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WWUS72 KRAH 050819
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
418 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO TROPICAL STORM HANNA...

.EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY SUNSET ACROSS THE
COASTAL PLAIN AND EASTERN SANDHILLS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AS
TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK...THE CORE OF STRONG WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA MAY AFFECT THE EASTERN FRINGE OF CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS HANNA MOVES NORTH
NORTHEAST AWAY FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

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HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-
SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
ROCKY MOUNT...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...
FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
418 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TROPICAL STORM HANNA IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN
12 MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM EDT. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR 3 TO 4
HOURS AT ANY ONE SPOT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH OCCURRING FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS MAY LEAD TO MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY
EAST OF I-95...SHOULD PREPARE NOW IN CASE YOU LOSE POWER. OUTDOOR
PREPARATIONS SUCH AS SECURING LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS
SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.


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