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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

April 5, 2012

NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2012, 2:46 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2012, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2012, 12:13 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

The text

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

810 
WWUS72 KMHX 051846
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
246 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFFSHORE FRIDAY PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG THE COAST.

NCZ095-103-104-060815-
/O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0008.120406T1200Z-120407T0000Z/
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
246 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL 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.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
585 
WWUS72 KMHX 060806
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
406 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFFSHORE TODAY PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST.

NCZ095-103-104-062000-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0008.120406T1200Z-120407T0000Z/
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
406 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL 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. 

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.

&&

$$
026 
WWUS72 KMHX 061443
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1043 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFFSHORE TODAY PRODUCING GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE
COAST.

NCZ095-103-104-062200-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/
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
1043 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL 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. 

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.

&&

$$
414 
WWUS72 KMHX 061613
NPWMHX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1213 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST COAST...

.WIND SPEEDS NO LONGER MEET WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

NCZ095-103-104-061715-
/O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120407T0000Z/
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
1213 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS ARE NO LONGER MEETING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS
CANCELLED. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 8:47 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX22 hr
Apr 4, 10:43 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX13 hr
Apr 4, 11:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXGreene, Lenoir, Pitt64 min
Apr 5, 1:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXLenoir40 min
Apr 5, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMHXDare27 min
Apr 5, 4:56 AM EDTGale WatchMHX11 hr
Apr 5, 2:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMHXPamlico33 hr
Apr 5, 3:35 PM EDTGale WarningMHX31 hr
Apr 5, 3:35 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMHX54 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.