Sunday May 6 15:27
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY/...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE MONSTER STORM SYSTEM DEEPENS OFF
THE NC COAST AND DROPS SOUTH. WITH WATER TEMPERATURES NOW IN THE
UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70...SENSIBLE HEAT TRANSFER UP INTO AN
INCREASINGLY COLD AIRMASS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO MIXING DOWN OF HIGHER
WINDS FROM ALOFT. GALE WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR
ALL WATERS WITH WINDS POTENTIALLY REACHING 40+ KTS IN GUSTS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NC WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS ARE ALREADY RUNNING AHEAD OF "SCHEDULE" WITH 8.5 FT REPORTED AT
FRYING PAN SHOALS LAST OBSERVATION. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
AND WILL REACH UP TO 8 FT OFF THE UPPER SC COAST AND UP TO 12 FT OFF
THE CAPE FEAR COAST BY LATE TONIGHT...NEAR TO JUST ABOVE WAVEWATCH
GUIDANCE NUMBERS.
SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LONG DURATION OF STRONG GALES CONTINUES THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD.
DEBATED UPGRADING TO STORM WARNING FOR NRN TWO ZONES AS GUSTS OF 50
KTS CERTAINLY SEEM ATTAINABLE. THE WINDS HAVE PICKED UP TODAY A BIT
QUICKER AND FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED THIS TIME YESTERDAY. HOPEFULLY
THE STORM WILL BEHAVE BETTER BY TOMORROW...BEING LESS IN ITS
FORMATIVE STAGES. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH SOLID GALES AND INDICATE
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN CWF FOR NRN ZONES. GALES HAVE ALSO BEEN EXTENDED
THRU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH INCREASING AGREEMENT IN GUIDANCE
REGARDING WINDS THE WNA WAVE GUIDANCE HAS SEEMED REASONABLE. SEAS
LOOK TO MAX OUT IN THE 12 TO 17 FT RANGE LATE MONDAY/MONDAY
NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR FRYING PAN SHOALS.
.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY/...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE MONSTER STORM SYSTEM DEEPENS OFF
THE NC COAST AND DROPS SOUTH. WITH WATER TEMPERATURES NOW IN THE
UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70...SENSIBLE HEAT TRANSFER UP INTO AN
INCREASINGLY COLD AIRMASS TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO MIXING DOWN OF HIGHER
WINDS FROM ALOFT. GALE WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR
ALL WATERS WITH WINDS POTENTIALLY REACHING 40+ KTS IN GUSTS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NC WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS ARE ALREADY RUNNING AHEAD OF "SCHEDULE" WITH 8.5 FT REPORTED AT
FRYING PAN SHOALS LAST OBSERVATION. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
AND WILL REACH UP TO 8 FT OFF THE UPPER SC COAST AND UP TO 12 FT OFF
THE CAPE FEAR COAST BY LATE TONIGHT...NEAR TO JUST ABOVE WAVEWATCH
GUIDANCE NUMBERS.
SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LONG DURATION OF STRONG GALES CONTINUES THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD.
DEBATED UPGRADING TO STORM WARNING FOR NRN TWO ZONES AS GUSTS OF 50
KTS CERTAINLY SEEM ATTAINABLE. THE WINDS HAVE PICKED UP TODAY A BIT
QUICKER AND FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED THIS TIME YESTERDAY. HOPEFULLY
THE STORM WILL BEHAVE BETTER BY TOMORROW...BEING LESS IN ITS
FORMATIVE STAGES. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH SOLID GALES AND INDICATE
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN CWF FOR NRN ZONES. GALES HAVE ALSO BEEN EXTENDED
THRU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH INCREASING AGREEMENT IN GUIDANCE
REGARDING WINDS THE WNA WAVE GUIDANCE HAS SEEMED REASONABLE. SEAS
LOOK TO MAX OUT IN THE 12 TO 17 FT RANGE LATE MONDAY/MONDAY
NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR FRYING PAN SHOALS.
