NOAA-NWS-ALERTS North Carolina 2008-05-13T06:10:03-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2008-05-13T06:10:03-04:00 Actual Alert Public Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina Issued by the National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/alerts/nc.html Met Coastal Flood Statement Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T09:22:00 2008-05-15T03:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ095-103-104-132130- /O.NEW.KMHX.CF.S.0005.080513T1200Z-080515T0300Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES OFFSHORE WILL SEND A LARGE NE TO E SWELL TO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY AT THE MORE EAST EXPOSED BEACHES. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 9 AM AND 9 PM TODAY...AND 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ095.MHXCFWMHX.092200 Carteret (North Carolina) 037031 Met Coastal Flood Warning Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T09:56:00 2008-05-13T22:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 556 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ102-VAZ098-131500- /O.CON.KAKQ.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T2200Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080513T2200Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 556 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... LOCATION TIME OF HIGH TIDE EXPECTED HEIGHT DUCK PIER... 342 PM 6.2 FT A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...WITH NEARSHORE WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FT...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA... PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ102.AKQCFWAKQ.095600 Eastern Currituck (North Carolina) 037053 Met High Surf Advisory Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T09:56:00 2008-05-13T22:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 556 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ102-VAZ098-131500- /O.CON.KAKQ.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T2200Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080513T2200Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 556 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... LOCATION TIME OF HIGH TIDE EXPECTED HEIGHT DUCK PIER... 342 PM 6.2 FT 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF...WITH NEARSHORE WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FT...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA... PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ102.AKQCFWAKQ.095600 Eastern Currituck (North Carolina) 037053 Met Coastal Flood Statement Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T09:22:00 2008-05-15T03:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ095-103-104-132130- /O.NEW.KMHX.CF.S.0005.080513T1200Z-080515T0300Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES OFFSHORE WILL SEND A LARGE NE TO E SWELL TO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY AT THE MORE EAST EXPOSED BEACHES. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 9 AM AND 9 PM TODAY...AND 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ103.MHXCFWMHX.092200 Eastern Dare (North Carolina) 037055 Met Coastal Flood Warning Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T07:36:00 2008-05-13T15:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 336 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ103-131500- /O.EXT.KMHX.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080513T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080515T0300Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 336 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUNDS AND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PAMLICO SOUND PRODUCING MINOR SOUND SIDE FLOODING ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. WINDS AND WATER LEVELS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. WATER LEVELS IN SPOTS COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME ISOLATED 4 FOOT AMOUNTS ADJACENT TO THE SOUND THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT...A LARGE BACK SWELL WITH SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL IMPACT THE OUTER BANKS THROUGH WEDNESDAY CREATING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH... ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL BE AROUND 330 THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 4 TONIGHT. EARLY THIS MORNING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 NEAR NAGS HEAD AND KILL DEVIL HILLS ARE EXPERIENCING OCEAN OVERWASH DURING THE HIGH TIDE. RESIDENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM THE HIGH OCEAN LEVELS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WATER ON HIGHWAY 12 AND ADJUST SPEEDS ACCORDINGLY. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ103.MHXCFWMHX.073600 Eastern Dare (North Carolina) 037055 Met High Surf Advisory Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T07:36:00 2008-05-15T03:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 336 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ103-131500- /O.EXT.KMHX.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080513T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMHX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080515T0300Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE- 336 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUNDS AND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PAMLICO SOUND PRODUCING MINOR SOUND SIDE FLOODING ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. WINDS AND WATER LEVELS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. WATER LEVELS IN SPOTS COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME ISOLATED 4 FOOT AMOUNTS ADJACENT TO THE SOUND THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT...A LARGE BACK SWELL WITH SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL IMPACT THE OUTER BANKS THROUGH WEDNESDAY CREATING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. THE HIGH SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH... ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL BE AROUND 330 THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 4 TONIGHT. EARLY THIS MORNING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 NEAR NAGS HEAD AND KILL DEVIL HILLS ARE EXPERIENCING OCEAN OVERWASH DURING THE HIGH TIDE. RESIDENTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM THE HIGH OCEAN LEVELS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WATER ON HIGHWAY 12 AND ADJUST SPEEDS ACCORDINGLY. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND OCEAN OVERWASH. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ103.MHXCFWMHX.073600 Eastern Dare (North Carolina) 037055 Met Wind Advisory Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T07:52:00 2008-05-13T21:00:00 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 352 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ103-104-132000- /O.CAN.KMHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.080513T0752Z-080513T2100Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 352 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER BANKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE LOW WILL STILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED FROM GREATER THAN 40 MPH TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING...THEY STILL WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO IMPACT DRIVING AND TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ103.MHXNPWMHX.075200 Eastern Dare (North Carolina) 037055 Met Coastal Flood Statement Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T09:22:00 2008-05-15T03:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ095-103-104-132130- /O.NEW.KMHX.CF.S.0005.080513T1200Z-080515T0300Z/ CARTERET-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES OFFSHORE WILL SEND A LARGE NE TO E SWELL TO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY AT THE MORE EAST EXPOSED BEACHES. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. THE MOST LIKELY TIMES FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 9 AM AND 9 PM TODAY...AND 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ104.MHXCFWMHX.092200 Eastern Hyde (North Carolina) 037095 Met Coastal Flood Warning Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T07:36:00 2008-05-13T15:00:00 COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 336 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ104-131500- /O.EXT.KMHX.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080513T1500Z/ OUTER BANKS HYDE- 336 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUNDS AND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PAMLICO SOUND PRODUCING MINOR SOUND SIDE FLOODING ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. WINDS AND WATER LEVELS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. WATER LEVELS IN SPOTS COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ADJACENT TO THE SOUND THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. 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. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ104.MHXCFWMHX.073600 Eastern Hyde (North Carolina) 037095 Met Wind Advisory Unknown Unknown Unknown 2008-05-13T07:52:00 2008-05-13T21:00:00 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 352 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 NCZ103-104-132000- /O.CAN.KMHX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.WI.Y.0010.080513T0752Z-080513T2100Z/ OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK... NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES 352 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER BANKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE LOW WILL STILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED FROM GREATER THAN 40 MPH TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING...THEY STILL WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO IMPACT DRIVING AND TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ http://www.weather.gov/alerts/NC.html#NCZ104.MHXNPWMHX.075200 Eastern Hyde (North Carolina) 037095