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Gale Watch 3, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 22, 2018

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this gale watch at Apr 22, 2018, 4:02 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 23, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2018, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 23, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2018, 3:56 PM 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 Apr 22, 3:28 AM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 3:28 AM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 9:00 PM EDT, 7 hours 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 22, 3:53 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	40 hr
Apr 22, 3:56 PM EDT	Gale Warning	ILM		44 hr
Apr 22, 4:23 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	Brunswick	52 hr
Apr 22, 4:23 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	52 hr

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.