Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2012, 3:48 PM EST for Dare County, Hyde County, Tyrrell County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2012, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
654 WWUS72 KMHX 102048 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 348 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS SATURDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND COASTAL CARTERET COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. NCZ046-047-081-095-103-104-110900- /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0004.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 348 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DEAD OR WEAKENED TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DAG
4 follow-up statements
630 WWUS72 KMHX 110845 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 345 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND COASTAL CARTERET COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. NCZ046-047-081-095-103-104-112100- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0004.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 345 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DEAD OR WEAKENED TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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
359 WWUS72 KMHX 121019 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 519 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS TODAY... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. AREAS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS... SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND COASTAL CARTERET COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WINDS. NCZ046-047-081-095-103-104-121500- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 519 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DEAD OR WEAKENED TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
458 WWUS72 KMHX 121505 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1005 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTER BANKS AND DOWN EAST CARTERET COUNTY UNTIL NOON TODAY... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. NCZ095-103-104-121700- /O.EXP.KMHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0005.120212T1505Z-120212T1700Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 1005 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DEAD OR WEAKENED TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ046-047-081-121615- /O.EXP.KMHX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLUMBIA 1005 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND HAVE ALLOWED THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2:55 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:54 PM EST | Gale Warning | MHX | 44 hr |
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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.