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Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2011, 2:17 PM EDT for Duplin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2011, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
County Duplin County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 795 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 12, 9:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 9:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 956 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INLAND. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY INTO MID WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 10 AM FRI...NOT MUCH FORCING EXPECTED TODAY IN OUR AREA TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND TSTMS. THERE WILL BE A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH A GOOD DEAL OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO BRING MOSTLY MID LEVEL CLOUDS WITH SOME AFTERNOON CU DEVELOPMENT. BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND TSTM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE INLAND ON THE COASTAL PLAIN AND THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. USED A BLEND OF MOS GUIDANCE FOR POPS AND SCALED BACK SLIGHTLY ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN SECTIONS. SMOKE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE TODAY WITH EASTERLY WINDS. CLOUDS MAY ALSO LIMIT HIGHS A BIT SO WENT ON COOL END OF GUIDANCE WITH HIGHS NEAR 90 INLAND TO MID 80S ON THE COAST. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/... THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AGAIN MAINLY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CWA. ONLY REAL QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH CLOUDINESS LINGERS ACROSS THE AREA FROM ANY SHOWERS/TSTMS THAT DEVELOP. CURRENTLY EXPECT SOME BREAKS IN CLOUDS AND SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO FALL INTO UPPER 60S INLAND. FAVORED LOW END OF POP GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 245 AM FRI...HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE SAT WITH LOW LVL FLOW BECOMING SE...THIS WILL LEAD TO A LITTLE BETTER LOW LVL MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. MDLS CONT TO SHOW SOME LIGHT QPF DEEP INLAND LATE SAT SO WILL CONT PREV FCST OF SLIGHT POPS. VEERING/RETURN FLOW SETS UP FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF A STRONG MID LEVEL TROF DIGGING WEST OF THE MTNS. DEEPENING MOISTURE AND INCOMING MID LEVEL FORCING SUGGESTS INCREASING CHCS FOR SCTD SHOWERS/TSTMS THRU SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL HOLD AT HIGH CHANCE POPS FOR NOW BUT THIS MAY BE INCREASED AS TIMING AND DURATION IS BETTER RESOLVED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. TEMPS REMAINING NEAR CLIMO WITH LOWS UPPER 60S/NEAR 70 INLAND TO LOW/MID 70S COAST. HIGHS SUNDAY MAINLY UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 BUT CUD BE A FEW DEGS WARMER IF THICKER CLOUDS DONT ARRIVE UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY. SFC FRONT AND MID LEVEL DRY SLOT PUSH OFF THE NC COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO THE MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN CHANCES. DIURNALLY DRIVEN CLOUDS/SCTD SHOWERS SHUD DEVELOP MONDAY GIVEN THE DEEP MID LEVEL TROF OVER THE AREA. HIGH TEMPS ON MONDAY EXPECTED TO TOP OUT MAINLY IN THE UPPER 80S. CURRENT QPF PROJECTIONS ARE FOR WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL THRU MONDAY. THE MID LEVEL TROF MOVES OFF THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT. MINIMAL PCPN CHCS WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS AS THE AREA COMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NW FLOW ALOFT IN THE TUE-THU TIMEFRAME. CURRENT LONGER RANGE MODEL PROJECTIONS KEEP ANY TROPICAL ACTIVITY WELL OFF THE EAST COAST THRU THE END OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /14Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/ AS OF 10 AM FRI...EXPECT MID AND HIGH CLOUDS TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. SMOKE SHOULD NOT BE THE ISSUE AS IT WAS LAST FEW DAYS WITH LOW LEVEL WINDS FROM THE EAST. SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING WIDESPREAD SO CONTINUE TO HANDLE WITH CB IN TAF. LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 245 AM FRI...MAINLY VFR EXPECTED TO CONT SAT OTHER THAN BRIEF EARLY MORN FOG AND/OR ISOLD CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SAT AFTN. CHANCES FOR SUB VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE INCREASING LATER IN THE WEEKEND AS THE AREA COMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INCOMING SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL TROF. LOWER CLOUD CEILINGS AND VSBYS WILL BE IMPROVING AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/ AS OF 10 AM FRI...GENERALLY GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS AS EAST TO NE WINDS OF 5 TO 15 KT WILL BRING 2 TO 3 FOOT SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 345 AM FRI...SLOWLY VEERING WINDS FROM E TO SE THRU SATURDAY AS HIGH PRES CENTER TO THE NE MOVES FARTHER OUT TO SEA. SEAS WILL CONT AT MOSTLY 2 TO 3 FEET SAT...MAY SEE SOME 4 FT SEAS OUTER SRN WTRS WHERE ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE A BIT STRONGER. MAINLY S WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AHEAD OF A SFC FRONT SUNDAY...SPEEDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KTS WITH SEAS MOSTLY 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS BECOME MORE WRLY MON AS FRONT DRIFTS ACROSS...THEN MAINLY NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUE. SPEEDS EXPECTED TO CONT AT 10 TO 15 KTS MON INTO TUE WITH SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...RSB NEAR TERM...RSB/HSA SHORT TERM...RSB LONG TERM...BTC/RF AVIATION...RSB/RF/HSA MARINE...RSB/RF/HSA
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 3:53 AM EDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 353 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-130800- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 353 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RSB
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Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 11:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 11:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Onslow | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 12:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Jones, Onslow | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Greene | 55 min |
| Aug 12, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Craven, Jones | 29 min |
| Aug 12, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Duplin | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Greene | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Lenoir | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Onslow | 60 min |
| Aug 12, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Duplin | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Duplin, Onslow | 93 min |
| Aug 12, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Jones | 67 min |
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Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.