Active Advisories: Marine Warning Excessive Heat Warning Heat Advisory Air Quality Alert Statement Coastal Flood Statement Air Quality Index Coastal Flood Advisory Flood Watch Fire Weather Watch Wind Advisory Flood Warning Tornado Watch Coastal Flood Watch Severe Thunderstorm Warning Shortterm Forecast Flood Advisory Lake Wind Advisory
Currently
Reported at Chicopee Falls / Westover Air Force Base, MA
12:55 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 73°F23°C
Partly Cloudy- Feels Like:73°F23°CDew Point:52°F11°CHumidity:47%
Winds:SE 8 mph 13 kph
Pressure:30.03 in1017 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Marine Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM OVER ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS... WATERS FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO SURF CITY NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM OVER ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS... * UNTIL 230 PM EDT * AT 130 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 13 NM WEST OF 34.8 N LAT 75.3 W LON...OR ABOUT 17 NM SOUTH OF MONITOR MARINE SANCTUARY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. && LAT...LON 3512 7530 3488 7513 3468 7556 3485 7569 TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 235DEG 19KT 3483 7553
Excessive Heat Warning
...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES TODAY... .RECORD TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ESPECIALLY FOR SO EARLY IN THE SEASON. AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-020000- /O.CON.KVEF.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1011 AM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /1011 AM MST FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET. * EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: HIGHS NEAR 107 IN LAS VEGAS...106 TO 110 IN THE MORONGO BASIN...BARSTOW...MESQUITE AND OVERTON...113 TO 116 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...AND NEAR 121 IN DEATH VALLEY. * GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Heat Advisory
AZZ501>509-020200- /O.CON.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T2000Z-120602T0200Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD 948 AM MST FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Air Quality Alert
...HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FRIDAY... THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN OZONE HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FOR FRIDAY. THIS MEANS THAT FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXISTING OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCAL MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS INCREASE AS AIR QUALITY DETERIORATES. OZONE IS AN AIR CONTAMINANT WHICH CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. A DECREASE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. IF IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK DAY...YOU ARE URGED TO CAR POOL... TELECOMMUTE...OR USE MASS TRANSIT. THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR DONE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR DETAILS ON THIS HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY... VISIT THE ADEQ INTERNET SITE AT WWW.AZDEQ.GOV OR CALL 602-771-2367 FOR RECORDED FORECAST INFORMATION.
Statement
1039 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT. STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT REMAIN OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Coastal Flood Statement
710 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SHORELINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THRESHOLDS MAY BE TOUCHED OR SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED ALONG VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Coastal Flood Advisory
713 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATION...THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER AND ITS TIDAL TRIBUTARIES. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER FROM ABOUT 900 PM UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). &&
Flood Watch
449 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL COLLIER...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE... GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND MIAMI DADE...INLAND PALM BEACH...MAINLAND MONROE...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI DADE AND METRO PALM BEACH. * THROUGH MIDNIGHT * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. WHEN COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, THESE FORECAST AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
Fire Weather Watch
352 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /252 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH AROUND 7 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION...75 OR HIGHER IN JEFFERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. * ERC...GENERALLY 35 OR HIGHER FROM LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WESTWARD AND ABOVE 20 IN JEFFERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
Wind Advisory
...WINDS REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE STATE... HIZ022-020245- /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120602T0400Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 334 AM HST FRI JUN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-021428- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 928 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...RISE TO 8.3 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Tornado Watch
MDC023-PAC051-129-WVC077-093-020100- /O.NEW.KPBZ.TO.A.0332.120601T1736Z-120602T0100Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 332 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WESTERN MARYLAND GARRETT IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA FAYETTE WESTMORELAND IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PRESTON TUCKER
Coastal Flood Watch
1220 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENTECOST BAY AND POINTS SOUTH AND WEST AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 245 PM EDT * AT 138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PINEVILLE...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... SOUTHPARK MALL. MATTHEWS AND CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE. EASTLAND MALL. MINT HILL. UNC CHARLOTTE. HARRISBURG AND CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO VEHICLES. DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2. && LAT...LON 3523 8046 3519 8052 3521 8055 3504 8076 3500 8084 3511 8094 3507 8101 3509 8103 3543 8063 3528 8044 TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 228DEG 23KT 3509 8088
Shortterm Forecast
300 AM CHST SAT JUN 2 2012 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING REEFS... LATEST SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA HEIGHTS DATA INDICATE SEAS NEAR KOSRAE HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 7 FEET. COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 7 TO 8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. SURF IS THEN ANTICIPATED TO STAY AT THESE LEVELS INTO AT LEAST MONDAY. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
Flood Advisory
142 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...SPRINGDALE...CAYCE... RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FOREST ACRES...DENTSVILLE... COLUMBIA... * UNTIL 345 PM EDT * AT 139 PM EDT...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 877 6 3 3...6 7 7 2. && LAT...LON 3387 8099 3388 8102 3386 8104 3385 8105 3401 8116 3409 8095 3393 8085
Lake Wind Advisory
SCZ045-012100- /O.CON.KCHS.LW.Y.0018.120601T1600Z-120602T0000Z/ INLAND BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER 1136 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... * HAZARDS: GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON LAKE MOULTRIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON LAKE MOULTRIE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES CAN CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. &&
