WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 456 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS 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. EAST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH THE THE STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST SECTIONS OF CARTERET COUNTY. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SOME SATURDAY MORNING AS THE LOW TRACKS NEAR THE
REGION...THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST. WEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF CEDAR
ISLAND...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING 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.
$$
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 519 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND MOVE
NORTHEAST NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE COAST TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING BUILDING WAVES AND
ROUGH SURF. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 10 TO 14 FEET
OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN AROUND 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL AND THIS COULD LEAD TO OCEAN OVER WASH AND COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG EAST FACING BEACHES. IN ADDITION...BREAKING WAVES
OF 7 TO 9 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE TONIGHT WHICH COULD
LEAD TO MINOR BEACH EROSION.
THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL
WATER LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND TONIGHT. AT THIS
POINT WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED
ADJACENT TO THE SOUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
$$
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 519 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND MOVE
NORTHEAST NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE COAST TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING BUILDING WAVES AND
ROUGH SURF. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS 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 IS EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE TONIGHT WHICH COULD
LEAD TO MINOR BEACH EROSION.
THE STRONG NORTHEAST 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.
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 FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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