, moving southeast at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Land based observations. This cold front has a history of
producing wind gusts to 35 knots as it has moved through
inland areas of central and eastern North Carolina.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Salter Path, Ar342, Ar320, Ar345, Cape Lookout Bight, Ar330, The
Morehead City-Atlantic Beach Bridge, Atlantic Beach, The Center Of
Bogue Sound, Northwest Places, Beaufort Inlet, The Vicinity Of Pine
Knoll Shores, Bogue Inlet, R-8 Buoy, Ar355, The Vicinity Of Emerald
Isle Bridge, Beaufort, The Knuckle Buoy, Emerald Isle, and Big Ten
Fathom.
Instruction:
Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.
Area Description:
Neuse and Bay Rivers; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC