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Small Craft Advisory 25, NWS Wilmington, NC

March 31, 2012

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this small craft advisory at Mar 31, 2012, 8:05 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2012, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 31, 7:45 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 7:45 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 2:01 PM EDT, 6 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
201 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-011815-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-COASTAL PENDER-
INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
201 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-011815-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
201 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ254-256-011815-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
201 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 4:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
454 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

SCZ053-054-312200-
COASTAL HORRY-INLAND HORRY-
454 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HORRY COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM
EDT...

AT 454 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
HAMMOND...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE LITTLE RIVER...NORTH MYRTLE BEACH...
BROOKSVILLE...CHERRY GROVE BEACH...HAMMOND...HAND...LONGS...WAMPEE...
ATLANTIC BEACH AND BRIARCLIFFE ACRES.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3391 7899 3404 7879 3393 7863 3385 7854
      3384 7858 3383 7862 3379 7872 3371 7885
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 305DEG 17KT 3393 7884

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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.