Buxton, North Carolina

... Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 8 am EST
Saturday...

A coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 8 am EST
Saturday.

Strong low pressure will move slowly northeast along the coast
today producing gusty northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph. The strong
winds and building seas will result in overwash and coastal
flooding from Cape Hatteras north. Water levels at Duck have been
running about 3 feet above normal. Water levels are expected to
remain at or above 3 feet above normal for the next couple of tide
cycles and this will lead to significant ocean overwash and
coastal flooding. The most likely times for flooding will be around
330 PM this afternoon and again around 4 am Friday morning during
high tide. Portions of Highway 12 have already been closed at
times and additional flooding of the Road can be expected the next
couple days.

The onshore winds and building surf will create a high threat of
rip currents along the beaches today.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.

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.

The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a

* small stream Flood Advisory for minor flooding of poor drainage
areas in...
Beaufort County in eastern North Carolina...
Dare County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the city of Manns Harbor...
Hyde County in eastern North Carolina...
this includes the cities of... Swanquarter... Engelhard...
Tyrrell County in eastern North Carolina...
Washington County in eastern North Carolina...

* until 130 PM EST

* at 1030 am EST... Doppler radar continued to show bands of heavy
showers lifting north over the region. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 inches can be expected in spots. This rain on top of the 3
to 6 inches that has already occurred will lead to flooding of low
lying and poor drainage areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.


Lat... Lon 3554 7591 3532 7616 3532 7629 3539 7634
      3534 7643 3543 7641 3536 7649 3550 7659
      3554 7648 3551 7664 3538 7659 3542 7701
      3588 7671 3593 7601 3566 7604 3589 7600
      3594 7580 3590 7576


5

... High Wind Warning remains in effect until 1 am EST Friday...

A High Wind Warning remains in effect until 1 am EST Friday.

An area of low pressure will move northeast across the coastal
waters of North Carolina through tonight. At the same time high
pressure will continue over New England. The pressure gradient in
between these two features will result in strong northeast winds
across the area. Winds will subside tonight through Saturday as
the low moves east of the region.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

... Strong thunderstorm will affect Dare County until 1115 am EST...

At 1015 am EST... there were strong thunderstorms 6 miles southeast of
Buxton... moving north at 30 mph. The strong thunderstorms will be
near Cape Hatteras lighthouse at 1020 am EST... Buxton at 1025 am
EST... Avon at 1035 am EST. Other locations to be affected by the
storms include Frisco.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph can be expected with these storms. Heavy
rainfall will cause ponding of water on roadways and localized
flooding in low lying areas. Motorists should slow down on area
roadways to avoid hydroplaning.

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or other local media outlets for
further updates on the weather situation across the area.


05

... 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.

... Public information statement...

... Veterans Day coastal low event...

The following are unofficial rainfall totals and peak wind gusts
collected across eastern North Carolina beginning Tuesday November
10, 2009 through Thursday November 12, 2009.

Peak wind gusts... as of 8 am 11/12/2009 (all speeds are
unofficial)

peak wind gust
                            (mph)

Cape Hatteras (hse) 35
Beaufort (mrh) 29
New Bern (ewn) 37
Greenville (pgv) 44
Kinston (iso) 35
Jacksonville (oaj) 28
Washington (ocw) 37
Kenansville (dpl) 31
Cherry Point (nkt) 31
New River air station (nca) 35
Piney Island (nbt) 32
Bogue field (njm) 29
Cedar Island (cti) 32
Swanquarter (swq) 28
Stumpy Point (spo) 37
Manteo (mqi) 39
Kitty Hawk (ffa) 32
Pea Island (pei) 42


Rainfall totals... as of 7 am 11/12/09 (all totals are unofficial
and measured in inches)

Natl weather svc Newport... ..8.15 (official)
Swansboro 3.3 NW... ... ... ... .9.26 (cocorahs)
Newport 0.2 SW... ... ... ... ... 8.15 (cocorahs)
Newport 2.0 WSW... ... ... ... ..7.24 (cocorahs)
Morehead City 2.9 WNW... ... ..6.25 (cocorahs)
Morehead City 6.0 WNW... ... ..6.96 (cocorahs)
Sneads Ferry 1.5 S... ... ... ..8.57 (cocorahs)
Mount Olive 9.6 ESE... ... ... .5.25 (cocorahs)
Mount Olive 2.4 SW... ... ... ..3.66 (cocorahs)
Ayden 1.7 ESE... ... ... ... ... .5.71 (cocorahs)
Ayden 5.0 E... ... ... ... ... ... 4.79 (cocorahs)
James City 0.3 SSE... ... ... ..7.77 (cocorahs)
James City 2.5 S... ... ... ... .6.36 (cocorahs)
Oriental 2.1 WSW... ... ... ... .4.89 (cocorahs)
Sladesville... ... ... ... ... ... 5.50
Bayboro (bayn7)... ... ... ... ..5.80 (coop)
Greenville wp... ... ... ... ... .3.87 (coop)
Kinston (knnn7)... ... ... ... ..5.13 (coop)
Williamston (wlln7)... ... ... .5.65 (coop)
Bunyan... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..5.79 (coop)
Sandy Run... ... ... ... ... ... ..5.62 (coop)
Hofmann Forest... ... ... ... ... 6.19 (coop)
New Bern RAWS... ... ... ... ... .7.25 (coop)
Weona 7e... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5.94 (coop)
Greenville Town Commons... ... 6.00 (coop)
Tranters Creek... ... ... ... ... 6.92 (coop)
Beaufort (mrh)... ... ... ... ... 4.97
Cape Hatteras (hse)... ... ... .3.45
New Bern (ewn)... ... ... ... ... 5.96
New River mcas (nca)... ... ... 5.47
Cherry Point (nkt)... ... ... ..5.35