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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

September 23, 20085 counties in North Carolina

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Sep 23, 2008, 4:32 AM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 23, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 23, 2008, 4:32 AM EDT (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 23, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 25, 2008, 5:35 PM EDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Counties Beaufort County, NC, Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 00:00Z on 2008-09-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 71 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2008-09-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS72 KMHX 230832
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
432 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

NCZ046-093-094-230945-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HW.A.0001.080923T2200Z-080925T0400Z/
TYRRELL-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...
ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...
VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
432 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND
WARNING OR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NCZ103-104-232100-
/O.UPG.KMHX.HW.A.0001.080923T1600Z-080925T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080923T2200Z-080925T1000Z/
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
432 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS
WILL LEAD TO INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALONG THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NCZ047-081-095-232100-
/O.UPG.KMHX.HW.A.0001.080923T2200Z-080925T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080923T2200Z-080925T1000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT
432 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS
WILL LEAD TO INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS NEAR THE WATER ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 231909
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
309 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

NCZ095-103-104-240315-
/O.UPG.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080923T2200Z-080925T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.HW.W.0002.080924T0000Z-080925T0400Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
309 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ046-080-093-094-240315-
/O.EXB.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080924T0000Z-080925T1000Z/
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
309 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NCZ047-081-240315-
/O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080924T0000Z-080925T1000Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
309 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

11
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 232007
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
407 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

NCZ095-103-104-240900-
/O.CON.KMHX.HW.W.0002.080924T0000Z-080925T0400Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
407 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ046-047-080-081-093-094-240900-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080924T0000Z-080925T1000Z/
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
407 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 232303
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
703 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

NCZ047-081-240900-
/O.UPG.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080924T0000Z-080925T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.HW.W.0002.080924T0000Z-080925T0900Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
703 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO
PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ095-103-104-240900-
/O.EXT.KMHX.HW.W.0002.080924T0000Z-080925T0900Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
703 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH FROM
DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY ACROSS TO THE OUTER BANKS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDENTS IN THE
WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ046-080-093-094-240900-
/O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.080924T0000Z-080925T0900Z/
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
703 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY
TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 240833
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
433 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

NCZ047-081-095-103-104-242100-
/O.CON.KMHX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080925T0900Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
433 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
FROM DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY ACROSS TO THE OUTER BANKS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDENTS
IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ046-080-093-094-242100-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080925T0900Z/
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
433 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY
TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 241908
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
308 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

NCZ047-081-095-103-104-250930-
/O.EXT.KMHX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080925T1600Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
308 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 50 MPH FROM DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY ACROSS TO THE OUTER
BANKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ046-080-093-094-250930-
/O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080925T1600Z/
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
308 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT THURSDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

11
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 250840
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
440 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

NCZ047-081-095-103-104-251600-
/O.CON.KMHX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080925T1600Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
440 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH FROM DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY ACROSS TO THE OUTER BANKS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH SLOWLY
DIMINISHING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

NCZ046-080-093-094-251600-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080925T1600Z/
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
440 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH SLOWLY
DIMINISHING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 251538
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1138 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

NCZ095-103-104-252345-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080925T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080926T0300Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
1138 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
DOWNGRADED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

THE STRONG COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
30 MPH TODAY ALONG THE OUTER BANKS AND PORTIONS OF COASTAL
CARTERET COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS COULD INCREASE TO AROUND
45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING AS THEY SWITCH FROM
THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHEAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NCZ047-081-252200-
/O.CAN.KMHX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080925T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080925T2200Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
1138 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
DOWNGRADED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW
ADVANCES NORTH TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN COASTS. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NCZ046-080-093-094-252200-
/O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080925T2200Z/
TYRRELL-BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
1138 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND COUPLED WITH LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW
ADVANCES NORTH TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN COASTS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMHX 252135
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
535 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

NCZ095-103-104-252245-
/O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080926T0300Z/
CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
535 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

NCZ046-047-080-081-093-094-252245-
/O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080925T2200Z/
TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...
NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...
MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL
535 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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



$$

11

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Sep 22, 8:25 PM EDT, 8 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 8:25 PM EDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
825 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RIDGE SOUTH INTO THE
CAROLINAS THROUGH MID WEEK WHILE A STALLED FRONT LINGERS
OFFSHORE. AN UN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SE ACROSS NORTH
CAROLINA TONIGHT THEN JUST OFFSHORE TO THE SOUTH TUE EVENING.
AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST ON WED
WITH A COASTAL FRONT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA WED THROUGH
FRI.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
BAND OF MID AND HIGH LVL CLDS IS SLOWLY SHIFTING E THIS EVENING.
LOOKS LIKE INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN MCLR WITH POSS A BIT OF SC
DEVELOPING LATER AS LOW LVLS MOISTEN. ALONG THE CST WILL CONT TO SEE
SOME HIGH CLOUDS SKIRT BY AND MAY ALSO SEE ST OR SC DVLP LATER AS NE
FLOW INCREASES. OVERALL THINK PC WORDING INLAND TO PC/MCDY IMD CST
WILL BE OK. AS STRONG HIGH BUILDS TO THE N AND LOW PRES DEVELOPS TO
THE S GRDNT WILL CONT TO TIGHTEN OVER THE AREA AND THIS SHLD KEEP
WINDS UP ESPCLY CST. OVER INLAND AREAS THINK DECREASING DEWPTS PLUS
N/NE BRZ WILL KEEP FOG FROM DEVELOPING. NO CHG TO LOWS WITH 60 TO
65 INLAND AND UPR 60S BEACHES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY DURING THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS MODELS
CONTINUE TO DIFFER WITH RESPECT TO A COASTAL SYSTEM AFFECTING THE
AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HAVE FOLLOWED CLOSE TO THE ECMWF/NAM
SOLUTION AS THE GFS IS TOO WEAK WITH THE SFC LOW FORMING OFF THE
GA COAST AND IS TOO STRONG WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM LIFTING NORTH
FROM THE CARIBBEAN. PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE AREA ON TUE BETWEEN SFC RIDGING DOWN THE MID ATLANTIC AND
THE DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW TO THE SE. WE HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE OUTER BANKS AND COUNTIES BORDERING THE ALBEMARLE
AND PAMLICO SOUND FROM TUE EVENING THROUGH WED EVENING. THE NAM
IS WORRISOME AS IT DEVELOPS 40-50 KT SUSTAINED NE WINDS OVER THE
WATCH AREA GIVEN ITS MUCH DEEPER SFC LOW COMPARED TO THE ECMWF.
GIVEN THE NAMS HISTORY OF OVER DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL LOWS WE
HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE WEAKER ECMWF SOLUTION. EVEN SO IT APPEARS
THAT A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG NE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
LATE TUE CONTINUING THROUGH WED WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED
DURING THE DAY WED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...PRECIP WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE BEGINNING LATE WED AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST
OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS SFC LOW TO THE SOUTH STRENGTHENS AND
COASTAL TROUGH MOVES INLAND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN SECTIONS WHERE WE COULD SEE 3
TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHILE WESTERN SECTIONS COULD SEE 1 TO 3
INCHES. TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP. HIGHS WILL BE MAINLY IN
THE LOW/MID 70S WITH LOWS IN THE 60S.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LIKELY POPS CONTINUE FRI WITH LOW PRES OVER THE SE STATES. THIS
SYSTEM WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
PRECIP ON A DECREASING TREND SAT/SAT NIGHT. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE
BELOW NORMAL ON FRI WITH A MODERATING TREND AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPS
BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR CONDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY A FEW THIN HIGH CLDS
SKIRTING BY. AT THIS POINT THINK LOW LVL FLOW WILL HAVE ENOUGH OF A
NRLY COMPONENT TO KEEP ANY ST THAT DEVELOPS LATER MAINLY TO THE E OF
TAF SITES. GRDNT WILL CONT TO TIGHTEN OVERNIGHT AND THIS SHLD KEEP
ENOUGH OF A BRZ GOING TO KEEP FOG FROM DEVELOPING INLAND. ON TUE MAY
HAVE SOME MVFR CIGS AROUND AS NE FLOW CONTS TO INCREASE...THINK ALL
SITES WILL SEE WIND GUSTS AOA 25 KTS FROM MID TO LATE MORNING ON.

DETERIORATING FLYING CONDS BEGINNING TUE NIGHT AS SFC LOW DEEPENS
OFF THE SE COAST. WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENING SIGNIFICANTLY LEADING
TO LIKLIHOOD OF LLWS ESP ON WED. PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOWERED
CIGS/VSBYS ALSO LIKELY FROM MIDWEEK ON.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE ALONG THE CST AS STRONG HIGH BUILDS
TO THE N...ALSO SEE SOME WEAK PRES FALLS TO THE SE AS LOW PRES
DEVELOPS. RISING PRES TO THE N AND DECREASING PRES TO THE S WILL
LEAD TO INCREASING N/NE WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID WEEK. GALE
HEADLINES ARE ALREADY UP ALL WTRS AND SEE NO REASON TO MAKE ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT THIS POINT. SINCE GALE WARNING IS SET TO
START WITHIN 12 HRS HAVE DROPPED THE SCA HEADLINE. MAY INCREASE INIT
CONDITIONS SOME ZONES OTHERWISE VERY LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS
FCST WITH VERY HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS DEVELOPING.

PREV DISC...THE MODELS CONTINUE THE TREND OF AMPING UP WINDS FASTER
ON TUESDAY SUCH THAT GALE FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE OCCURRING PRIOR TO
00Z WEDNESDAY. THERE IS TILL MUCH DISAGREEMENT IN THE GUIDANCE WITH
ECMWF/NAM TRACK FORECAST USED FOR THIS FORECAST. INITIAL THOUGHTS
WERE THAT THE CANADIAN/UK MET/NAM SOLUTIONS WERE TOO STRONG WITH
SUSTAINED 50 KT WINDS WEDNESDAY SO WE OPTED TO BLEND WITH THE GFS
AND WILL USE 30-40 KT WINDS FOR THIS PACKAGE. WILDCARD IN THIS
FORECAST IS WHAT EFFECT WILL INTERACTION WITH A POSSIBLE TROPICAL
SYSTEM HAVE ON THE EXTRATROPICAL COASTAL LOW INTENSITY AND TRACK.
THE GFS ABSORBS THE COASTAL LOW INTO THE TROPICAL SYSTEM WHILE THE
OTHER MODELS KEEP THE COASTAL LOW DISTINCT AND RETROGRADE IT INTO
SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY LARGE SEAS OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST REACHING A PEAK OF 14 TO 16 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE ONSHORE FLOW AND LARGE SEAS WILL LEAD TO ROUGH SURF
ALONG THE EAST FACING BEACHES NORTH OF LOOKOUT WITH BREAKERS OF 8
FEET OR HIGHER EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING ON
WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS...DANGEROUS SURF AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND INCLUDING THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE NEUSE RIVER EAST OF HAVELOCK. WATER LEVELS OF
3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW...HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...AND ROUGH
SURF WILL LEAD TO THE THREAT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH
EROSION...COASTAL FLOODING...AND OCEAN OVER WASH NORTH OF HATTERAS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING.

THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IS PROBLEMATIC DUE TO
UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM OFF THE EAST COAST
AND IS LOW CONFIDENCE. HAVE FOLLOWED AN HPC SOLUTION WHICH KEEPS SCA
CONDITIONS GOING INTO FRIDAY.

.RIP CURRENTS...EXPECT A HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF
LOOKOUT TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEEK.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR NCZ095-
     103-104.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR NCZ103-104.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR NCZ046-047-081-093>095.
     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR NCZ103.
     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR NCZ093>095.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JW
NEAR TERM...RF
SHORT TERM...JW
LONG TERM...JW
AVIATION...RF/JME
MARINE...RF/JME
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 4:11 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

NCZ029-044>046-079-080-090>092-098-241000-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
ONSLOW-
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-241000-
OUTER BANKS DARE-
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ104-241000-
OUTER BANKS HYDE-
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ095-241000-
CARTERET-
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ047-081-241000-
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ093-094-241000-
CRAVEN-PAMLICO-
411 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 23, 4:45 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMHX15 hr
Sep 23, 3:09 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningMHXDare, Hyde44 hr
Sep 23, 3:24 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningMHXPamlico64 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.