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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

February 12, 2012

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2012, 10:05 AM EST. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 12, 2012, 10:05 AM EST (15:05 UTC)
Expired: Feb 12, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
In force: 115 min
Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

The text

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

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 12, 9:16 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MHX		19 hr

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Sources

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