NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0130June 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, Neuse and Bay Rivers, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a special marine warning for Pamlico Sound, Neuse and Bay Rivers, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on June 28. It was the 130th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 42 minutes; 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, Neuse and Bay Rivers, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:18 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0130
- 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... 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... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 318 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near The Mouth Of The Neuse River, moving east at 20 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. * Locations impacted include... The Mouth Of The Neuse River, Ocracoke Inlet, Cedar Island, and The Vicinity Of Cedar Island.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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