High Wind Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WWUS72 KRAH 060431
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1231 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HANNA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

.EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY INCREASE FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY...THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS HANNA MOVES NORTH NORTHEAST AWAY FROM NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA.

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-061315-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T1600Z/
JOHNSTON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITHFIELD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...
LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
1231 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
TONIGHT... WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AT ANY ONE SPOT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WIND SPEEDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...
ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE
NOW FOR A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER... INCLUDING GATHERING
FLASHLIGHTS... BATTERIES... AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. MAKE
SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

NCZ010-011-026>028-041-043-061315-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...
LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...RALEIGH...WILSON
1231 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM. THESE
WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AT ANY ONE SPOT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WIND SPEEDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...
ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE
NOW FOR A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER... INCLUDING GATHERING
FLASHLIGHTS... BATTERIES... AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. MAKE
SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

NCZ074>076-083-084-061315-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T1600Z/
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM
1231 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
TONIGHT... WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AT ANY ONE SPOT.

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. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

NCZ007>009-024-025-040-061315-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...PITTSBORO
1231 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2
PM. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AT ANY ONE
SPOT.

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. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

000 
WWUS72 KRAH 061220
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
820 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HANNA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL AFFECT A
LARGE PART OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HANNA MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY
FROM THE REGION. 

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-061600-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T1600Z/
JOHNSTON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITHFIELD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...
LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
820 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WIND SPEEDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...
ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE NOW
FOR A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER... INCLUDING GATHERING FLASHLIGHTS...
BATTERIES... AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

NCZ010-011-026>028-041-043-061600-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WAKE-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...
LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...RALEIGH...WILSON
820 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE
REGION THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WIND SPEEDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...
ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE
NOW FOR A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER... INCLUDING GATHERING
FLASHLIGHTS... BATTERIES... AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. MAKE
SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

NCZ074>076-083-084-061600-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T1600Z/
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM
820 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL AFFECT
THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

NCZ007>009-024-025-040-061600-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...PITTSBORO
820 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL AFFECT
THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

000 
WWUS72 KRAH 061539
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH...AND WINDS WILL BE
DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...

NCZ010-011-026>028-043-062000-
/O.CAN.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
/O.EXA.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...
LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...WILSON
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HANNA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING AS
THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

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.

$$

NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089-061645-
/O.CAN.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T1600Z/
JOHNSTON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITHFIELD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...
LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTH...THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.


$$

NCZ041-061645-
/O.CAN.KRAH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
WAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RALEIGH
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTH...THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.


$$

NCZ074>076-083-084-061645-
/O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T1600Z/
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTH...THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.


$$

NCZ007-024-025-040-061645-
/O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
PERSON-ORANGE-DURHAM-CHATHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...
PITTSBORO
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AS HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTH...THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.


$$

NCZ008-009-062000-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080906T2000Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON
1139 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HANNA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING AS
THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
245 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL CYCLONE HANNA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COAST
OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THEN MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST OVER
THE COASTAL PLAIN SATURDAY. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER
THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...

THE FOCUS IN THIS PERIOD IS HANNA AND HER POTENTIAL EFFECTS. THE
LATEST RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORT SHOWED THAT HANNAS CENTER HAS
JOGGED A LITTLE FARTHER EAST THAN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED... AND IF THIS
IS DEEMED TO BE MORE THAN JUST A SPURIOUS WOBBLE... IT COULD
ULTIMATELY MEAN AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE TRACK. AT THIS POINT THOUGH...
THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK TAKES HANNAS CENTER TO NEAR
LUMBERTON AT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING TO JUST WEST OF ROANOKE RAPIDS BY
2 PM... AFTER LANDFALL ON THE SC COAST AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM.
FORTUNATELY THIS WILL BE A FAST-MOVER... WHICH WILL MINIMIZE THE
TEMPORAL WINDOW OF ADVERSE IMPACT ON CENTRAL NC. IT APPEARS THAT THE
MOST INCLEMENT CONDITIONS WILL BE FELT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY... WITH QUICK IMPROVEMENT THEREAFTER.

FIRST... REGARDING RAINFALL: HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER... NEARLY 200%
OF NORMAL... HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO SURGE WESTWARD INTO THE AREA...
CONCURRENT WITH AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL ONSHORE-DIRECTED MOISTURE
FLUX AND SLIGHTLY INCREASING ALONG-TRACK BULK SHEAR. HAVE GONE WITH
POPS INCREASING TO CATEGORICAL AREAWIDE BY MIDNIGHT... HIGHEST
EAST... CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE A SW-TO-NE TAPERING
OFF TAKES PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. WITH THE GFS SHOWING THE ALONG-TRACK SHEAR TRENDING TO
RIGHTWARD-DIRECTED CROSS-TRACK SHEAR... THERE SHOULD BE AN AREA OF
HIGHER RAINFALL ALONG AND JUST RIGHT OF THE TRACK. BUT MODEL
GUIDANCE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING ANOTHER STRIP OF HEAVY RAIN
FOCUSED IN THE DEFORMATION ZONE JUST NW OF THE CENTER... ROUGHLY
OVER THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT NORTHWARD INTO VA... AND A BAND OF RAIN
ORIENTED IN THIS FASHION GIVEN THE STORMS MOVEMENT COULD TRAIN
HEAVY RAIN REPEATEDLY IN THE SAME AREA. SINCE THE PIEDMONT RECEIVED
HEAVY RAIN FROM FAYS REMNANTS... ADDITIONAL DOWNPOURS COULD EASILY
LEAD TO FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. EVEN WITH MORE SANDY
SOILS IN THE SANDHILLS/COASTAL PLAIN... QUICK RAINFALL RATES MAY
FILL UP DITCHES AND PRODUCED PLENTY OF URBAN FLOODING. SO WITH HEAVY
RAIN POSSIBLY FOCUSED ALONG TRACK AND ALSO TO ITS WEST... HAVE
DECIDED TO PLAY IT SAFE AND POST A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE
CWA... FROM LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 2 TO AROUND 4.5 INCHES WILL COVER MUCH OF
CENTRAL NC.

REGARDING WINDS: WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HANNA
AND THE (DIMINISHING) SURFACE RIDGE COMBINED WITH THE APPROACH
HANNAS CIRCULATION ITSELF... 15-25 MPH WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
OVER THE SOUTHEAST CWA EARLY THIS EVENING. FOLLOWING THE OFFICIAL
FORECAST TRACK WHICH IS ROUGHLY ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR... WINDS
SHOULD QUICKLY INCREASE S-TO-N OVERNIGHT PRIMARILY OVER THE EASTERN
TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN OUR AREA ARE
AROUND 43 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 54 MPH... LOCATED OVER THE EXTREME
EAST THROUGH CLINTON/ GOLDSBORO/ TARBORO... VERY LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH DAYBREAK SATURDAY. WINDS QUICKLY TRAIL OFF WESTWARD WITH
WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE TRIAD. WITH THIS
CIRCULATION CENTER TRACK A BIT FARTHER WEST THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST
TRACKS... HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING
AND EXPANDED IT WESTWARD TO INCLUDE AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF
HIGHWAY 1. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE POSTED FOR AREAS TO THE WEST OF
HIGHWAY 1 BUT EXCLUDING THE TRIAD REGION INCLUDING BURLINGTON AND
ALBEMARLE. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH FROM SW TO NE FROM AROUND
LUNCHTIME SATURDAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. AS ALWAYS THOUGH... ANY
FURTHER TRACK ADJUSTMENT PRIOR TO LANDFALL WILL LIKELY MEAN AN AREAL
EXPANSION OR CONTRACTION OF THESE WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SO STAY
TUNED.

REGARDING THE SEVERE THREAT: WHILE MOST OF THE CWA WILL BE THE WEST
SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER WHICH IS LESS FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES... PROJECTED 0-1 KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITY VALUES STILL
APPROACH 200-300 M2/S2 JUST NORTH AND NE OF THE TRACK. OUR
INSTABILITY SHOULD BE GREATLY LIMITED ESPECIALLY W OF I-95... BUT
WITH THE QUICK SPEED OF THE STORM AND THE STRONG 850 MB WINDS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT OVER THE EASTERN CWA. A
TORNADO WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR SOME PORTION OF THE COASTAL PLAIN
INTO TONIGHT.

EXPECT LOWS TONIGHT OF 66 W TO 74 E. HIGHS SATURDAY ARE TRICKY AND
MUCH WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH DRYING AND CLEARING TAKES PLACE ON THE
SW SIDE AS THE CENTER DEPARTS. AM BANKING ON AT LEAST A LITTLE
SUNSHINE OVER THE SOUTHWEST CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS DOWNSLOPE FLOW
TAKES OVER... THUS HAVE RAISED HIGHS HERE TO 87-90... WHILE HOLDING
ONTO HIGHS OF 80-82 IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE THE CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL
HOLD ON LONGEST. LOWS 65-72 SATURDAY NIGHT WITH DECREASING CLOUDS.
-GIH

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 225 PM FRIDAY...

FORECAST WILL BE DRY AT THIS TIME. AM NOT YET CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN
THE POSITION OF THE INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH SUNDAY TO HAVE MORE
THAN TINY RAIN CHANCES IN THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND
FIELD IS WEAK MONDAY ANY PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BE MORE
CONFINED TO THE SEABREEZE.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. OVERNIGHT LOWS 65
TO 70.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM FRIDAY...

A WEAK FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH THEN
CONTROLS THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
MID 80S TUESDAY THEN SLIPPING TO NEAR NORMAL AT 80 TO 85.
OVERNIGHT LOWS 58 TO 63.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM FRIDAY...

BANDS OF SHOWERS IN TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AT THIS TIME. WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY
SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT (TRIAD). WINDS EXPECTED TO BE A
HAZARD TO PLANES ON THE GROUND AT FAYETTEVILLE RALEIGH AND ROCKY
MOUNT AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS. HEAVY RAINS BECOMING WIDESPREAD FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS SUBSIDING IN
THE WEST BY MID MORNING AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TAF PERIOD ENDS.
CEILINGS MAY BEGIN TO LIFT TOWARD THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD BUT HAVE
ELECTED TO CONTINUE IFR CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.

CEILINGS EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
SKIES BECOMING SCATTERED. MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
WITH EXCEPTION OF EARLY MORNING FOG. A RISK FOR SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AS A WEAK FRONT ENTERS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
THEN VFR CONDITIONS AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EDT
SATURDAY FOR NCZ042-077-078-085-086-088-089.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-
089.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EDT SATURDAY
FOR NCZ074>076-083-084.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY
FOR NCZ010-011-026>028-041-043.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
NCZ007>009-024-025-040.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RWH
NEAR TERM...HARTFIELD
SHORT TERM...RLH
LONG TERM...RLH
AVIATION...RLH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
502 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

NCZ021>023-038-039-073-074-083-084-060915-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
RICHMOND-
502 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA
MOVES NORTH TOWARD EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVY RAIN IN
URBAN AREAS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF STREETS....UNDERPASSES AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PATCHES OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA SHOULD
DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INCLUDING MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF ONE INCH.

NCZ007>010-024>026-040-041-075-076-085-086-060915-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-
MOORE-LEE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
502 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THIS
HEAVY RAIN IN URBAN AREAS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. EASTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. A
WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...LARGE TREE BRANCHES OR
POWER LINES AND MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-077-078-088-089-060915-
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-
SAMPSON-
502 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL 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 WIND WATCH.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO
THE APPROACH OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL DIMINISH LATE
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA
LIFTS NORTHWARD AWAY FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INCLUDING DOWNED TREES...LARGE TREE BRANCHES OR
POWER LINES AND MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH.

WSS