Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this wind advisory at Jun 17, 2016, 4:23 AM EDT for Dare County, Hyde County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jun 17, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2016, 4:23 AM EDT (08:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2016, 3:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 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 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 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
- 3233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted.
839 WWUS72 KMHX 170823 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 423 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL EASTERN NC... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN A STRENGTHENING COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT DIMINISHES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, THOUGH WINDS MAY STILL GUST UPWARDS OF 35 MPH FOR THE OUTER BANKS AND COASTAL SECTIONS ON SUNDAY. NCZ047-081-095-103-104-172100- /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0013.160618T0300Z-160618T2300Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT... EAST LAKE...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER...SCRANTON... SWANQUARTER...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 423 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
252 WWUS72 KMHX 171928 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 328 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL EASTERN NC... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN A STRENGTHENING COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NC COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT DIMINISHES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... THOUGH WINDS MAY STILL GUST 30 TO 35 MPH FOR THE OUTER BANKS AND COASTAL SECTIONS ON SUNDAY. NCZ047-081-095-103-104-180900- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0013.160618T0300Z-160618T2300Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT... EAST LAKE...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER...SCRANTON... SWANQUARTER...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 328 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
475 WWUS72 KMHX 180730 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA PRODUCING NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES UP TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THOUGH WINDS MAY STILL GUST 30 TO 35 MPH ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS ON SUNDAY. NCZ047-081-095-181900- /O.EXT.KMHX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160618T1900Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT... EAST LAKE...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER...SCRANTON... SWANQUARTER...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE 330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 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. && $$ NCZ103-104-182000- /O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160618T2300Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 330 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
221 WWUS72 KMHX 181905 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 305 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 NCZ103-104-182015- /O.CAN.KMHX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160618T2300Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...MANTEO... RODANTHE...BUXTON...HATTERAS VILLAGE...OCRACOKE 305 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NCZ047-081-095-182015- /O.EXP.KMHX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160618T1900Z/ MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANNS HARBOR...STUMPY POINT... EAST LAKE...ENGELHARD...FAIRFIELD...PONZER...SCRANTON... SWANQUARTER...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...NEWPORT... ATLANTIC BEACH...EMERALD ISLE 305 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 88 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Martin, Washington | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare, Tyrrell, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 2:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 60 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MHX | Dare | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 2:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 2:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 61 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:15 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | MHX | 43 hr | |
| Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Pamlico | 28 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MHX | 4 days | |
| Jun 17, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MHX | Carteret | 43 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.