Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Newport/Morehead City, NC
Areas Affected: Pamlico Sound; Neuse and Bay Rivers; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM; S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 4:16pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 4:16pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 5:45pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 4:16pm EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 5:45pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Croatan and Roanoke Sounds... Neuse and Bay Rivers... Pamlico Sound... S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM... S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM... S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM... S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM... Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 415 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 53 nm southeast of Diamond Shoals to 29 nm south of 14 Buoy, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater associated with post frontal northerly surge. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Engelhard, Salter Path, The Vicinity Of Adams Creek, Ocracoke Inlet, Ar320, Cape Lookout Bight, Ar250, Ar330, The Morehead City-Atlantic Beach Bridge, The Vicinity Of Sneads Ferry Bridge, The Center Of The Pamlico Sound, Atlantic Beach, The Vicinity Of Clubfoot Creek, Monitor Marine Sanctuary, Oriental, Northwest Places, Hatteras Inlet, Beaufort Inlet, The Mouth Of The Pamlico River, and Ar255.
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93f46f9e792935a3fe96ca2c5eaf044d45e8663b.001.1 Codes: AMZ135, AMZ137, AMZ152, AMZ154, AMZ156, AMZ158, AMZ186, AMZ188, AMZ231 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93f46f9e792935a3fe96ca2c5eaf044d45e8663b.001.1