Gale Warning 19, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

907 
WHUS72 KMHX 271004
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
504 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE SOUNDS...FROM THIS MORNING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING....

.WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO GALE FORCE BY
THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST AT
GALE FORCE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 12
FEET TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.

AMZ150-152-154-156-158-271815-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.111227T1500Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
504 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...6 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-271815-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.111227T1800Z-111228T1200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
504 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

998 
WHUS72 KMHX 271546
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1046 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE SOUNDS...FROM THIS MORNING TO
WEDNESDAY MORNING....

.WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO GALE FORCE BY
THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST AT
GALE FORCE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND
12 FEET TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.

AMZ150-152-154-156-158-280000-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
1046 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...BUILD 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY THEN SUBSIDE 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-280000-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.111227T1800Z-111228T1200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
1046 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

480 
WHUS72 KMHX 272215
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
515 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE SOUNDS...FROM THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING....

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT GALE FORCE THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.

AMZ150-152-154-156-158-280900-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
515 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...BUILD 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY THEN SUBSIDE 6 TO 9 FEET 
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-280900-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
515 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS WHERE
  LONGER FETCH WILL INCREASE WAVE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

828 
WHUS72 KMHX 272218 CCA
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
517 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS INCLUDING THE SOUNDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING....

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT GALE FORCE THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.

AMZ150-152-154-156-158-280915-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
517 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...BUILD 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY THEN SUBSIDE 6 TO 9 FEET 
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-280915-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
517 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS WHERE
  LONGER FETCH WILL INCREASE WAVE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
CORRECTED FOR HEADLINE

586 
WHUS72 KMHX 280315
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1015 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING....

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT GALE FORCE THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT. SEAS
WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.

AMZ130-135-281115-
/O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.111228T0315Z-111228T1200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
1015 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ150-152-154-156-158-281115-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
1015 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

286 
WHUS72 KMHX 280833
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
333 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING....

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING
FOLLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT
AROUND 10 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY...THOUGH EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY.

AMZ156-158-281200-
/O.EXT.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1200Z/
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
333 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ150-152-154-281500-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
333 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-281645-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.000000T0000Z-111228T2300Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
333 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

551 
WHUS72 KMHX 281037
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
537 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING....

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING
FOLLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT
6 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY...THOUGH EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY.

AMZ156-158-281500-
/O.EXT.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
537 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ150-152-154-281500-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
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-
537 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS MORNING.

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-281845-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.000000T0000Z-111228T2300Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
537 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 35
  KT THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR EASTERN PAMLICO SOUND.

* SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

105 
WHUS72 KMHX 281519
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1019 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED AND REPLACED WITH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES....

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

AMZ150-282300-
/O.EXP.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
1019 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ152-154-282300-
/O.EXP.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.000000T0000Z-111229T0600Z/
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-
1019 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ156-158-281800-
/O.EXP.KMHX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
1019 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ130-135-282300-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0107.000000T0000Z-111228T2300Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
1019 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
321 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY. THE LOW
WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING WHILE SWINGING A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/...
AS OF 310 PM MON...RIDGING CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
REGION...ACTING TO VEER WINDS MORE NORTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENTUALLY EAST/SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO 4-6 KNOTS OVERNIGHT WITH SOME INLAND LOCATIONS
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE PRIOR TO SUNRISE. LATEST VIS/WV
SATELLITE AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS ILLUSTRATE VERY DRY AIRMASS ALOFT
SO EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TO PREVAIL TONIGHT WITH A FEW HIGH
CIRRUS STREAMING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS LATE THIS EVENING.
SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE
TO OUR SOUTHWEST APPROACHES. GIVEN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
EARLY...EXPECT EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING AT FIRST WHICH WILL
PRODUCE AN ATYPICAL DIURNAL TREND AND ALLOW TEMPS TO RADIATE OUT
TO THE MID 30S AROUND MIDNIGHT...BEFORE SLOWLY INCREASING TOWARDS
SUNSET.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/...
AS OF 3 PM TUES...HIGH-SHEAR LOW-CAPE SCENARIO SETTING UP FOR
TUES AFTERNOON INTO TUES EVENING. UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH NORTHEAST
ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS TUES MORNING AND WILL
DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION TUES AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. SURFACE BASED CAPE PROGGED TO BE 400-500 J/KG WITH 0-1KM
HELICITY VALUES 500-600 M2/S2. AS TYPICAL...INSTABILITY WILL BE
THE LIMITING FACTOR. IMPRESSIVE LLJ 40-50 KNOTS JUST OFF THE
SURFACE TO 60-70 KNOTS AT 850 MB. PWATS NEAR 1.50 INCHES WILL BE
NEARLY 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL FOR LATE DEC. BREAKS IN
BKN/OVC CLOUDS WILL BE CRUCIAL IN DESTABILIZATION OF THE BOUNDARY
LAYER. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOW TOPPED CONVECTION
AHEAD AND COLLOCATED WITH THE FRONT. HAVE INCLUDED GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN IN WX GRIDS AND MAINTAINED THUNDER AS ISOLATED. TEMPS
AND DEWPOINTS WILL REBOUND QUICKLY OVERNIGHT INTO TUES MORNING AS
WINDS VEER SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH...ALLOWING STRONG WAA TO BRING IN
DEWPOINTS AT LEAST INTO THE MID/UPPER 50S...WITH A FEW 60S
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST AND ALONG THE OBX. TEMPS WILL
BUILD INTO THE MID 60S. GIVEN STRONG WIND FIELD...HAVE HOISTED
WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE OBX...MAINLAND DARE AND MAINLAND HYDE
COUNTIES ALONG WITH CARTERET COUNTY. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND WILL
SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS GUST 20-25 KNOTS AT TIMES...BUT SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM MONDAY...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS/POSSIBLE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING OFF OF THE COAST A LITTLE AFTER  00Z
TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT AND WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF THE
RAINFALL WILL BE OVER AROUND 00Z...THE STRONG MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE
WILL NOT CROSS THE AREA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT SO THE THREAT FOR
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT 06Z WEDNESDAY. EASTERN NC WILL
RECEIVE SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OF 0.50"-0.75"
EXPECTED MOST AREAS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH POSSIBLE.
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S INLAND TO THE MIDDLE
40S COAST.

THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL AND VERY FAST THROUGH
THE MID TO LATE WEEK TIME FRAME...CUTTING OFF ANY GULF OF MEXICO
INFLOW...WITH SEVERAL DRY NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVES PROMPTING A
SERIES DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM MON...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
SENSIBLE WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BECOME NORTHEASTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON GUSTING UPWARDS OF 20 KNOTS DUE IN PART TO
EXCELLENT MIXING AND STRONG CAA ACROSS THE REGION. VERY DRY ATMOS
IN PLACE SO DO NOT EXPECT STRATOCUMULUS DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON. MID/HIGH CLOUDS DO NOT BEGIN IMPACTING WESTERN TAF
SITES/ISO/OAJ/PGV UNTIL NEAR SUNRISE TUES MORNING. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE VEERING OVERNIGHT...TO A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW
BY SUNRISE. OVERALL DRY ATMOS AND WINDS AROUND 4-6 KT OVERNIGHT
SHOULD INHIBIT ANY FOG FORMATION...THUS EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT AS WELL.

PRECIP WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TUES.
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT THROUGH THE REGION EARLY TUES
MORNING...SHELTERING IN DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.
WINDS WILL VEER FURTHER...EVENTUALLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20
KNOTS WITH SOME 25-30 KNOT GUSTS. LOW LEVEL JET OF 25-30 KNOTS
JUST OFF THE SURFACE TO 60-70 KNOTS AT 850MB WILL LEAD TO LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR CONCERNS. THE FRONT WILL EXIT OFF THE COAST LATE
TUES EVENING WITH CLEARING SKIES AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM
WEST TO EAST. EXPECT MVFR IN LOWERED CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES
FROM ABOUT 15Z TUES TO 06Z WED...WITH ISOLATED IFR/LIFR POSSIBLE
IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM MONDAY...SUB-VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT.
ALTHOUGH THE STRONG COLD FRONT AND THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL
MOVE OFF OF THE COAST IN THE EARLY EVENING...THE STRONG MID LEVEL
SHORTWAVE WILL NOT CROSS THE AREA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW CLOUDS
AND LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER THE SHORTWAVE PASSES.
PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AS A PREDOMINATELY DRY WESTERLY FLOW PREVAILS ACROSS
EASTERN NC.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 315 PM MON...LATEST SURFACE AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS 20-25 KNOTS AND SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CONDITIONS
ELSEWHERE HAVE FALLEN BELOW SCA AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH EARLY
TUES MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE EAST ACROSS
THE WATERS THIS EVENING. THE RIDGE WILL CREST ACROSS THE WATERS
OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS TO VEER FURTHER...BECOMING EAST LATE
AND DIMINISHING 10-15 KNOTS...THEN SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE TUES. SEAS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW SCA LEVELS LATER THIS EVENING AS WELL.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS FROM WEST TO EAST TUES
AFTERNOON INTO TUES EVENING. HAVE HOISTED GALE WARNINGS FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS AND PAMLICO/ALBEMARLE SOUND WITH THE EVENING
PACKAGE. WINDS WILL RAMP UP TO 25-30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE GALE
FORCE BY LATE TUES MORNING AND LAST THROUGH LATE TUES NIGHT. SEAS
WILL RESPOND BY BUILDING TO 8-10 FT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TUES AS
WELL. WINDS ACROSS THE SOUNDS WILL ALSO GUST TO GALE FORCE...AND
PUSH WAVES 3 TO 5 FT ESPECIALLY FOR THE EASTERN FRINGES OF THE
SOUNDS THAT WILL SEE THE LONGEST FETCH OF SOUTHWESTERLY/WESTERLY
WINDS. SWAN/WAVEWATCH III IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM MONDAY...THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NC WATERS
TUESDAY EVENING WITH STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS/POSSIBLE
MARGINAL GALES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. SEAS
WILL PEAK AROUND 13 FT IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS
WILL SUBSIDE VERY LATE WEDNESDAY (AFTER 18Z) AS LOW LEVEL COLD
ADVECTION WANES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. LIGHTER
NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 KT OR LESS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CRESTS OVER THE WATERS. WESTERLY FLOW
INCREASES TO 20 TO 25 KT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY PRODUCING
MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS AS A DRY COLD FRONT CROSSES
THE WATERS. WILL FORECAST IMPROVING CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NCZ103-104.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NCZ047-081-095.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     AMZ130-135.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR AMZ150-
     152-154.
     GALE WARNING FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     AMZ150-152-154-156-158.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DAG
NEAR TERM...DAG
SHORT TERM...DAG
LONG TERM...JME
AVIATION...JME/DAG
MARINE...JME/DAG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1130 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-271630-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
1130 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY
AND CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE
FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45
MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SHOWERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-271630-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1130 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY
AND CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD
HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD
OF AND ALONG THE FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.