Marine Weather Statement

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
320 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

AMZ135-102100-
PAMLICO SOUND-
320 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY
RAPIDLY EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TODAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT TODAY LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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.

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