Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
746 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA..
ROANOKE RIVER NEAR WILLIAMSTON AFFECTING MARTIN COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL
RADIO...MEDIA OR CABLE TV.
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NCC117-220046-
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/WLLN7.1.DR.091115T1240Z.091120T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
746 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROANOKE RIVER NEAR WILLIAMSTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.1 FEET BY
FRIDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING ADJACENT TO THE RIVER CAN
BE EXPECTED.
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FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM EST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
ROANOKE RIVER
WILLIAMSTON 10 11.0 FRI 07 PM 11.0 11.1 11.1
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
413 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
AMZ158-211700-
/O.EXT.KMHX.SC.Y.0200.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
413 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL
PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS TO
AROUND 6 FEET WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY.
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.
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
351 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
FROM S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM...
INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS AND THE MONITOR NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY
AMZ158-212030-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
351 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
246 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
NCZ029-220800-
MARTIN-
246 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ROANOKE RIVER
FROM HAMILTON TO WILLIAMSTON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE ROANOKE RIVER
INTO THE WEEKEND.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE COAST LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY. THIS LOW COULD PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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