Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 21 at 1:25AM EST until November 21 at 3:30AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 20, 2024 - 10:25pm
Expires:
November 21, 2024 - 12:30am
Description:
SMWMHX
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm...
Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 40 nm...
* Until 330 AM EST.
* At 124 AM EST, a cold front was located along a line extending
from 6 nm west of The Vicinity Of Atlantic to 6 nm north of The
Center Of Bogue Sound to Ar342 to 8 nm south of Bogue Inlet to
near Ar355, moving southeast at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Marine observations. This front has a history of
producing wind gusts to 35 knots.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
14 Buoy, Northwest Places, The Knuckle Buoy, and Big Ten Fathom.
Instruction:
Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.
Area Description:
S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 40 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC