SMWMHX 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. * Until 130 PM EDT. * At 1224 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17 Bridge to near Topsail Beach, moving northeast at 30 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. Morgan Bay, New River Inlet, Stones Bay, Ar342, Bogue Inlet, Ar355, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Emerald Isle, and The Vicinity Of Sneads Ferry Bridge.

For the following areas. S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm. At 109 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near New River Inlet, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include. Ar342, Bogue Inlet, The Vicinity Of Emerald Isle Bridge, Emerald Isle, and New River Inlet.

* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft expected. * WHERE. The coastal waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City. * WHEN. From 3 PM this afternoon to 6 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.