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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
227 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
227 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. A LOW WATER
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LOW WATER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING WEST AROUND 30 KT LATE
  THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET AND UP TO 13 FEET AROUND FRYING
  PAN SHOALS BUOY. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND DAYBREAK.

* TIDES...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW ASTRONOMICAL
  TIDES...RESULTING IN WATER LEVELS DROPPING TO AROUND MINUS 2 FT
  MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. LOW TIDE IS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM.

* IMPACTS...MARINERS THAT MUST VENTURE OUT SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS
  MARINE CONDITIONS WITH GALE CONDITIONS AND HIGH SEAS. IN
  ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT SHALLOW WATER IN AREAS THAT
  NORMALLY PROVIDE ADEQUATE DEPTH FOR NAVIGATION. TIDAL CREEKS AND
  INTRACOASTAL CHANNELS MAY BECOME MORE NARROW THAN NORMAL MAKING
  NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE
SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

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CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
227 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...
...LOW WATER LEVELS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING WEST AROUND 30 KT LATE
  THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET AND UP TO 13 FEET AROUND FRYING
  PAN SHOALS BUOY. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND DAYBREAK.

* TIDES...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW ASTRONOMICAL
  TIDES...RESULTING IN WATER LEVELS DROPPING TO BETWEEN MINUS 1
  AND MINUS 2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. LOW TIDE IS BETWEEN 3 AND
  4 AM.

* IMPACTS...MARINERS THAT MUST VENTURE OUT SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS
  MARINE CONDITIONS WITH GALE CONDITIONS AND HIGH SEAS. IN
  ADDITION...MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT SHALLOW WATER IN AREAS THAT
  NORMALLY PROVIDE ADEQUATE DEPTH FOR NAVIGATION. TIDAL CREEKS AND
  INTRACOASTAL CHANNELS MAY BECOME MORE NARROW THAN NORMAL MAKING
  NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE
SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

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RJD