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Gale Watch 5, NWS Wilmington, NC

February 15, 2015

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this gale watch at Feb 15, 2015, 10:01 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2015, 10:01 PM EST (03:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 16, 2015, 4:27 AM EST
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 Feb 15, 9:51 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 9:51 PM EST, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 9:12 PM EST, 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
912 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

NCZ106>110-SCZ039-053>056-170215-
COASTAL PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-
INLAND BRUNSWICK-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-
COASTAL HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
912 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...FROM 6 DEGREES AND HIGHER...WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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

RAIN...AT TIMES MIXED WITH LIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...IS
POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT. A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ250-252-254-256-170215-
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-
912 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   GALE WATCH.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS...ESPECIALLY THE
OUTER WATERS OFF CAPE FEAR.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ099-105-SCZ032-033-170215-
COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-FLORENCE-MARION-
912 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...FROM 6 DEGREES AND HIGHER...WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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

RAIN...AT TIMES MIXED WITH SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ087-096-SCZ017-023-024-170215-
ROBESON-BLADEN-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
912 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...FROM 6 DEGREES AND HIGHER...WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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

RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
SOME AREAS MAY SEE AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DCH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 7:25 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:28 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson32 hr
Feb 16, 4:27 AM ESTGale WarningILM29 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in North Carolina, 2015Every gale watch in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.