# Special Marine Warning: 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; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-29 03:52 ingested 2026-07-29 08:37

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Special Marine Warning — 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; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
SMWMHX

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
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...
Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM...
Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM...
Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 515 AM EDT.

* At 351 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
waterspouts was located 32 nm south of Monitor Marine Sanctuary,
moving east at 50 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 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.

* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

## retained text

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