000 NOUS42 KILM 090112 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-091300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS - SATURDAY WIND GUSTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 812 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 HERE ARE OBSERVATIONS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES DETAILING TODAY'S HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS THE AREA SERVED BY THE WILMINGTON NWS OFFICE. THE DATA IS FROM OFFICIAL NWS AND FAA AIRPORT OBS...FIRE WEATHER (RAWS) OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE...AND VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS COLLECTED ON WEATHERUNDERGROUND.COM THESE ARE PRELIMINARY REPORTS. DATA COLLECTED ON WEATHERUNDERGROUND DOES NOT ORIGINATE WITH THE NWS AND CANNOT BE CERTIFIED - IT IS INCLUDED ONLY AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... ELIZABETHTOWN 40 302 PM 3/8 AWOS EYF AIRPORT ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... SUNSET BEACH 54 218 PM 3/8 MESONET BALD HEAD ISLAND 53 UNKN 3/8 MESONET BALDHEADWEATHER.COM SUPPLY 45 235 PM 3/8 RAWS NATURE CONSERVANCY RAWS SOUTHPORT 44 340 PM 3/8 AWOS SUT AIRPORT SUNSET BEACH 44 200 PM 3/8 CAROCOOP SUNSET BEACH PIER OAK ISLAND 40 301 PM 3/8 CORMP OCEAN CREST PIER WINNABOW 36 126 PM 3/8 MESONET ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 38 118 PM 3/8 AWOS CPC AIRPORT ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 66 1228 PM 3/8 MESONET PARMELE ISLE WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 55 100 PM 3/8 MESONET MERCER PIER NOS WILMINGTON 54 140 PM 3/8 ASOS ILM AIRPORT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 47 157 PM 3/8 MESONET WBLIVESURF.COM WILMINGTON 45 132 PM 3/8 MESONET STATE PORT CAROLINA BEACH 43 113 PM 3/8 MESONET WILMINGTON 40 1225 PM 3/8 MESONET KINGS GRANT WILMINGTON 36 333 PM 3/8 MESONET UNCW CAMPUS OGDEN 35 150 PM 3/8 MESONET MIDDLE SOUND LOOP RD WILMINGTON 35 312 PM 3/8 MESONET ALAMOSA PLACE WILMINGTON 35 148 PM 3/8 MESONET MONKEY JUNCTION ...PENDER COUNTY... TOPSAIL BEACH 51 403 PM 3/8 MESONET MAPLE HILL 48 235 PM 3/8 RAWS BACK ISLAND RAWS SURF CITY 46 130 PM 3/8 MESONET SURF CITY 46 106 PM 3/8 MESONET TOPSAIL BEACH 46 333 PM 3/8 MESONET TOPSAIL BEACH FIRE DEPT BURGAW 39 231 PM 3/8 MESONET ...ROBESON COUNTY... LUMBERTON 51 205 PM 3/8 ASOS LBT AIRPORT SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 50 1155 AM 3/8 AWOS UDG JETPORT ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 51 1105 AM 3/8 ASOS FLO AIRPORT ...HORRY COUNTY... NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 50 123 PM 3/8 ASOS CRE AIRPORT MYRTLE BEACH 44 306 PM 3/8 NOS SPRINGMAID PIER NOS MYRTLE BEACH 39 1245 PM 3/8 FAA MYR AIRPORT $$ TRA/TRL