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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1150 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 34 nm east of 14 Buoy, moving northeast at
  15 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 40 knots.

  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.

* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Gusty winds and high waves are expected.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. 

&&

LAT...LON 3410 7589 3441 7570 3428 7539 3398 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 213DEG 13KT 3409 7577 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

RJ