Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1016 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE RESULTING
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.

NCZ047-081-095-101130-
/O.CON.KMHX.WI.Y.0008.100210T1200Z-100211T0300Z/
MAINLAND DARE-MAINLAND HYDE-CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...
EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT
1016 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO
50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. DUE TO EXTREMELY
WET SOIL SOIL CONDITIONS TREES MAY BE DOWNED WITH POWER OUTAGES
RESULTING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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