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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:12 AM Dec. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN AND CARTERET COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM EST... At 111 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 18 miles south of Pine Knoll Shores to 7 miles south of Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Movement was north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Havelock, Morehead City, Newport, Harkers Island, North River, Sealevel, Marshallberg, Davis, Smyrna, Straits, Atlantic, Pine Knoll Shores, Harlowe, Otway, Wildwood, Williston, Open Grounds Farm, North Harlowe, Stacy, and Bettie. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 5:54 AM Dec. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and rough waters. * WHERE...Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the Alligator River, and Pamlico, Pungo, Neuse, and Bay Rivers. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate southwesterly winds will develop overnight ahead of a strong cold front, potentially lasting into Friday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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