Alert archive / North Carolina / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 4, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2011, 3:41 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2011, 5:36 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:41 PM EST (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2011, 5:36 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 4:40 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
087 WHUS72 KMHX 012041 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 341 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 AMZ152-154-020900- /O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T0300Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2100Z/ 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- 341 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY. * WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...THEN PEAK AT 8 TO 11 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ AMZ156-158-020900- /O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T0300Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2100Z/ S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 341 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY. * WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...THEN PEAK AT 8 TO 11 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-020900- /O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T1200Z-110202T2000Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND- 341 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AMZ150-020900- /O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T0800Z-110203T1200Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 341 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY. * WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...THEN PEAK AT 6 TO 8 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-020900- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T0600Z-110203T0600Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 341 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
304 WHUS72 KMHX 020812 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 312 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 AMZ152-154-156-158-022000- /O.EXT.KMHX.GL.W.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2200Z/ S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 312 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 9 TO 11 FEET LATE TODAY OVER OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-022000- /O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T1200Z-110202T2100Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND- 312 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 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. && $$ AMZ135-022000- /O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 312 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-022000- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 312 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TODAY OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$
362 WHUS72 KMHX 021036 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 536 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 AMZ158-022100- /O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0004.110202T1100Z-110202T2200Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 536 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING WILL PEAK AT 7 TO 10 FEET LATER TODAY. SEAS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ152-154-156-022100- /O.EXT.KMHX.GL.W.0004.110202T1036Z-110202T2200Z/ 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- 536 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY OVER OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ AMZ130-022100- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.110202T1200Z-110202T2100Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND- 536 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-022100- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 536 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 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. && $$ AMZ150-022100- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 536 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 6 TO 9 FEET LATE TODAY OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET EARLY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
917 WHUS72 KMHX 021938 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 238 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 AMZ152-154-156-022200- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T2200Z/ 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- 238 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS OR LESS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 12 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON OVER OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET THURSDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ130-030100- /O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0100Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND- 238 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-030345- /O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 238 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 6 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET THURSDAY. 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. && $$ AMZ158-030345- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 238 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL BELOW 6 FT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-030200- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 238 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 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. && $$
676 WHUS72 KMHX 022140 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 AMZ152-154-030545- /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 7 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ156-030545- /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0900Z/ S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET LATE 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. && $$ AMZ130-030100- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0100Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND- 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ158-030545- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING WILL FALL BELOW 6 FT 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. && $$ AMZ135-030200- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-030545- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110203T1800Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 440 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: SEAS WILL PEAK AT 6 TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Feb 1, 3:14 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:14 PM EST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
314 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY.
THE FRONT WILL STALL WELL TO THE SOUTH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ON THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH FRIDAY...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BUILD IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MOVE OFFSHORE MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL LIFT NE OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT
WITH A DEEP MOIST SSW FLOW DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN NC. MEANWHILE A
WARM FRONT OFF THE SE COAST WILL NORTH AND ACRS THE AREA. CLOUDS
AND PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE INCREASING IN THE INCREASINGLY MOIST
FLOW OVERNIGHT. BEST PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE COMING IN AFTER
MIDNIGHT BUT A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE GRAZING THE SOUTH COAST THIS
EVE AND MAY PUSH INLAND BEFORE DRYING UP BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE DIURNALLY ATYPICAL AS THE WARM FRONT PUSHES
INTO THEN NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SHUD SEE TEMPS DROP A FEW
DEGREES THIS EVE (WHEN MIN TEMPS WILL OCCUR) BUT WILL BE RISING
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE STRENGTHENING WAA PATN.
DEW POINTS WILL ALSO BE RISING DURING THE EARLY MORN AND
INCREASING INSTABILITY MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A FEW TSTMS TOWARD
SUNRISE. WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SFC WILL BE STRENGTHENING AS WELL
AND ANY STRONGER CONVECTION MAY PULL DOWN SOME HIGHER WIND GUSTS
VERY LATE TNGT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY/...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WILL BE ONGOING THRU SUNRISE
WED. THE DEEP MOISTURE PLUME/STRONG FORCING AND PREFRONTAL SFC TROF
WILL BE PUSHING OFFSHORE BY MID-LATE MORNING AND BRING THE
STEADIER PCPN TO AN END BY MIDDAY FOR MOST PLACES. THE THREAT FOR
CONVECTIVE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE IN THE FORENOON THEN
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE AFTN AHEAD OF THE MAIN SFC
COLD FRONT. TEMPS WILL ALREADY BE STARTING OUT QUITE MILD IN THE
MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S AHEAD
OF THE LATE ARRIVING COLD FRONT...HOWEVER TEMPS WILL BE COOLER
(L-M60S) WHERE WIND IS OFF THE WATER.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM TUE...A WEST-EAST ORIENTED AXIS OF WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE JUST TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE TOP DOWN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT ACTIVE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM DEVELOPING
QUICKLY AND BEGINNING TO INFLUENCE OUR AREA AS IT MOVES THIS WAY.
THE 12Z GFS DEVELOPS LIGHT PRECIP THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT...WHILE THE 00Z ECMWF DEVELOPS IT MAINLY THURSDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THE LOW AND MID LAYERS MUCH TOO
DRY TO SUPPORT PRECIP SO WILL KEEP IT DRY. ON FRIDAY THOUGH
OVERRUNNING PRECIP WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND OVERSPREAD THE AREA AS
LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO FRIDAY
MORNING TO SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY MORNING. INCREASED
POPS TO LIKELY BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHERN AREAS
BECOMING LIKELY THROUGHOUT IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING
BRINGING AN END TO THE RAIN. KEPT A CHANCE IN FOR SATURDAY EVENING
WITH A LINGERING SLIGHT CHANCE OVER THE EASTERN HALF FOR THE LATE
EVENING OVER THE EASTERN HALF. DRY WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST STATES. A
CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS FOR TUESDAY AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SHORT TERM:
LOW CLOUDS BROKE UP THIS AFTN BUT WILL BE INCREASING AGAIN THIS
EVE AS MOIST SOUTH FLOW DEVELOPS. CLOUD BASES WILL STEADILY LOWER
FROM VFR TO MVFR AND MAY REACH IFR THRESHOLDS (CIGS AND VSBYS) AS
PRECIP BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS CIGS CONTINUE
THRU MUCH OF WED MORN THEN DEEPER DRYING MOVES IN AND BREAKS UP
LOW CLOUDINESS. WIND WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY OVERNIGHT AND
LLWS MAY BE AN ISSUE AS STRONG WINDS VEER RAPIDLY WITH HEIGHT BY
DAYBREAK. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THRU MUCH OF THE DAY AND MAY REACH
25+ KTS AT TIMES THRU EARLY WED AFTN.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
AS OF 245 PM TUE...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...VFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
ONLY HIGH OVERCAST SKIES. SURFACE WINDS WILL VEER FROM WEST
WEDNESDAY EVENING TO NORTH THURSDAY MORNING WITH A WEST-EAST AXIS
OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BACK TO EAST
THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SWITCHABLE WINDS
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING WITH RAIN ENDING SHORTLY
THEREAFTER.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM:
VEERING AND STRENGTHENING WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREA AS WARM FRONT
LIFTS THROUGH THE MARINE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD NORTH OVERNIGHT AND CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE REALIZED IN FREQUENT
GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING EARLY WED
MORN GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR DRAWING IN WARMER SEA SURFACE TEMPS
IN THE STRONG SOUTH FETCH. (WATER TEMP ALREADY 70F AT DIAMOND
SHOALS.) SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10-11 FT (AND POSSIBLY HIGHER) OVER
THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BEFORE WINDS SHIFT MORE OFFSHORE AFTER
PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT WED AFTN.
LONG TERM:
AS OF 245 PM TUE...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS WILL END ACROSS THE MARINE ZONES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING AS FLOW BECOMES OFFSHORE. NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY THEN VEER TO NORTHEAST THURSDAY
NIGHT AS THE AREA COMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTH...COVERING THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY...PULLING THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT OFF THE COAST SATURDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL
END QUICKLY AS THE FLOW BECOMES OFFSHORE. IMPROVING BOATING
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY WITH SEAS 2-4 FEET AND WINDS
SOUTHWEST 15-20 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 10-15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR AMZ135.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
AMZ130.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ152-154-
156-158.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR AMZ150.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BTC
NEAR TERM...BTC
SHORT TERM...BTC
LONG TERM...HSA
AVIATION...BTC/HSA
MARINE...BTC/HSAHazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 2:47 AM EST, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 247 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-020800- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 247 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 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. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE SOME WEAK INSTABILITY AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY IN ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. AFTER THE THREAT OF STORMS ENDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH SOME GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 60 hr |
Nearby
Gale Warnings in North Carolina, 2011Every gale warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.