Gale Warning 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

458 
WHUS72 KMHX 250310
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1010 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WATERS BETWEEN OREGON INLET AND CAPE LOOKOUT...AS WELL AS PAMLICO
SOUND...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION OVERNIGHT WILL
PRODUCE INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO
NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE IN FREQUENT GUSTS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WITH 25 TO 30 KNOTS EXPECTED REMAINDER
OF THE WATERS. SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 12 FEET OFF OF CAPE HATTERAS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FEET REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS FRIDAY EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

AMZ135-152-154-156-251115-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0005.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/
PAMLICO SOUND-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-
1010 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN
  BECOME SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  FRIDAY 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.

&&

$$

AMZ130-251115-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.110225T0900Z-110226T0600Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
1010 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
EST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE
  POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY EVENING AND
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
  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.

&&

$$

AMZ150-251115-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.110225T0600Z-110226T1500Z/
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
1010 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN
  BECOME SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A
  FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 8 
  FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BELOW 6 
  FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

AMZ158-251115-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.110225T0600Z-110226T0800Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
1010 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN
  BECOME SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A
  FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH FRIDAY
  EVENING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 
  10 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BELOW 6 
  FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

037 
WHUS72 KMHX 250553
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1253 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...AS WELL AS PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE 
SOUNDS...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL PRODUCE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY 
AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE IN FREQUENT GUSTS ACROSS THE WATERS FROM
CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE 
WATERS. SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 12 FEET OFF OF CAPE HATTERAS THIS 
AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FEET REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WINDS AND
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

AMZ150-251400-
/O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.110225T0600Z-110226T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.GL.W.0005.110225T1200Z-110226T0200Z/
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
1253 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 KNOTS THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO
  15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 8
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET
  EARLY SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

AMZ130-251400-
/O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.110225T0900Z-110226T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KMHX.GL.W.0005.110225T1200Z-110226T0200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-
1253 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH THIS
  EVENING AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ135-152-154-156-251400-
/O.EXT.KMHX.GL.W.0005.110225T1200Z-110226T0200Z/
PAMLICO SOUND-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-
1253 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS THEN BECOME
  SOUTHWEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH THIS EVENING AND
  SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ158-251400-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.110225T0600Z-110226T0800Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
1253 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 KNOTS THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 10
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

911 
WHUS72 KMHX 251515
MWWMHX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1015 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH...AS WELL AS PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL PRODUCE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY
AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION. SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE WATERS
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL
OF THE WATERS. SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 15 FEET OFF OF CAPE HATTERAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 11 FEET REMAINDER OF THE WATERS. THE FRONT
WILL CROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WINDS AND
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-260015-
/O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T0200Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
1015 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  40 KNOTS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ158-260015-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110226T0800Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
1015 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY
  DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL PEAK AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE
  FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
234 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE NORTHEAST NC COAST WILL MOVE EAST
THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE WEST FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH SATURDAY. THE FRONT TO THE
SOUTH WILL MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 2 PM THU...A SCT TO BKN MID AND HIGH DECK OF CLOUDS WERE
MOVING ACROSS ERN NC ATOP UPR RIDGE ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK UPR LVL
IMPULSE. WEAK MID LEVEL WAA WILL CONTINUE THE SCT TO BKN CLOUD
ADVANCEMENT ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE
BULK OF THE SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO FAR NRN NC THROUGH
TONIGHT. AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND A CONTINUED VEERING OF WINDS
TO A SRLY COMPONENT WILL BRING A SMALL THREAT FOR SOME SHOWERS
ACROSS THE SRN COASTAL AREAS FROM SURF CITY TO HATTERAS THIS
EVENING. A COUPLE SHOWERS MAY AFFECT THE REST OF THE CWA LATE
TONIGHT...THOUGH SIGNIFICANT FORCING AND MOISTURE WILL STILL BE
CONFINED TO THE WEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY/...
BIG FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE THE THREAT FOR GUSTY WINDS IN RESPONSE
TO STRONG COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA. A STRONG MID LEVEL
SHORT WAVE WILL BE PASSING THROUGH MAIN BRANCH OF WESTERLIES
OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND STRENGTHEN...AND BE POSITIONED ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC STATES EARLY FRI AFTERNOON. THIS WILL DRAG THE COLD
FRONT QUICKLY ACROSS ERN NC BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING LLJ. BY
18Z...850 MB SW WINDS INCREASE TO BETWEEN 65 AND 75 KT...WITH THE
HIGHER WINDS WILL BE ACROSS NE NC UNDER INFLUENCE OF BETTER FORCING
AND DYNAMICS. SNDGS INDICATE NEARLY UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW FROM SFC TO
925 MB...SO COULD SEE SOME WIND GUSTS APPROACH 45 MPH. FOR THAT
REASON...ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NRN ZONES...AND OUTER BANKS
SOUTH THROUGH CARTERET COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE SYNOPTIC WINDS...
MODELS INDICATE ISOLATED THUNDER MAY BE PRESENT IN LINE OF SHOWERS
THAT PROPAGATES THROUGH ERN NC FRI AFTERNOON. MU CAPE VALUES ARE NOT
IMPRESSIVE AT THE LEAST...THOUGH WITH SUCH HIGH WINDS WOULD NOT TAKE
MUCH TO DEVELOP AT LEAST SOME STRONGER CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WHICH
WOULD TRANSPORT WIND ENERGY TO THE SFC. BY 00Z FRONT IS LOCATED
ACROSS OUR SRN ZONES PUTTING AN END TO RAIN SHOWERS...AND WINDS
ABRUPTLY TURNING NORTHWESTERLY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY...COLD FRONT AND DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE
OFFSHORE BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH CLEARING SKIES FROM W TO E. WINDS
WILL GO NW AND DIMINISH TO 10 KT INLAND AND 20 KT CST DURING THE
EVENING HRS. DRY WX OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES PASSES OFFSHORE
N OF THE AREA. TEMPS WL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPR 30S INLAND FRI
NIGHT WITH HIGHS SAT MAINLY LOW TO MID 50S NORTH AND MID TO UPR
50S S. WITH RETURN FLOW SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WILL BE MILDER WITH
LOWS SAT NIGHT MAINLY 40 TO 45 AND HIGHS SUNDAY UPPER 60S TO LOWER
70S INLAND. DEEP LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE THRU GRT LAKES REGION MON
WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE W. THIS WILL PRODUCE
ANOTHER MILD AND WINDY DAY MON WITH CHC OF SHRA AND POSS A FEW
TSRA MON AFTN WITH GFS SHOWING SOME INSTAB IN WARM SECTOR. HIGHS
INLAND WILL BE WELL INTO THE 70S MON. THE SCT SHRA WILL CONT MON
NIGHT WITH THE FRONT CROSSING THE REGION. DRY WEATHER EXPECTED
FROM TUE ON AS INIT HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS TUE WITH STRONGER HIGH
BUILDING IN FROM THE NW LATER WED INTO THU. FLOW ALOFT WL BE ZONAL
TUE THRU THU SO TEMPS SHLD BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO NORMAL WITH HIGHS
MOSTLY UPR 50S NE TO LOWER 60S ELSEWHERE.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 110 PM THU...FLYING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TONIGHT
AND BE ESPECIALLY POOR FRIDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND LIFT THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH A COLD FRONT FOLLOWING JUST TO THE WEST. HIGH
CLOUDS COVER THE AREA AT PRESENT...WITH MID CLOUD SHIELD AROUND
9-10 KFT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. CEILINGS WILL LOWER THIS EVENING
TO AROUND 3-4 KFT AND FURTHER TO AROUND 700 FT SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SOUTH WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY BEGIN TO VEER TO SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE IN SPEED. TIME SECTIONS CLEARLY SHOW A LOW LEVEL JET OF
AROUND 55 KT DROPPING DOWN TO AROUND 2 KFT NEAR 12Z FRIDAY AND
LASTING THROUGH AROUND 18Z. THEREFORE HAVE INCLUDED LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR IN ALL 4 AREA TERMINAL FORECASTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS IN THE 25-30 KNOT RANGE MOST
OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER 12Z WITH
ISOLATED THUNDER AS WELL. ACTIVITY WILL END FROM THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON AS DEEP MOISTURE QUICKLY MOVES OFF THE COAST AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN LATE IN THE
DAY WITH LOW CLOUDS SCATTERING OUT AND WINDS VEERING TO WEST 15-20
KNOTS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST
IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH WINDS VEERING FURTHER TO NORTHWEST 10-15
KNOTS.

/LONG TERM FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
AS OF 2 PM THU...VFR FRI NIGHT THRU SUNDAY AS HIGH PRES CROSSES
TO THE N. MDLS SHOW INCREASING LOW LVL MOISTURE BY SUN NIGHT WITH
THE RETURN FLOW SOME LOWER CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE. BETTER CHCS OF
LOWER CIGS AND POSS SOME LOWER VSBYS LATE MON AND MON NIGHT AS
COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND CROSSES. TIGHT GRDNT OVER THE AREA MON
WITH GUSTY SW WINDS A GOOD BET. VFR TUE AS FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE
AND HIGH PRES BUILDS IN.

&&

.MARINE...
AS OF 2 PM THU...THE BIG STORY WILL BE GALE CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WRN ATLANTIC WILL MOVE EAST
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW AND INC SOUTHERLY WINDS. THIS
IS IN RESPONSE TO APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS BEGIN AS EARLY AS 06Z TONIGHT ACROSS ALL
COASTAL WATERS EXCEPT FOR ALBEMARLE...WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 09Z. SW
LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES TO BETWEEN 65 AND 75 KNOTS PRIOR TO
18Z...AND AS A RESULT UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A WARNING AND
INCLUDED THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO OREGON INLET...AS
WELL AS THE PAMLICO SOUND. GALE CONDITIONS WILL BE MARGINAL FOR
ALBEMARLE...AND WILL MOST LIKELY SEE A FEW GUSTS REACHING GALE
CONDITIONS. THE TIMING FOR THE GALES WILL BE LATE MORNING...AS
MIXING FROM SOLAR WILL TRANSLATE GUSTS TO THE SFC. WARM GULF
STREAM WATERS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT MIXING AND SOME GUSTS
TO PERHAPS REACH OR EXCEED 45 KNOTS AT TIMES FRI AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHICH COULD TRANSLATE LOCALLY HIGH GUSTS TO THE
SFC AS WELL.

/LONG TERM FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
AS OF 2 PM THU...WINDS WILL BECOME NW FRI EVENING MAINLY 20 TO 25
KTS THEN BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KTS BY SAT MORN. WILL CONT SCA SEAS
SRN WTRS THRU FRI EVENING...SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE SCA LVLS INTO
EARLY SAT CNTRL AND N. LOOKS LIKE DECENT BOATING LATER SAT THROUGH
SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES CROSSES TO THE N AND MOVES OFFSHORE. LIGHT
E WINDS SAT EVENING WILL VEER AROUND TO SW SUNDAY WITH SPEEDS AOB
15 KTS. SW FLOW WILL INCREASE A BIT SUN NIGHT BUT SHLD REMAIN
MAINLY BELOW 15 KTS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET SAT EVENING
AND DROP EVEN MORE TO 2 TO 3 FEET SUN AND MOST OF SUN NIGHT. SW
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SCA LVLS AGAIN LATER MON AS DEEP LOW MOVES
THRU GRT LAKES WITH TRAILING FROM APPROACHING FROM THE W. THE
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATER MON NIGHT AND MOVE OFFSHORE TUE
WITH GUSTY SW WINDS MON EVENING BECOMING NW EARLY TUE AND N BY
LATE TUE. AT THIS POINT EXPECT SEAS TO PEAK AT 7 TO 9 FEET CNTRL
WTRS MON EVENING.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ029-044>047-
     079>081-094-095-103-104.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR AMZ135-152-154-
     156.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     AMZ130.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR AMZ150.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 3 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     AMZ158.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TL
NEAR TERM...TL
SHORT TERM...TL
LONG TERM...RF
AVIATION...HSA/RF
MARINE...TL/RF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
357 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-250900-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
357 AM EST THU FEB 24 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-250900-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
357 AM EST THU FEB 24 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.