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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2016, 1:41 PM EDT for Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2016, 1:41 PM EDT (17:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
422 WWUS72 KMHX 041741 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 141 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH FOR MOST OF INLAND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TEMPERATURES OVER THE INLAND AREAS TO DROP INTO THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE. NCZ047-103-104-051000- /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T2300Z/ MAINLAND DARE-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT... EAST LAKE...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO...RODANTHE...BUXTON... HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 141 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ029-044>046-079>081-090>093-098-051000- /O.CON.KMHX.FZ.A.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE- DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... OAK CITY...JAMESVILLE...GREENVILLE...BETHEL...FARMVILLE... GRIFTON...GRIMESLAND...PLYMOUTH...ROPER...CRESWELL...COLUMBIA... GUM NECK...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WALSTONBURG...WASHINGTON... CHOCOWINITY...BELHAVEN...BATH...AURORA...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD... PONZER...SCRANTON...SWANQUARTER...WALLACE...WARSAW... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...FAISON...KINSTON...LA GRANGE... PINK HILL...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN... HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...COVE CITY...JACKSONVILLE...RICHLANDS... SWANSBORO...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 141 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 32 DEGREES. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURE WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 11
4 follow-up statements
014 WWUS72 KMHX 042141 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 541 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH FOR MOST OF INLAND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEN COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TEMPERATURES OVER THE INLAND AREAS TO DROP INTO THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE LEADING TO A HARD FREEZE. NCZ081-050900- /O.EXB.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.FZ.A.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MAINLAND HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER... SCRANTON...SWANQUARTER 541 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ NCZ095-050900- /O.EXB.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T1800Z/ CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE 541 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ047-103-104-050900- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T2300Z/ MAINLAND DARE-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT... EAST LAKE...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO...RODANTHE...BUXTON... HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 541 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ029-044>046-079-080-090>093-098-050900- /O.CON.KMHX.FZ.A.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR- JONES-CRAVEN-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... OAK CITY...JAMESVILLE...GREENVILLE...BETHEL...FARMVILLE... GRIFTON...GRIMESLAND...PLYMOUTH...ROPER...CRESWELL...COLUMBIA... GUM NECK...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WALSTONBURG...WASHINGTON... CHOCOWINITY...BELHAVEN...BATH...AURORA...WALLACE...WARSAW... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...FAISON...KINSTON...LA GRANGE... PINK HILL...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN... HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...COVE CITY...JACKSONVILLE...RICHLANDS... SWANSBORO...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 541 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
626 WWUS72 KMHX 050645 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL MAINLAND COUNTIES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THEN COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TEMPERATURES OVER THE INLAND AREAS TO DROP INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE LEADING TO A HARD FREEZE. NCZ081-052000- /O.UPG.KMHX.FZ.A.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T1800Z/ MAINLAND HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER... SCRANTON...SWANQUARTER 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ NCZ029-044>046-079-080-090>093-098-052000- /O.UPG.KMHX.FZ.A.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-DUPLIN-LENOIR- JONES-CRAVEN-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... OAK CITY...JAMESVILLE...GREENVILLE...BETHEL...FARMVILLE... GRIFTON...GRIMESLAND...PLYMOUTH...ROPER...CRESWELL...COLUMBIA... GUM NECK...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WALSTONBURG...WASHINGTON... CHOCOWINITY...BELHAVEN...BATH...AURORA...WALLACE...WARSAW... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...FAISON...KINSTON...LA GRANGE... PINK HILL...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN... HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...COVE CITY...JACKSONVILLE...RICHLANDS... SWANSBORO...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ047-052000- /O.NEW.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T2300Z/ MAINLAND DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT...EAST LAKE 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AWAY FROM WATER. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ095-052000- /O.NEW.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T1800Z/ CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AWAY FROM WATER. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY FOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ094-052000- /O.NEW.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ PAMLICO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORIENTAL...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE... VANDEMERE 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AWAY FROM WATER. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ103-104-052000- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.160405T0800Z-160405T2300Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 245 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
718 WWUS72 KMHX 052000 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 400 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL MAINLAND COUNTIES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTH TOWARDS EASTERN NC THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY, UP TO 45 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST INTO THIS EVENING, THEN DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH TONIGHT. THEN COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TEMPERATURES OVER THE INLAND AREAS TO DROP INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE LEADING TO A HARD FREEZE. NCZ047-060800- /O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160405T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MAINLAND DARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT...EAST LAKE 400 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURES...AT OR BELOW FREEZING AWAY FROM WATER BODIES. * TIMING...THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ029-044>046-079>081-090>095-098-060800- /O.CON.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE- DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... OAK CITY...JAMESVILLE...GREENVILLE...BETHEL...FARMVILLE... GRIFTON...GRIMESLAND...PLYMOUTH...ROPER...CRESWELL...COLUMBIA... GUM NECK...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WALSTONBURG...WASHINGTON... CHOCOWINITY...BELHAVEN...BATH...AURORA...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD... PONZER...SCRANTON...SWANQUARTER...WALLACE...WARSAW... KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...FAISON...KINSTON...LA GRANGE... PINK HILL...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN... HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO...COVE CITY...ORIENTAL...BAYBORO... ARAPAHOE...VANDEMERE...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE...JACKSONVILLE...RICHLANDS... SWANSBORO...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 400 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ103-104-060000- /O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 400 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
335 WWUS72 KMHX 052030 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 430 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL MAINLAND COUNTIES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TEMPERATURES OVER THE INLAND AREAS TO DROP INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE LEADING TO A HARD FREEZE. NCZ103-104-052130- /O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 430 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA, THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-060830- /O.CON.KMHX.FZ.W.0001.160406T0700Z-160406T1300Z/ MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE... OAK CITY...JAMESVILLE...GREENVILLE...BETHEL...FARMVILLE... GRIFTON...GRIMESLAND...PLYMOUTH...ROPER...CRESWELL...COLUMBIA... GUM NECK...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT...EAST LAKE...SNOW HILL... HOOKERTON...WALSTONBURG...WASHINGTON...CHOCOWINITY...BELHAVEN... BATH...AURORA...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER...SCRANTON... SWANQUARTER...WALLACE...WARSAW...KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE... FAISON...KINSTON...LA GRANGE...PINK HILL...MAYSVILLE... POLLOCKSVILLE...TRENTON...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...VANCEBORO... COVE CITY...ORIENTAL...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...VANDEMERE... MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT...ATLANTIC BEACH... EMERALD ISLE...JACKSONVILLE...RICHLANDS...SWANSBORO... NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 430 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...THE FREEZE WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 4, 12:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 12:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1232 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE OFFSHORE TODAY AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST TUESDAY AND MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY. A SERIES
OF COLD FRONTS WILL SWEEP THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK FOLLOWED BY
ARCTIC COLD HIGH PRESSURE NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1230 PM MONDAY...UPDATED EARLIER TO RAISE TEMPERATURES A
COUPLE OF DEGREES OVER THE OUTER BANKS AND SOUTHERN COAST REGION
BASED ON CURRENT TEMPERATURES. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON AS WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS WELL TO OUR
SOUTH. REMAINDER OF FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO OTHER CHANGES
PLANNED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM MON...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THRU THE REGION
LATE. MDLS SHOW LIMITED MOISTURE WITH THE FRONT WITH BEST CHC OF
PRECIP OVER NRN TIER. HAVE CHC POPS N TO NOTHING S OVERNIGHT. WILL
BE VERY MILD THRU THE EVENING WITH SW FLOW THEN VERY STRONG CAA
WILL DEVELOP FROM N TO S IN WAKE OF FRONT AFTER 06Z. THIS CAA WILL
LEAD TO GUSTY N WINDS AND TEMPS DROPPING TO LOWER 40S N TO UPR 40S
S BY 12Z. WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND ADVRY FOR OBX LATE AND WILL CONT
TO MONITOR MDL TRENDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM SUNDAY...AN ACTIVE PATTERN FOR THE LONG TERM AS A
SERIES OF SYSTEM CROSS THE AREA WITH A ROLLERCOASTER OF
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. RECORD COLD TEMPS
POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT/WED MORNING...AND AGAIN THIS COMING WEEKEND.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING: COOL HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH
WILL BEGIN TO NOSE SOUTH INTO THE REGION. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS STRONG CAA CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY.
LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALS ON PAR WITH MOS GUIDE SUITE IN FCSTING
TEMPS STRUGGLING INTO THE LOW/MID 50S INLAND AND WILL LIKELY STAY
IN THE 40S ACROSS THE NE ZONES/OBX. PLENTIFUL CLOUDS AND A FEW
SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE NRN OBX THROUGH THE MORNING. AS THE
GRADIENT RELAXES/HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AND WINDS DECOUPLE EXPECT THE COOLEST
TEMPERATURES TO BE REALIZED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAVE ISSUED A
FREEZE WATCH MOST AREAS AS GOOD CONFIDENCE ON LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S AWAY FROM THE COAST. FOR COASTAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE OBX
THERE WILL LIKELY BE FROST CONCERNS AS TEMPS WILL DROP TO AROUND
FREEZING.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE
NORTHEAST COAST AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL YIELD
RETURN FLOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MODELS INDICATING SOME
SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM OFF THE WATER WEDNESDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY HIGHS WILL REBOUND INTO THE 60S AS SRLY FLOW ENSUES.
LOWS TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING IN THE MID 50S UNDER INCREASING
CLOUDS. HAVE AN INCREASING POP TREND BY LATE WED NIGHT ESP NEAR
THE COAST AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE INCREASES WITH EVEN
SOME THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE. WINDS WILL REALLY START TO RAMP UP
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE APPALACHIANS.
THURSDAY: MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT THE TIMING AND
MAGNITUDE OF THIS NEXT FRONT. 04/00Z ECM/GFS/CMC IN AGREEMENT NOW
WITH INITIAL SHORTWAVE ROUNDING BASE OF DEEPENING LONG WAVE TROUGH
SINKING SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS WHICH WILL BE FOCUS FOR
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME EMBEDDED THUNDER THROUGH THE
DAY THURSDAY. LATEST ECM IS NOT AS STRONG WITH UPPER LEVEL ENERGY
AND THUS LESS INSTABILITY IS FCST. IT APPEARS TO BE A HIGH
SHEAR/LOW CAPE EVENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR SEVERE
POTENTIAL. EITHER WAY, VERY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. GIVEN CLOUD AND PRECIPITATION
COVERAGE, TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES
DESPITE THE HIGH LOW LVL THICKNESS VALS.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY: STILL RATHER MILD THUR NIGHT AND
FRI AS BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH DEEPENS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
REGION AND FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST AS A RESULT BACKS WSW ON
FRIDAY. THIS MAY BRING SOME SCT SHOWERS TO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE
MOTHERLOAD OF ARCTIC AIR SET TO INVADE THE EASTERN CONUS BY THE
WEEKEND. GEFS REFORECAST ANALYSIS INDICATES RECORD COLD WITH
STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES SOME 3 SD BELOW NORMAL WRT TO 500 MB HTS
ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS. SOME TIMING AND AMPLITUDE DIFFERENCES
AMONGST GLOBAL MODEL SUITE WITH DEPTH OF ARCTIC AIR THIS COMING
WEEKEND. GFS IS BY FAR THE COLDEST AND FASTEST WITH THE
AIRMASS...WHILE CMC AND ECM ARE A BIT SLOWER AND WARMER. WILL
CONTINUE TO TREND DOWN WITH TEMPS THOUGH TAKE A MODEL BLEND
APPROACH AT THIS TIME. IT APPEARS SATURDAY WOULD BE THE COOLEST
DAY OF THE PD WITH TEMPS STRUGGLING INTO THE 50S FOR HIGHS. SAT
NIGHT THE ARCTIC SFC HIGH WILL BUILD INTO E NC WITH ANOTHER
POTENTIAL FREEZE WITH IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS
EXPECTED. MOS VALUES FCSTING LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S SAT NIGHT...
WHICH IS REMARKABLE AT THIS LONG RANGE AS GUIDANCE TRENDS TOWARDS
CLIMO IN THE LONG TERM. AIR MASS MODERATION OCCURS ON SUNDAY AS
HTS/THICKNESSES BUILD WITH HIGHS REBOUNDING INTO THE 60S.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THRU TONIGHT/...
AS OF 630 AM MON...VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONT THRU THIS
EVENING WITH MAINLY CLR SKIES. SW WINDS WILL GUSTS TO AROUND 20
KTS OR SO LATE THIS MORN AND AFTN AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONT.
THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS TONIGHT WITH WIDELY SCT TO SCT SHRA
POSS ALONG AND BEHIND FRONT BUT LITTLE IMPACT EXPECTED. FCST
SOUNDINGS FROM NAM/GFS CONT TO SHOW POTENTIAL FOR SOME MVFR CIGS
LATE AS INVERSION DEVELOPS AND WILL ADD THAT TO TAFS.
LONG TERM /TUE THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM SUN...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WED AFTERNOON
WITH A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY BRIEFLY AHEAD OF A FRONT
PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY
REDUCE VSBYS AND CIGS BY THUR WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND CLOUDS
ACROSS E NC. GUSTY SOUTH WIND AHEAD OF THE FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED
THURSDAY WITH WIND VEERING TO THE WEST BY THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS
WILL BACK BRIEFLY FRIDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1230 PM MONDAY...GUSTY SW WINDS CONTINUE ON THE COASTAL
WATERS AND SOUNDS...GENERALLY RUNNING 15-20 KNOTS WITH SEAS 2-4
FEET. THE GUSTY SW WINDS WILL CONT INTO THE EVENING THEN EXPECT
COLD FRONT TO QUICKLY MOVE SE THRU THE REGION AFT ABOUT 06Z. COMBO
OF TIGHT GRDNT AND INTENSE CAA WILL LEAD TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KTS
DEVELOPING FROM N TO S AFT 06Z. ALTHO DURATION WILL BE SHORT HAVE
BUMPED UP SCA TO GALE WARNING FOR ALBEMARLE SOUND...PAMLICO SOUND
AND ALLIGATOR RIVER. ALSO ADDED SCA FOR WRN RIVERS LATE.
SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TO 6 TO 7 FT THIS
EVENING. AS N WINDS SURGE BEHIND FRONT LATE SEAS WILL BUILD
QUICKLY TO 7 TO 10 FT N AND 5 TO 7 FT S BY DAYBREAK.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM SUN...STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY AS SIGNIFICANT
COLD AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPS BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS QUICKLY BUILD
8 TO 13 FEET ON TUESDAY FOR THE NRN/CNTRL WATERS. BRIEF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS RELAXING
AND SEAS SUBSIDING. RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST AND A FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. STRONG SOUTHFLOW WILL RAMP UP THURSDAY JUST AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WITH A PERIOD OF GALES AND HIGH SEAS ONCE AGAIN
POSSIBLE THIS TIME FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH WEST WINDS DEVELOPING ON THE
BACKEND. SEAS AND WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH POOR BOATING
CONDITIONS FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH FRIDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
AS OF 230 AM MON...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH SW
WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH RH VALUES DROPPING TO AS
LOW AS 30 PERCENT. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE INLAND WHERE LOWEST
RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD MIN TEMPS FOR 04/06/2016 WEDNESDAY
LOCATION TEMP/YEAR
NEW BERN 30/2004 (KEWN ASOS)
CAPE HATTERAS 36/1975 (KHSE ASOS)
GREENVILLE 28/1918 (COOP - NOT KPGV AWOS)
MOREHEAD CITY 31/2004 (COOP - NOT KMRH ASOS)
KINSTON 27/2004 (COOP - NOT KISO AWOS)
JACKSONVILLE 25/2004 (KNCA AWOS)
&&
.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ029-044>046-079>081-090>093-098.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ136-
137.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ135.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ130-131.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR AMZ150-152-154-
156.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ158.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RF
NEAR TERM...CTC
SHORT TERM...RF
LONG TERM...TL/LEP
AVIATION...CTC/TL
MARINE...RF/CTC/TL
FIRE WEATHER...MHX
CLIMATE...MHXHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 2:55 AM EDT, 10 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 255 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 NCZ029-044>046-079>081-090>093-098-050700- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN- LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-ONSLOW- 255 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO AND INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. COLD AIR IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH A FREEZE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ103-104-050700- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 255 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ047-094-095-050700- MAINLAND DARE-PAMLICO-CARTERET- 255 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO AND INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. COLD AIR IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30S LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH A FROST OR FREEZE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2:54 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir and 4 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
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