Areas of drizzle or patchy light rain will continue over the region into the evening hours. Any additional rainfall will be very light. North winds will occasionally gust to 30 mph as low pressure moves slowly offshore of the Outer Banks.
Forecast for Carteret
Updated: 7:22 PM EST on November 12, 2009
High surf advisory in effect until 4 am EST Friday...
High threat of rip currents in effect through Friday evening...
Tonight
Areas of drizzle. Rain likely...mainly this evening. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Windy with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 20 to 25 mph.
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Breezy with lows around 50...except in the middle 50s near the beaches. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
... High surf advisory now in effect until 4 am EST Friday from north of Cape Lookout to Hatteras Inlet... ... High threat of rip currents along the beaches north of Cape Lookout through Friday...
The high surf advisory is now in effect until 4 am EST Friday.
Strong low pressure will move slowly northeast just off the coast tonight. This will continue to produce breakers at or above 8 feet from Cape Lookout north.
The onshore winds and building surf will create a high threat of rip currents along the beaches through Friday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area... producing dangerous rip currents and localized beach erosion.
Rip currents are strong... narrow channels of water that flow out to sea. If you become caught in a rip current... remain calm. Try to swim on a course that is parallel to the beach until you get away from the rip... then swim at an angle in to shore. Do not try to swim back to shore directly against the rip... since it can exhaust and even kill the strongest swimmer.
Record Report
Statement as of 12:26 am EST on November 12, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at New Bern NC...
a record rainfall of 3.99 inch(es) was set at New Bern NC yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.05 set in 1979.
Local Storm Report
11/12/2009 0220 am
Cape Carteret, Carteret County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by NWS employee.
Several large tree limbs down on Bahia ln
11/12/2009 0239 am
Emerald Isle, Carteret County.
Flood, reported by County official.
Several secondary roads impassable
11/12/2009 0239 am
Newport, Carteret County.
Flood, reported by law enforcement.
Numerous roads flooded or impassable including Mill Creek Rd near the prison, Tom Mann Rd, and Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington roads.
11/12/2009 0239 am
Peletier, Carteret County.
Flood, reported by law enforcement.
Numerous roads flooded or impassable across western Carteret County including Bucks Corner Rd near Hwy 58, W firetower Rd near Hwy 58, Old Church Rd near Hwy 58 and weatherington Rd near White Oak Bluff.