SMWILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm. * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 242 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Masonboro Island, moving northeast at 5 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include. 10 Mile Boxcars, Liberty Ship, Buoy Off Carolina Beach, Masonboro Sea Buoy, Harris Reef, 5 Mile Boxcars, 10 Mile Rocks, and Kure Beach Point.

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. Please send your reports of hail and/or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1-800-697-3901.