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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

December 8, 2005Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2005, 3:18 PM EST for Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 9, 2005, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2005, 3:18 PM EST (20:18 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2005, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 9, 2005, 10:17 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Counties Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2005-12-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2005-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1943 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KMHX 082018
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
318 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...WINDS AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS...

.A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHEAST
WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAMPERED BY THE STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

NCZ103-104-090900-
/O.UPG.KMHX.WI.Y.0001.051209T1000Z-051209T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.HW.W.0001.051209T1100Z-051209T2100Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
318 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY
TURN TO THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 35 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION FRIDAY. WITH WINDS PARALLEL TO MOST OF THE COAST... ANY
SOUNDSIDE FLOODING SHOULD BE MINIMAL. AS WINDS TURN MORE NORTHWEST
BEHIND THE LOW...IT COULD KEEP THE WATER ON THE SOUND SIDE AROUND
A FOOT OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE
EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...SO
RESIDENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
FOR THIS COASTAL STORMS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ095-090900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.HW.W.0001.051209T1000Z-051209T1900Z/
CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT
318 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY
TURN TO THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 35
TO 40 MPH BY SUNRISE AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY
AND THE CAPE LOOKOUT AREA. WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...THE IMPACTS OF HIGH SURF WILL BE
VERY LIMITED ALONG THE COAST...BUT SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ098-090900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0002.051209T0900Z-051209T1900Z/
ONSLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSONVILLE
318 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY
TURN TO THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 TO
35 MPH BY SUNRISE AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY. WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...THE
IMPACTS OF HIGH SURF WILL BE VERY LIMITED ALONG THE COAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ047-081-090900-
/O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0002.051209T1000Z-051209T2000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
318 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY
TURN TO THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 TO
35 MPH BY SUNRISE AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY. WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...THE
IMPACTS OF FLOODING WILL BE LIMITED...BUT SOME MINOR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE ADJACENT TO THE SOUND FROM SWANQUARTER TO STUMPY POINT
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 090806
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
306 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WINDS AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE
HAMPERED BY THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. THE LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NCZ103-104-092200-
/O.EXT.KMHX.HW.W.0001.051209T1100Z-051209T2200Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
306 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE TO
THE SOUTH...WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 50 MPH AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING. WITH WINDS PARALLEL TO
MOST OF THE COAST...ANY SOUNDSIDE FLOODING WILL BE MINIMAL. AS WINDS
TURN MORE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE LOW...IT COULD KEEP THE WATER ON
THE SOUND SIDE AROUND A FOOT OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL...BUT NO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 50 MPH ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE...SO RESIDENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR THIS COASTAL STORMS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ095-091900-
/O.CON.KMHX.HW.W.0001.051209T1000Z-051209T1900Z/
CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT
306 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO
35 TO 40 MPH AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY
AND THE CAPE LOOKOUT AREA. WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...THE IMPACTS OF HIGH SURF WILL BE
VERY LIMITED ALONG THE COAST...BUT SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ098-091900-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0002.051209T0900Z-051209T1900Z/
ONSLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSONVILLE
306 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO
30 TO 35 MPH AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING.
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF LOW
TIDE...THE IMPACTS OF HIGH SURF WILL BE VERY LIMITED ALONG THE
COAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ047-081-092000-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0002.051209T1000Z-051209T2000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
306 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH...WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35
MPH AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE...THE IMPACTS
OF FLOODING WILL BE LIMITED...BUT SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
ADJACENT TO THE SOUND FROM SWANQUARTER TO STUMPY POINT EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 091517
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1017 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED SO ALL HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND
WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

NCZ103-104-091630-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2200Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
1017 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. 

$$

NCZ095-091630-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T1900Z/
CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT
1017 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. 

$$

NCZ047-081-091630-
/O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T2000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
1017 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. 

$$

NCZ098-091630-
/O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T1900Z/
ONSLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSONVILLE
1017 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. 

$$

VINCENT

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.