Coastal Flood Statement 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
810 PM EST WED FEB 21 2007

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...CLUSTER OF SHOWERS OCCURRING ALONG
BOUNDARY OVER THE NW CWA. THIS AREA OF SHOWERS IS MOVING SE AND
WITH THE BOUNDARY SLOWLY DRIFTING S...WILL KEEP CHC POPS IN FCST
UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT INLAND AND ALL NIGHT ALONG THE COAST.
WORKSTATION WRF AND RUC SHOW FRONT SLOWLY OOZING ITS WAY TO S OF
THE CWA THRU THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z-24Z/...ANTICIPATE CEILINGS LOWERING TO MVFR/IFR
TOWARD MORNING WITH PATCHES OF DENSE FOG.

&&

.MARINE...TRICKY MARINE FCST WITH REGARDS TO WIND DIRECTION AND
FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRETTY MUCH BISECTING THE CWA AS OF 00Z. WILL
INDICATE WINDS E OR BECOMING E LATER THRU THE NIGHT. SEAS ARE
GENERALLY 4 FT OR LESS. THREE-HOURLY UPDATE WAS ISSUED AT AROUND 7
PM TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS WITH ANOTHER UPDATE OUT
BETWEEN 930 AND 10 PM.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR AMZ135.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     AMZ130-158.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY
     FOR AMZ150-152-154.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR AMZ156.

&&

SHORT TERM...COLLINS
LONG TERM...COLLINS
AVIATION...COLLINS
MARINE...COLLINS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
301 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-230815-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
301 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE REGION. WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ103-104-230815-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
301 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35
MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG WIND WILL INCREASE WATER LEVELS
OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PAMLICO SOUND PRODUCING MINOR
SOUND SIDE FLOODING TONIGHT. WATER LEVELS WILL RISE 2 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL FROM OREGON INLET SOUTH TOWARD OCRACOKE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND MINOR SOUND SIDE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AND THE
MINOR FLOODING WILL SUBSIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-230815-
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
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-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
301 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 40 KNOTS AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

GALE WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.