000 TTAA00 KHAT 031814 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 205 PM EDT THU SEP 3 1998 PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS PRECEDING CONF CALL... RAH: CAN LIVE WITH FF WATCH MY CWA TNGT AND FRI MORNING. WINDS SHOULD STAY JUST BELOW WIND AVSRY CRITERIA. CWF: PER COORD WITH ILM...WILL CONT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WORDING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WILL BE CLOSE TO GALES BUT THINK SYSTEM SHOULD WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND WILL BE FARTHER INL\AND AS IT COMES INTO NC SO WILL GO WITHOUT GALES ATTM. .MHX...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO SURF CITY. JBM