Looks like this storm is a'crankin. This is for Southeast NC. Now,
this is "coastal waters" so you're not going to see high waves on the
Webcams... yet. Keep an eye on them at:
http://www.tristateweather.com/weathercams.html#NC
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COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
444 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2001
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN RAISED FOR THE COAST BETWEEN SURF
CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC...
...GALE WARNING HAS BEEN RAISED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN SURF
CITY NC AND SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC...
THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEW
ENGLAND AND A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL
PUMP NORTHEAST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WITH
SEAS ALREADY AT 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY. THE MAIN PROBLEM TODAY WILL BE
MINOR BEACH EROSION WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE...
345 PM TODAY AND 415 AM TUESDAY.
LOW PRESSURE TAKING SHAPE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE
INTENSE LOW WILL REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES COAST DURING TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTS...FEEDING OFF THE WARM GULF STREAM
WATERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTHEAST THROUGH EAST WINDS FORECAST TO
REACH SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ALONG
THE COAST...WITH TIDE LEVELS FORECAST TO BE A CONSERVATIVE 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE NORMAL. EVEN THOUGH HIGH TIDES FOR THE MONTH ARE AT THEIR
MINIMUM...CONDITIONS WILL STILL BECOME POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ENOUGH
TO WARRANT POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING.
TUEDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE THE TIME PERIOD WHEN
COASTAL FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL BE AT ITS PEAK. RESIDENTS ALONG
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO
MONITOR AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR CONTINUED
UPDATED STATEMENTS.
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