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NOUS42 KILM 251617

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC

1217 PM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008



...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...



THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS

FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. THESE REPORTS

WERE GATHERED...FROM ASOS...AWOS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS

OBSERVERS...MESONET...AND RAWS SITES. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO

AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM.



THE WIND GUSTS BELOW ARE FROM A GRAVITY WAVE THAT IMPACTED OUR AREA

LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.





***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************



LOCATION            PEAK WIND    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS

                         GUST       OF

                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT





NORTH CAROLINA



...COLUMBUS COUNTY...

   WHITEVILLE              47  1200 AM 10/25   AWOS (AIRPORT)

   WHITEVILLE 1WNW         40  1233 AM 10/25   MESONET (WX. UNDER)



...NEW HANOVER COUNTY...

   WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH      62   200 AM 10/25   NOAA (NOS/CO-OPS)

   WILMINGTON              55   133 AM 10/25   MESONET (STATE PORT)

   WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH      55   157 AM 10/25   MESONET (WX. UNDER)

   WILMINGTON              54   131 AM 10/25   ASOS (AIRPORT)



...PENDER COUNTY...

   HAMPSTEAD 3ESE          47   200 AM 10/25   MESONET (WX. UNDER)

   HAMPSTEAD 4E            46   216 AM 10/25   MESONET (WX. UNDER)



...ROBESON COUNTY...

   LUMBERTON               30   954 PM 10/24   ASOS (AIRPORT)



SOUTH CAROLINA



...DARLINGTON COUNTY...

   DARLINGTON              35   915 PM 10/24   AWOS (AIRPORT)



...FLORENCE COUNTY...

   FLORENCE                38   933 PM 10/24   ASOS (AIRPORT)



...HORRY COUNTY...

   MYRTLE BEACH            46  1135 PM 10/24   AWOS (AIRPORT)

   NORTH MYRTLE BEACH      39  1149 PM 10/24   ASOS (AIRPORT)









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