AMZ200-100430-
 352 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
 SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
 A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL
 MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO
 RAPIDLY INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE A
 VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL LINGER
 INTO THURSDAY AS THE STORM DEEPENS FURTHER SOUTHEAST OF NEW
 ENGLAND. THE NEXT IN THE PARADE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
 BY TO OUR SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
 BUILD IN FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
 
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 AMZ252-100430-
 CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
 352 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE
 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 

 THROUGH 6 PM
 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS
 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH
 ISOLATED TSTMS.

 TONIGHT
 SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
 GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT
 WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 SCATTERED SHOWERS.

 WED
 W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

 WED NIGHT
 NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO
 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

 THU
 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO
 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

 THU NIGHT
 NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
 4 FT.

 FRI
 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW
 AROUND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
 1 TO 2 FT.

 FRI NIGHT
 NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

 SAT
 NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

 SUN
 W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
 
 WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
 
 $$