CFWMHX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
514 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

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OUTER BANKS DARE-
514 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
TRACK SLOWLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD THE SURF TO
15 TO 20 FEET...RESULTING IN OCEAN OVERWASH AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH
EROSION. HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL INCREASE THE
THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING. WATER LEVELS OF 4 FEET OR MORE ABOVE
NORMAL ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING
AROUND 8 AM. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BUT
THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE HIGH TIDE THIS
EVENING AROUND 830 PM.

THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST TODAY. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

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.

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BEAUFORT-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
514 AM EST WED NOV 22 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE AREA JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
TRACK SLOWLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH OVER THE PAMLICO
SOUND THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD WATER LEVELS ON
THE SOUTHERN END OF PAMLICO SOUND AND THE MOUTH OF THE NEUSE AND
TRENT RIVERS...AND WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF ADJACENT AREAS IN
CARTERET...CRAVEN...PAMLICO AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. WATER LEVELS
INCREASES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST
WATER LEVELS WILL BE THIS MORNING.

WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN
RECEDING...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE HIGHEST LEVELS WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN CRAVEN COUNTY WHERE
WATER WILL BE AROUND 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN THE CLUB FOOT AND
ADAMS CREEK AREAS. WATER LEVELS OF 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE
EXPECTED AROUND GREAT NECK POINT...AND 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN THE
NEW BERN AREA.

WATER LEVELS OF 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED IN DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY ACROSS CEDAR ISLAND...AND SOUTH RIVER. SEA LEVEL
AND STACY CAN EXPECT WATER TO BE AROUND 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

THE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST TODAY. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF
THE WATER.

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.

$$