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urgent - marine weather message
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
317 pm edt sat oct 1 2016
...elevated seas will continue to impact the waters north of cape
hatteras into this evening...
.strong winds off the mid-atlantic coast have produced increased
northeast swell that is impacting the waters north ocracoke inlet.
seas up to 6 ft will continue into this evening.
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/o.exp.kmhx.sw.y.0005.000000t0000z-161001t1900z/
/o.new.kmhx.sw.y.0006.161001t1917z-161002t0000z/
s of currituck beach light to oregon inlet nc out 20 nm-
s of oregon inlet to cape hatteras nc out 20 nm-
s of cape hatteras to ocracoke inlet nc out 20 nm
including the monitor national marine sanctuary-
317 pm edt sat oct 1 2016
...small craft advisory for hazardous seas in effect until 8 pm
edt this evening...
the national weather service in newport/morehead city has issued
a small craft advisory for hazardous seas...which is in effect
until 8 pm edt this evening.
* seas...4 to 6 feet.
precautionary/preparedness actions...
a small craft advisory for hazardous seas means that waves are
expected to be hazardous to small craft.
a small craft advisory for hazardous seas means that waves are
expected to be hazardous to small craft. mariners should avoid
shoaling areas. long period swell can sharpen into large breaking
waves in shoaling areas. it is not unusual for waves to break
much farther from shoaling areas than is normally experienced.
remember...breaking waves can easily capsize even larger vessels.
&&
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