Alert archive / North Carolina / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 8, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2015, 4:15 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015, 4:15 AM EST (09:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2015, 4:03 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
052 WHUS72 KMHX 120915 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE TODAY... .8 TO 10 FOOT LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY BUT THEN AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS LATE TODAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS RESULTING IN SEAS REBUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AMZ152-154-156-122000- /O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0008.150212T0915Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-122000- /O.NEW.KMHX.GL.W.0008.150212T2100Z-150213T1500Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-131-122000- /O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.150212T2100Z-150213T1800Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-ALLIGATOR RIVER- 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ136-137-122000- /O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.150212T2100Z-150213T1200Z/ PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-122000- /O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150214T0600Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ158-122000- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 415 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
707 WHUS72 KMHX 121827 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE TODAY... .8 TO 10 FOOT LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY BUT THEN AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS LATE TODAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS RESULTING IN SEAS REBUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AMZ150-130630- /O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150214T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-130630- /O.EXT.KMHX.GL.W.0008.150212T1827Z-150213T1500Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ152-154-156-130630- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ158-130630- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-131-130630- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.150212T2100Z-150213T1800Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-ALLIGATOR RIVER- 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ136-137-130630- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.150212T2100Z-150213T1200Z/ PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 127 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
874 WHUS72 KMHX 121901 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE TODAY... .8 TO 10 FOOT LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY BUT THEN AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS LATE TODAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS RESULTING IN SEAS REBUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AMZ158-130715- /O.UPG.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ152-154-156-130715- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-130715- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-130715- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-131-130715- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.150212T2100Z-150213T1800Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-ALLIGATOR RIVER- 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ136-137-130715- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.150212T2100Z-150213T1200Z/ PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 201 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
597 WHUS72 KMHX 130302 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA RESULTING IN NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS REMAIN 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AMZ158-131200- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ152-154-156-131500- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-131500- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-131500- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-131-131515- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-ALLIGATOR RIVER- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ136-137-131200- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
979 WHUS72 KMHX 130552 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1252 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA RESULTING IN NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. SEAS WILL REMAIN 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AMZ135-131545- /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 1252 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ150-152-154-156-131500- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 1252 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ158-131200- /O.CON.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 1252 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-131-131545- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-ALLIGATOR RIVER- 1252 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ136-137-131200- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 1252 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
891 WHUS72 KMHX 130903 MWWMHX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AMZ150-152-154-132115- /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150214T0600Z/ S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM- S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM- S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ156-131800- /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM- 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ158-131800- /O.CAN.KMHX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM- 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ130-131-131800- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ ALBEMARLE SOUND-ALLIGATOR RIVER- 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ136-137-131200- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1200Z/ PAMLICO AND PUNGO RIVERS-NEUSE AND BAY RIVERS- 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ AMZ135-131800- /O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-150213T1800Z/ PAMLICO SOUND- 403 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 12, 4:09 AM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 4:09 AM EST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
409 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE
TODAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY.
ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE WILL CROSS THE
AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF YET ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /TODAY/...
AS OF 400 AM THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING INTO THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTH MOVES OFF OF THE COAST EARLY TODAY WHILE A STRONG
(ARCTIC) COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE
AREA LATE TODAY. RESULTING PRE FRONTAL WESTERLY FLOW WILL LEAD TO
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 55 TO 60 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA. ALTHOUGH MOISTURE LOOKS VERY LIMITED THE HIGH RESOLUTION
MODELS GENERATE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION LATE TODAY SO WILL KEEP
20-30% POPS. EXPECT MAINLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BUT THE COLD AIR
DEEPENS ENOUGH SUCH THAT A FEW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY ACCUMULATIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
AS OF 400 AM THURSDAY...THE FIRST ARCTIC FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH
THE AREA BY 00Z. COULD SEE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EARLY
EVENING BUT AGAIN NOT EXPECTING ACCUMULATIONS. VERY COLD AIR WILL
POUR INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH 850 MB TEMPS OF -3 SD BELOW
NORMAL YIELDING LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. GUSTY
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 4 AM THU...LONG TERM PERIOD WILL FEATURE SEVERAL BOUTS OF
ARCTIC AIR INVADING THE AREA...WITH BRIEF SHORT SPELLS OF WARMTH
IN BETWEEN. FIRST ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE AREA ON
FRIDAY AS SFC HIGH MOVES INTO THE SE CONUS. LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES
STRUGGLE TO REACH THE 1270M RANGE...AND SUGGEST HIGHS ONLY IN THE
LOW 30S NORTHEAST TO MID 30S SOUTHWEST. BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE
MORNING WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE THE LOW TEENS. COULD BE SOME MID
AND HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING THROUGH THE REGION AS MOISTURE ALOFT
WILL BE PRESENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT TEMPS WILL BE DICTATED BY AMOUNT OF MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS...AS ARCTIC HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE REGION BRINGING
CALM WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR PLUMMETING TEMPS WITH VERY GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING SHOULD SKIES BECOME CLEAR. AT THIS TIME HAVE
ADVERTISED LOWS AROUND 20. IF CLOUDS HANG ON THESE VALS WILL BE
SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER AND IF CLEARING THEN TEMPS EASILY REACH THE
TEENS.
SATURDAY WILL MODERATE BACK INTO THE UPR 40S/LOWER 50S FOR HIGHS
WITH SW WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE...WITH 20-25 KT ON
THE OBX BY LATE IN THE DAY. BIG CHANGES STILL EXPECTED SAT NIGHT
WITH STRONG COLD FRONT OF SIBERIAN ORIGIN SET TO BLAST THROUGH THE
AREA. A STRONG MID LEVEL VORT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS AIRMASS WITH SFC
LOW DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. MOISTURE AND LIFT
REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA THOUGH STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT OVER
NE NC MAY BRING ANOTHER SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS NE ZONES
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE MAY END IN A BRIEF SNOW
SHOWER OR TWO AS THICKNESSES PLUMMET AND SUPPORT FROZEN PRECIP.
TRIVIAL SNOW AMOUNTS IF ANY EXPECTED WITH NO MORE THAN A DUSTING
IF/WHERE SNOW SHOWERS FALL. THE MUCH BIGGER STORY WILL BE THE
EXTREMELY COLD AIRMASS THAT WILL WILL RUSH INTO E NC BEGINNING SAT
NIGHT. SOME SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT ON WHEN ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH E NC... WITH LATEST GFS A BIT SLOWER AND BRINGING FRONT IN
AROUND 12Z...THOUGH WILL CONTINUE WITH PERSISTENCE AND BRING FRONT
THROUGH BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z. VERY GUSTY NW WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
FROPA AS STRONG CAA COMMENCES LATE SAT EVENING. WIND GUSTS 25-35
MPH INLAND TO 35-50 MPH OUTER BANKS WILL COMBINE WITH LOWS AROUND
20 TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 0 AND 5 DEGREES MOST LOCALES.
FOR SUNDAY...NAEFS 850MB TEMP STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVERTISE AROUND 3 STAND DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL...
WITH CFSR NEAR THE MINIMUM FOR MID FEBRUARY AND WOULD BE
INDICATIVE OF RECORD LOW TEMPS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR BOTH SUNDAY
MORNING AND MONDAY MORNING. HIGH TEMPS SUNDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO GET
OUT OF THE 20S PER THICKNESS VALS 1240-1250M...AND CONTINUED GUSTY
NW WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS ONLY IN THE TEENS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. SUNDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE
PERIOD WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRES CENTERED OVERHEAD...WITH LOWS WELL
DOWN INTO THE TEENS. ECM MOS ADVERTISING LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ACROSS SOME AREAS OF E NC... AND THIS SEEMS PLAUSIBLE GIVEN THE
EXTREMELY ANOMALOUS AIR MASS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. WITH THE COLD
AND WIND BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
REMEMBER TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS LETTING COLD WEATHER
SUSCEPTIBLE PIPES TO DRIP...TAKE IN PETS... AND REMEMBER TO WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES IF VENTURING OUTDOORS.
HAVE EDGED TEMPS DOWN A DEGREE OR TWO ON MONDAY AS AIRMASS WILL BE
SLOW TO MODERATE...AND EXPECT HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID
30S...COLDEST NE AREAS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE WINDS WILL BE VERY
LIGHT AS THE ARCTIC HIGH SLOWLY TRANSLATES THROUGH THE SE CONUS.BETTER
AGREEMENT AMONGST 12/00Z DETERMINISTIC ECM/GFS/GEM IN A DEVELOPING
LOWER MS VALLEY STORM SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT APPEARS AT THIS
TIME THAT THE LOW CENTER WILL PASS WEST OF THE SE SEABOARD WHICH
WOULD MEAN MAINLY A RAIN EVENT FOR E NC TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
HAVE INC POPS TO NO HIGHER THAN 50 PERCENT DUE TO SOME TIMING
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE SYSTEM. MID WEEK AND BEYOND...IT LOOKS LIKE
THE GENERALLY COLD PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER COLD AIR
MASS FILTERING INTO THE AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1230 AM FRIDAY...DRY HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES BUILDING OVER
THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH ALLOWING WINDS TO BRIEFLY
PARTIALLY DECOUPLE RESULTING IN PATCHY LIGHT FOG DEVELOPING.
THINK BEST THREAT FOR THIS TO OCCUR WITH MVFR VISIBILTITES IS
VICINITY OF KEWN/KOAJ. FURTHER INLAND THERE IS BETTER POTENTIAL
FOR LOW LEVEL MIXING. WEST WINDS INCREASE TO 10-20 KNOTS AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST BY
EVENING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE STRATOCUMULUS POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 4000 FT BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 4 AM THU...GENERALLY VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
WINDS BACK TO SOUTHWEST AND INC 15-20 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY AHEAD
OF NEXT FRONT. ARCTIC FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. VERY
GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND IT 15-25 KNOTS SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
ARCTIC HIGH BUILDING IN MONDAY WILL PRODUCE LIGHT WINDS.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 400 AM THURSDAY....DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO REDEVELOP
OVER THE NC WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC FRONT
CROSSES THE WATERS LATE TODAY. GALE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR
THE WATERS FROM OREGON INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT AND FOR THE PAMLICO
SOUND WHILE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WATERS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE LIGHT THIS MORNING LONG PERIOD
SEAS ARE STILL RUNNING AT 8 TO 10 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL WATERS. THE SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 8 FT BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT
AND INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS AFTER 18Z.
THIS WILL CAUSE SEAS TO REBUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 4 AM THU...VERY POOR BOATING CONDITIONS WITH EITHER SMALL
CRAFT OR GALE CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD.
CONTINUING GUSTY WINDS FRI MORNING WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON AND BECOME LIGHT FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. THE
REPRIEVE WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS NEXT STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT GUSTY SW WINDS TO
POSSIBLE GALES WILL DEVELOP LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND BECOME NW TO
GALES ALL WATERS AND SOUNDS SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS
40-45 KT PROBABLE ACROSS THE WATERS WITH 30-40 KT ON THE SOUNDS.
SEAS PEAK AT 10-15 FT LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. THE WINDS
FINALLY DIMINISH BELOW 25 KT MONDAY MORNING THOUGH LINGERING 6+ FT
SEAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
AS OF 400 AM THURSDAY...WILL EXTEND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL
15Z AS LONG PERIOD (13-14 SECOND) 8 TO 10 FT SWELLS CONTINUE ALONG
THE OUTER BANKS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS BREAKING SURF OF 8 TO 12
FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT
IN MINOR BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLE OVERWASH
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY VICINITY OF THE S-CURVES NEAR RODANTHE
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH OCCURS AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING .
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ103.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR AMZ136-137.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
AMZ135.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR AMZ130-131.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR AMZ152-154-156.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR AMZ150.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY FOR AMZ158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JME
NEAR TERM...JME
SHORT TERM...JME
LONG TERM...TL
AVIATION...JME/TL
MARINE...JME/TL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...JMEHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 10:34 PM EST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1034 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-098-130345- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-ONSLOW- 1034 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ104-130345- OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1034 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ103-130345- OUTER BANKS DARE- 1034 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF ADVISORY. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ095-130345- CARTERET- 1034 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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