HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 259 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY.
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GEORGIA...SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
SATURDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...IT
WILL PRODUCE STRONG SHIFTING WINDS OFF THE SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS EVENING THE WINDS WILL
BE INITIALLY NORTHEAST TO EAST 25 TO 35 MPH AND COULD BRIEFLY
BECOME SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE BECOMING WEST AROUND DAWN
SATURDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE LARGE WAVES AND
ROUGH SURF ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET OFF THE COAST
TONIGHT. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND
THIS COULD LEAD TO OCEAN OVER WASH AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG EAST
FACING BEACHES. IN ADDITION...BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET ARE
EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE TONIGHT WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR BEACH
EROSION.
THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL
WATER LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND TONIGHT. AT THIS
POINT WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED
ADJACENT TO THE SOUND WITH SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 310 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY.
A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST TONIGHT THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
SATURDAY. EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH THE THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DOWN EAST SECTIONS OF CARTERET COUNTY. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SOME SATURDAY MORNING AS THE LOW TRACKS NEAR THE
REGION...THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST TO 25 TO 35
MPH DOWN EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES AWAY
FROM THE COAST. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
$$
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 259 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY.
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GEORGIA...SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
SATURDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...IT
WILL PRODUCE STRONG SHIFTING WINDS OFF THE SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS EVENING THE WINDS WILL
BE INITIALLY NORTHEAST TO EAST 25 TO 35 MPH AND COULD BRIEFLY
BECOME SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE BECOMING WEST AROUND DAWN
SATURDAY. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE LARGE WAVES AND
ROUGH SURF ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET OFF THE COAST
TONIGHT. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND
THIS COULD LEAD TO OCEAN OVER WASH AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG EAST
FACING BEACHES. IN ADDITION...BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET ARE
EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE TONIGHT WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR BEACH
EROSION.
THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL
WATER LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND TONIGHT. AT THIS
POINT WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED
ADJACENT TO THE SOUND WITH SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE
SHORE.
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