Coastal NC Weather

[GaryOBX]

From the NWS in Newport/Morehead City:

WINDS GET CRANKING MON AND TUE AS A RESULT SEAS GET HUGE N OF HATTERAS. FOLKS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS NORTH OF HATTERAS NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO UPCOMING FORECASTS AS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PROLONGED NE WINDS AND HIGH SURF WHICH WILL COULD SOME SERIOUS BEACH EROSION.

Looks like we're in for a bumpy ride up here, too.

Stay safe y'all!

[GaryOBX]

...and our Coastal Waters Forecast:

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES TO THE NW WILL BUILD SE THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM HENRI OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT WILL TRACK ACROSS FLORIDA THEN MOVE NE JUST OFFSHORE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST AND WILL BE OFF THE NC COAST MON AND TUE WHILE STRONG HIGH PRES OVER SE CANADA BUILDS SE THRU WED. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH BUILDING SE AND TROPICAL STORM HENRI MOVING NE WILL INCREASE THE WINDS BY SUN NIGHT INTO WED. SEE LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANCE CENTER ON TROPICAL STORM HENRI.

...and...

.MON...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FEET. SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIKELY.
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FEET.

[GaryOBX]

...and this...

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
428 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2003


...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE COAST...
...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE OUTER BANKS SATURDAY...

SOUTHEAST SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE FABIAN WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET
BY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DIMINSISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE LARGE SEAS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF...AND DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS. SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO BE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 4 AM
SATURDAY MORNING AND 5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

IT IS RECOMMENDED PEOPLE STAY OUT OF THE WATER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
BECAUSE OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN EXHAUST
AND KILL EVEN THE STRONGEST OF SWIMMERS.

THE COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SEAS AND ONSHORE NORTHEAST WINDS COULD
PRODUCE MINOR OVERWASH ALONG THE COAST FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
DURING THE HIGH TIDES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND ESPECIALLY LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

MARINERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE HIGH SWELLS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. AREA INLETS WILL BE VERY
ROUGH ON THE OUTGOING TIDES THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SWELLS FROM FABIAN WILL SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...THE REMNANTS OF SLOW MOVING TROPICAL STORM HENRI ARE
FORECAST TO TRACK INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN...AND BE OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST FROM MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A
STRONG DOME OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO THE
NORTH OF THE SYSTEM. THIS WILL PRODUCE A LONG FETCH OF NORTHEAST WIND
AND SWELL ENERGY INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE
COMBINATION OF ONSHORE WINDS...NORTHEAST SWELL...AND HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE A THREAT OF COASTAL
FLOODING...OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OUTER
BANKS.

PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION FROM NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA.