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Gale Watch 3, NWS Wilmington, NC

March 24, 2013

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this gale watch at Mar 24, 2013, 3:23 PM EDT. It took effect at Mar 25, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2013, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 25, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 25, 2013, 3:44 AM EDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Mar 24, 3:19 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:19 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 3:51 AM EDT, 11 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
351 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-250800-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-
WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
351 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-250800-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
351 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-250800-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
351 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
EDT MONDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

11

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:16 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1116 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSW WRIGHTSVILLE BEAC 34.19N  77.80W
03/24/2013  M67 MPH          NEW HANOVER        NC   PUBLIC

            WIND GUST MEASURED FROM ROOF AT CYRSTAL PIER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1300075

DRH

Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1139 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1133 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST JOHNNY MERCER PIER      34.21N  77.80W
03/24/2013  M59 MPH          NEW HANOVER        NC   NOS

            WIND GUST AT JOHNNY MERCER PIER

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1300076

WEISS

Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:43 AM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1143 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CAROLINA BEACH          34.04N  77.89W
03/24/2013                   NEW HANOVER        NC   PUBLIC

            AWNINGS ON THIRD FLOOR OF HOTEL ARE DAMAGED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1300077

DRH

Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:46 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1146 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE SOUTHPORT         33.92N  78.02W
03/24/2013  M55 MPH          BRUNSWICK          NC   MESONET

            MEASURED AT CAPE FEAR PILOTS STATION

&&

EVENT NUMBER ILM1300078

WEISS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 9:21 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	ILM		35 hr
Mar 24, 11:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	ILM		86 min
Mar 24, 3:46 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	ILM	Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion and 2 more	28 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.