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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
945 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010

...PRELIMINARY WIND AND RAINFALL REPORTS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH 8 AM
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.  APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.

***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL PEAK WIND GUSTS COLLECTED ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS OF 8 AM EST ON 2/06/2010.


LOCATION            PEAK WIND      DATE      COMMENTS
                         GUST       OF
                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT
NORTH CAROLINA

...BEAUFORT COUNTY...
   WASHINGTON              32     2/05     OCW
   BEAUFORT RAWS           36     2/05

...CARTERET COUNTY...
   BEAUFORT                43     2/05     MRH
   CEDAR ISLAND            40     2/05     CTI
   PINEY ISLAND            47     2/05     NBT
   BOGUE FIELD             40     2/05     NJM
   NEWPORT                 38     2/05     MHX
   CROATAN RAWS            32     2/05
   FORT MACON              47     2/05     WEATHERFLOW

...CRAVEN COUNTY...
   CHERRY POINT            37     2/05     NKT
   NEW BERN                38     2/05     EWN
   NEW BERN RAWS           36     2/05

...DARE COUNTY...
   FRISCO                  45     2/06     HSE
   KILL DEVIL HILLS        36     2/05     FFA
   MANTEO                  37     2/05     MQI
   STUMPY POINT            37     2/06     SPO
   DARE BOMB RANGE         36     2/05
   JOCKEYS RIDGE           47     2/06     WEATHERFLOW
   MANTEO CAUSEWAY         49     2/06     WEATHERFLOW
   OREGON INLET            41     2/06     WEATHERFLOW
   ORIN7                   50     2/06     NOS
   WAVES                   45     2/06     WEATHERFLOW
   FRISCO PIER             47     2/05     WEATHERFLOW

...DUPLIN COUNTY...
   KENANSVILLE             26     2/05     DPL

...HYDE COUNTY...
   SWANQUARTER             36     2/05     SWQ
   OCRACOKE                43     2/05     WEATHERFLOW

...LENOIR COUNTY...
   KINSTON                 33     2/05     ISO

...ONSLOW COUNTY...
   JACKSONVILLE            41     2/05     OAJ
   NEW RIVER               41     2/05     NCA
   SANDY RUN RAWS          30     2/05
   RISELY PIER             46     2/05

...PITT COUNTY...
   GREENVILLE              29     2/05     PGV

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
   POCOSIN LAKES RAWS      33     2/05

***********************BUOY REPORTS*********************

LOCATION              PEAK WIND       PEAK WIND     HIGHEST
                      SUSTAINED        GUSTS         SEAS     DATE/
                        (KT)            (KT)         (FT)     TIME
DIAMOND BUOY             39              47           20      06/2AM
CAPE LOOKOUT             37              41           NA      05/9PM
DUCK PIER(2 NM OUT)                                   11      06/130AM
44056 (DUCK)                                          12      06/2AM
44100 (DUCK)                                          14      06/5AM
44014 (VA BEACH)                                      17      06/8AM


***********************RAINFALL REPORTS*********************

THE FOLLOWING ARE A COMBINATION OF AUTOMATED REPORTING STATIONS AND
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR
THE STORM THAT AFFECTED OUR REGION.

                          STORM EVENT            YEAR TO DATE
LOCATIONRAINFALL AMOUNT            RAINFALL

GRIFTON                         3.47
WASHINGTON                      2.98
JACKSONVILLE COOP               2.80
BUNYAN                          2.57
HARLOWE                         2.49
GREENVILLE (PGVN7)              2.44
JACKSONVILLE 6NE                2.26
NEW BERN RAWS                   2.33
NWS NEWPORT                     2.15                  9.09
GREENVILLE COOP                 2.01(THROUGH MIDNIGHT)
NEW BERN COOP                   2.00
PERRYTOWN                       2.00
NEW BERN ASOS                   1.97                  6.70
BAYBORO                         1.96
CAPE HATTERAS ASOS              1.67                  9.81
BEAUFORT ASOS                   1.45                  9.36
OCRACOKE COOP                   0.99


THE FOLLOWING ARE COCORAHS RAINFALL REPORTS (WWW.COCORAHS.ORG)

                    STORM EVENT       YEAR TO DATE
LOCATION   RAINFALL AMOUNT      RAINFALL

AYDEN                 2.45                8.08
WINTERVILLE 3.5W      2.24                7.69
GREENVILLE 1.4SE      2.49                8.08
ORIENTAL              1.92                8.63
SWANSBORO             1.94                8.09
MT.OLIVE 2.4 SW       2.54                6.91
MOUNT OLIVE 9.6 ESE   2.54                9.17
HAVELOCK 3.1 NW       2.41                8.26
HAVELOCK 2.7S         2.32                8.80
JAMES CITY 2.5 S      1.96                7.24
NEW BERN 1.3 NNE      2.26                7.98
NEWPORT 0.2SW         2.23                9.37
MOREHEAD CITY 2.9WNW  1.90                8.53
MOREHEAD CITY 0.6W    1.60                7.08
NEWPORT 2WSW          1.53                7.18
HARKERS IS 3.2 NE     1.56               10.15
WASHINGTON 7.6SE      1.44                7.10

THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX

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