WHUS72 KMHX 200731
MWWMHX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
331 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
AMZ150-152-154-156-202000-
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S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
331 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 
THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHEAST
TO NORTH WINDS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT THEN A
SECOND AND STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND SIMULTANEOUS
OFFSHORE LOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS
DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING
WILL SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 25 KT ON THIS EVENING. SEAS OF 7 TO
11 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ON SUNDAY...BUT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 6
FT OR HIGHER THROUGH LATE WEEK IN THE PERSISTENT EASTERLY FETCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
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AMZ130-135-202000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-080921T0300Z/
ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
331 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 
THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHEAST
TO NORTH WINDS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT THEN A
SECOND AND STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND SIMULTANEOUS
OFFSHORE LOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS
DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
AMZ158-202000-
/O.CON.KMHX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-080921T1500Z/
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
331 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY. 
THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND WEAK LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHEAST
TO NORTH WINDS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT THEN A
SECOND AND STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND SIMULTANEOUS
OFFSHORE LOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS
DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST OF 20 TO 25 KT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 4
TO 6 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 6 FT OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$