WHUS52 KMHX 122241 SMWMHX AMZ158-178-122330- /O.NEW.KMHX.MA.W.0149.240712T2241Z-240712T2330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 641 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 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 730 PM EDT. * At 639 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Ar345, or 14 nm southeast of Bogue Inlet, moving north at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Atlantic Beach, Bogue Sound, Salter Path, Ar342, Beaufort Inlet, Pine Knoll Shores, Ar320, Bogue Inlet, Ar345, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Ar315, The Turning Basin, Ar340, Ar330, and The Morehead City-Atlantic Beach Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. 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. && LAT...LON 3433 7669 3429 7710 3480 7719 3480 7663 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 178DEG 38KT 3445 7692 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ DAG