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North Carolina Ecological Services
Numerous birds court, nest and raise theiroffspring on the shores of North Carolina. One of these birds, thepiping plover, is listed as threatened in North Carolina. Otherssuch as the Americanoystercatcher, gull-billed and least terns and black skimmers areprotected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. For furtherinformation on the piping plover visit: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pipingplover/ . For additional information on nestingshorebirds in NorthCarolina visit http://www.ncaudubon.org/ ... [Read More]
North Carolina - All Warnings
WWUS72 KMHX 181323 CCANPWMHXURGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIMENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC356 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005...HEAT INDICES 105 TO 110 POSSIBLE OVER INLAND COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-182100-/X.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0002.050718T1600Z-050718T2100Z/MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL...KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE...POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...JACKSONVILLE356 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EDTTHIS AFTERNOON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ... [Read More]
Hurricane History
Charley then came under the influence of an unseasonably strong mid-tropospheric trough that had dropped from the east-central United States into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane turned north-northeastward and accelerated toward the southwest coast of Florida as it began to intensify rapidly; dropsonde measurements indicate that Charley's central pressure fell from 964 mb to 941 mb in 4.5 hours. By 10 am, the maximum winds had increased to near 125 m.p.h., and three hours later had increased to 145 m.p.h. - category 4 strength. Charley made landfall with maximum winds near 150 m.p.h. on the southwest coast of Florida just north of Captiva Island around 3:45 pm. An hour later, Charley's eye passed over Punta Gorda. The hurricane then crossed central Florida, passing near Kissimmee and Orlando. Charley was still of hurricane intensity around midnight when its center cleared the northeast coast of Florida near Daytona Beach. After moving into the Atlantic, Charley came ashore ag ... [Read More]
Atlantic OCS Area Activities
Ten oil and gas lease sales were held in the Atlantic between 1976 and1983. Forty-seven exploratory wells were drilled ; only five wellsdiscovered hydrocarbons. These five wells were offshore New Jersey andwere abandoned as non-commercial. A summarydocument of the eight wells drilled in the North Atlantic is currentlyavailable. Reports on eachof the eight wells drilled in the North Atlantic are available. ... The Manteo Exploration Unit originally consisted of 21 leases. OnNovember 17, 2000, the interests in the last remaining 8 natural gas and oil leases active in the Federalwaters offshore North Carolina were relinquished by Conoco, Shell Offshore andOYX USA. There are now no leases in existence off the AtlanticCoast. ... [Read More]
North Carolina Reserve
The largest undisturbed barrier island along the southern part of the North Carolina coast is Masonboro Island, located in New Hanover County between the barrier island towns of Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach. The city of Wilmington lies 5 miles to the northwest. The component is accessible only by boat. The Masonboro site is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the west, Masonboro Inlet to the north and Carolina Beach Inlet to the south. The 8.4 mile long island encompasses approximately 5,046 acres, 87 percent of which are covered with marsh and tidal flats. The remaining 619 acres are composed of beach uplands and dredge material islands. The island is located in the most populous part of the North Carolina coastal area. ... [Read More]
LECC Newsletter
Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, has been a haven for drug dealing and corruption for the past twenty years. This four by seven block beach town, situated between Myrtle and North Myrtle Beaches, has been the home of the Gores, a notorious crime and drug-dealing family. Through their Dominican supply networks in both New York and Florida, it is estimated that the Gores and their associates brought more than 2700 kilograms of cocaine into Atlantic Beach over the past 12 years. After cooking at least half of the cocaine into crack, the group would then resell out of Atlantic Beach. ... [Read More]
TPC ATLANTIC FLOYD 1999 PRELIMINARY REPORT
a. Synoptic History Floyd can be traced back to a tropical wave that emerged from western Africaon 2 September. This system was not particularly impressive-looking, interms of the organization of the convection shown on satellite images, butthere was evidence of curvature in the cloud lines. Overall the system wasbroad and disorganized, yet easily recognizable as a synoptic-scale entity. The wave proceeded westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic at aboutthe normal speed of propagation, 6 degrees of longitude per day, with littleapparent change, for several days. A center of circulation was estimatedlate on 5 September near 15N 32.5W but the cloud pattern lacked sufficientdeep convection for a Dvorak classification. On 6 September, there wasenough of a curved band of deep convection present so that the system wasclassified as a T1.0 on the Dvorak scale around 1200 UTC. A favorableupper-level outflow pattern existed over the area, and the cloud patternbecame more consolidated and ... [Read More]
North Carolina
Located in Wilmington, this National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office provides weather and flood warnings, daily forecasts and meteorologic and hydrologic data for 14 counties, with a population of 1.1 million residents, covering southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. This office also provides marine forecast and warnings from Surf City North Carolina to the South Santee River in South Carolina. For additional information on the Wilmington Forecast Office, please visit http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ilm/ ... [Read More]
North Carolina - Special Weather Statements
FLUS41 KAKQ 180928HWOAKQHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA528 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-049-060>098-190930-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-528 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTVIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRALVIRGINIA..DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHTA HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO110...REFE ... [Read More]
TPC ATLANTIC IRENE 1999 PRELIMINARY REPORT
a. Synoptic History A broad area of low pressure prevailed over the southwestern Caribbean fromthe 8 th to the 10 th of October, accompanied bydisorganized clouds and thunderstorms. This system did not show signs oftropical cyclone development until a tropical wave reached the westernCaribbean Sea on 11 October. On the 12 th , a U.S. Air ForceReserve reconnaissance plane was dispatched to the region and found anincipient low-level circulation and a broad low pressure area of 1006 mbjust to the northeast of the coast of Honduras. However, the circulationwas too disorganized to be classified as a tropical depression. Satelliteimagery during the night showed that the thunderstorm activity increased andboth banding features and upper-level outflow became quite distinct. Post-analysis of surface and upper-air data from Grand Cayman, and satelliteDvorak T-numbers indicate that Tropical Depression Thirteen formed in thenorthwestern Caribbean Sea about 0600 UTC 13 October. It reached tropi ... [Read More]
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