Wilmington NC

BadSax

enjoys 3 martini lunches
Hello Everyone,

I'm going to be in Wilmington NC this weekend.
If anyone is around and would like to meet up, you don't have to threaten me with a good time... :D
I'm already in. :D :D :D
 

PalmettoMarkVIII

New member
Alert: Hurricane Local Statement issued September 01 at 11:45AM EDT until September 03 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington


THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
**TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND PENDER...COASTAL
PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND
BRUNSWICK...COASTAL BRUNSWICK...FLORENCE...MARION...
WILLIAMSBURG...INLAND HORRY...COASTAL HORRY... INLAND
GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
BLADEN...COLUMBUS...INLAND PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW
HANOVER...COASTAL NEW HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK...COASTAL
BRUNSWICK...FLORENCE...MARION...WILLIAMSBURG...INLAND
HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 680 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 610 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
- 27.4N 86.0W
- STORM INTENSITY 65 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS MOVING NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE TONIGHT NEAR APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA. THE STORM WILL ACCELERATE NORTH AND NORTHEASTWARD, MOVING
OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. SEVERAL
HOURS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THIS TIME.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE AREA. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS FROM EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ALSO INCLUDED A SLIGHT
RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY WITH THE MAIN THREAT
BEING STRONG WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
HAZARDOUS SEAS, AND DANGEROUSLY ROUGH SURF CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES FOR ALL BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL.
- SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
* WIND:
PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING, ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO PORCHES
AND AWNINGS.
- LARGE LIMBS AND SOME TREES MAY BE DOWNED.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE, BUT
MORE PREVALENT IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
- SMALL CRAFT THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY MOORED MAY BREAK LOOSE.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
 

budpytko

Super Senior Associate
If you can only go so far, you know where we are.... I do have a number of 1.75 Barcardi!
 

BadSax

enjoys 3 martini lunches
What's a FLAT OCEAN look like?
Think of a lake when there is zero wind...

it's like that... :D


I was actually looking forward to swimming in big surf. Yes, I was going to do something both physical and outside... :p

So disappointing :D
 
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