Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 21 at 12:36AM EST until November 21 at 2:30AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 20, 2024 - 9:36pm
Expires:
November 20, 2024 - 11:30pm
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds...
S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm...
Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 40
nm...
* Until 230 AM EST.
* At 1234 AM EST, a front was located along a line extending from 8
nm southeast of 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront to Deal
Island to 7 nm west of Currituck Sound to 6 nm northeast of The
Mouth Of The Perquimans River, moving southeast at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.
SOURCE...Marine observations. This cold front has a history of
producing wind gusts in excess of 40 knots.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Ar140, Ar130, Oregon
Inlet, The Center Of Roanoke Sound, The Center Of Croatan Sound,
Duck, Ar145, and Rodanthe.
Instruction:
Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.
Area Description:
S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC