NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0369August 29, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound and Neuse and Bay Rivers
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a special marine warning for Pamlico Sound and Neuse and Bay Rivers, which was in force until 9:30 a.m. local time on August 29. It was the 369th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- Pamlico Sound and Neuse and Bay Rivers
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:23 a.m. EDT, August 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. EDT, August 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0369
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Neuse and Bay Rivers... Pamlico Sound... * Until 930 AM EDT. * At 822 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near The Mouth Of The Neuse River, moving east at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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... The Mouth Of The Neuse River and Hobucken.
What the agency told people to do
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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