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Special Marine Warning 252, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

August 24, 2025

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special marine warning at Aug 24, 2025, 6:16 AM EDT. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 24, 2025, 6:16 AM EDT (10:16 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2025, 7:00 AM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Aug 24, 3:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 4:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 23, 8:23 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	MHX	Carteret, Dare, Hyde	24 hr

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Sources

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