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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Raleigh, NC

August 26, 20118 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this wind advisory at Aug 26, 2011, 12:25 PM EDT for 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 27, 2011, 1:22 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2011, 12:25 PM EDT (16:25 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 27, 2011, 1:22 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 27, 2011, 9:36 PM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC

Counties Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2011-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1059 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2011-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1059 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
700 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

209 
WWUS72 KRAH 261625
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1225 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL OVERSPREAD THE
COASTAL PLAIN...EASTERN PIEDMONT...AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NC ON
SATURDAY.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-270400-
/O.UPG.KRAH.HW.A.0001.110827T1100Z-110828T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KRAH.HW.W.0002.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
1225 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NC...OR ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 95.

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 6 AM AND 6 PM OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
  COASTAL PLAIN...INCLUDING CLINTON...GOLDSBORO...AND SMITHFIELD.
  BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN...
  INCLUDING ROCKY MOUNT WILSON...TARBORO...AND ROANOKE RAPIDS.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL DOWN NUMEROUS TREES...
  ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED...AND CAUSE SOME
  PROPERTY DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FROM
  DOWNED POWER LINES ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-270400-
/O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE
1225 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...IN THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF
  NC...FROM FAYETTEVILLE AND LILLINGTON...TO RALEIGH AND
  DURHAM...TO LOUISBURG AND OXFORD...TO HENDERSON AND WARRENTON.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
  SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MWS/WSS
5 follow-up statements
317 
WWUS72 KRAH 270336
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1136 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE
COASTAL PLAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-271545-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0002.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
1136 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS
  FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE RAPIDS...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO
  BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...BETWEEN 6 AM AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
  WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. 

TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS
WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS
OR ROADS.

&&

$$

NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-271545-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.110827T1000Z-110828T0400Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE
1136 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO
  HENDERSON. 

* WINDS...THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL
  REMAIN TO OUR EAST. HOWEVER... VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH NORTH
  WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR.

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK
TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES
DIFFICULT. 

IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO AVOID TREES AND POWER LINES UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS. 

&&

$$

BADGETT
691 
WWUS72 KRAH 270522
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
122 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE
EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-271730-
/O.EXT.KRAH.HW.W.0002.110827T0522Z-110828T0400Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
122 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS 
  FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE 
  RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. 

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS
WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS
OR ROADS.

&&

$$

NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-271730-
/O.EXT.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.110827T0522Z-110828T0400Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE
122 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO OXFORD.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK
TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
851 
WWUS72 KRAH 271431
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1031 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE
EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGHOUT TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT. 

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-280015-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
1031 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS 
  FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE 
  RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. 

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. 

WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED SINCE SUNRISE IN AREAS
EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER
LINES... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINS HAVE CREATED
SATURATED SOILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS
WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS
OR ROADS.

&&

$$

NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-280015-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE
1031 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO 
  OXFORD. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE FREQUENTLY OCCURRING THIS MORNING.
STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK
TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
333 
WWUS72 KRAH 271951
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
351 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO BRING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE
EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THROUGHOUT TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-280400-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
351 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING AREAS 
  FROM CLINTON AND SMITHFIELD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND ROANOKE 
  RAPIDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60
  MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY...STRONGEST THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER 
  LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. 

WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH HAVE OCCURRED SINCE SUNRISE IN AREAS
EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER
LINES... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINS HAVE CREATED
SATURATED SOILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

TAKE SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID AREAS
WHERE TREES MAY FALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TREE LINED STREETS
OR ROADS.

&&

$$

NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-280400-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE
351 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PIEDMONT AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA FROM FAYETTEVILLE THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA TO 
  OXFORD. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND
  50 MPH.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS 
  AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER OVER 40 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAK
TREES... TOSS AROUND LOSE OBJECTS... AND MAKE DRIVING VEHICLES
DIFFICULT.

&&

$$
633 
WWUS72 KRAH 280136
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
936 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY AND THE WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED...

.HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-078-089-280245-
/O.CAN.KRAH.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-WAYNE-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...GOLDSBORO...CLINTON
936 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WINDS CONTINUE TO
DECREASE AS THE HURRICANE PULLS AWAY. FOR THE OVERNIGHT... NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH LATE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGING WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.


$$

NCZ008>010-025-026-041-077-088-280245-
/O.CAN.KRAH.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110828T0400Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-WAKE-HARNETT-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
DURHAM...LOUISBURG...RALEIGH...LILLINGTON...FAYETTEVILLE
936 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 


$$

BADGETT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 4:08 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne and 1 more8 hr
Aug 26, 12:25 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningRAHEdgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne and 1 more33 hr
Aug 26, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHJohnston, Nash, Wilson59 min
Aug 26, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHAnson, Richmond62 min
Aug 26, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRAHDurham, Franklin, Granville69 min

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Sources

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.