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... S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Ar315, moving southeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Atlantic Beach, Bogue Sound, Northwest Places, Salter Path, Beaufort Inlet, Pine Knoll Shores, Ar320, R-8 Buoy, Cape Lookout Bight, Ar345, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Ar315, Harkers Island, The Turning Basin, Ar340, and Ar330.
Recommendations
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service.
