Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 3:55 AM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 5, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2012, 3:55 AM EST (08:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
2 follow-up statements
694 WWUS72 KMHX 051337 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 837 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NC... .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE WATERS THIS MORNING THEN CROSS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW EXITS OFF THE COAST AND WILL DIMINISH BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AROUND SUNSET. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-098-052145- /O.EXB.KMHX.WI.Y.0007.120305T1500Z-120305T2300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...JACKSONVILLE 837 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ NCZ095-103-104-052145- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0007.120305T1500Z-120306T0300Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT... EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 837 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DEAD OR WEAKENED TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
671 WWUS72 KMHX 052109 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 409 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NC... .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. NCZ095-103-104-052300- /O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T2300Z/ 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 409 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-098-052300- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T2300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON... WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH... VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...JACKSONVILLE 409 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. DEAD OR WEAKENED TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 5:39 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | 3 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.