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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
952 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
OVER THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WATERS...

.PERSISTENT MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL
LEAD TO SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AT 15 TO 20 KT WITH 4 TO
7 FOOT SEAS EXPECTED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WATERS.

AMZ156-158-191000-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0050.130619T0152Z-130619T2000Z/
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
952 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ152-154-191000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-130620T0300Z/
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
952 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

* SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ135-191000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-130619T1200Z/
PAMLICO SOUND-
952 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

* SEAS...2 TO 3 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$