2 products issued by NWS for: Hatteras NC
Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 325 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WATER RISES ON EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS WILL RESULT IN SOUNDSIDE FLOODING ALONG THE OUTER BANKS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ANOTHER COASTAL LOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OFF THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PILE WATER ALONG THE EASTERN SHORES OF THE SOUNDS. NCZ103-104-101000- /O.UPG.KMHX.CF.A.0001.100210T1200Z-100211T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.CF.W.0001.100210T1200Z-100211T1800Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 325 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW PUSH WATER OUT OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS AND THE WESTERN PAMLICO SOUND...TOWARD THE EASTERN PAMLICO SOUND AND OUTER BANKS. THIS WILL PRODUCE WATER LEVELS 2 TO 3 FEET BELOW NORMAL IN THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS AND ADJACENT PAMLICO SOUND AREAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THESE SIGNIFICANTLY LOW WATER CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT NAVIGATION ON THE RIVERS AND THE WESTERN PAMLICO SOUND. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN A LOW WATER AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && $$
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 324 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 NCZ103-104-100430- /O.UPG.KMHX.HW.A.0001.100210T1500Z-100211T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.HW.W.0002.100210T1200Z-100211T0300Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 324 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE RESULTING TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$