Severe Weather: Columbus County

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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...
GEORGETOWN
1007 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY.

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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REK
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ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...
SHALLOTTE...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
607 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2009

.NOW...
THROUGH 8 PM...AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH. ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA...LIGHT RAIN WILL BE LIMITED TO
THE EXTREME EASTERN PART OF HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES NEAR THE
BEACHES. IN NORTH CAROLINA...LIGHT RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS EXTREME
EASTERN BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES ALONG WITH ALL OF BRUNSWICK
COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

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HEDEN
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WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...
WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...
GEORGETOWN
449 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2009

.NOW...
THROUGH 6 PM...AN AREA OF RAIN...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN ISOLATED AREAS OF
MODERATE RAIN...UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
ACROSS HORRY COUNTY THE RAIN IS MOST LIKELY FROM US ROUTE 701
EAST. ELSEWHERE...THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD FOR RAIN WILL BE ACROSS ALL
OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY...SOUTHERN COLUMBUS COUNTY...AND MOST OF NEW
HANOVER COUNTY

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HEDEN
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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...
GEORGETOWN
1147 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2009

.NOW...
A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. MOST
AREAS WILL RECEIVE ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL...OR NONE AT
ALL. A FEW SPOTS COULD RECEIVE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION.

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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...
WHITEVILLE...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
837 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2009

.NOW...
SHOWERS JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...FROM PARKTON TO
MINTURN...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL APPROACH
LUMBERTON BY 8 AM. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS POSSIBLE. THE SHOWERS
WILL BE NEAR TAR HEEL...BLADENBORO...AND FAIR BLUFF BY 10 AM. A
QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.


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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...
GEORGETOWN
100 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS SUNDAY MORNING.

A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA COMBINED WITH
WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND NEARLY CALM WINDS WILL
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE OVERNIGHT. THE DENSE FOG WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL
HOURS AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY BEFORE FINALLY DISSIPATING ABOVE DENSE
THRESHOLDS.

IN DENSE FOG...VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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RALF
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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...
GEORGETOWN
856 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

DENSE FOG WHICH DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT ACROSS INLAND AREAS SPREAD
TOWARD THE COAST THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO
IN MANY SPOTS. THE DENSE FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS...BUT MAY HOLD ON A
LITTLE LONGER OVER INLAND AREAS.

VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR AHEAD OF YOU.

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BURGAW...SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...
LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...CONWAY...
MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...GEORGETOWN
555 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.

VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR AHEAD OF YOU.

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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
1209 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH. DEWPOINTS WILL
DROP SHARPLY AS VERY DRY AIR SWEEPS INTO THE AREA. AT THE SAME
TIME...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE 50S AND INTO THE 40S.
THIS WILL YIELD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN RANGE OF 30 TO 35
PERCENT.

THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH QUICKLY DRYING FUELS WILL MAKE FIRES
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU
CAN BURN ON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...EXTREME CAUTION IS
ADVISED.

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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
436 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH. DEWPOINTS WILL
DROP SHARPLY AS VERY DRY AIR SWEEPS INTO THE AREA. AT THE SAME
TIME...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP THROUGH THE 50S AND INTO THE 40S.
THIS WILL YIELD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN RANGE OF 30 TO 35
PERCENT.

THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH QUICKLY DRYING FUELS WILL MAKE FIRES
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU
CAN BURN ON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...EXTREME CAUTION IS
ADVISED.

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RJD
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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
508 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...AND RAPIDLY FALLING RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. SUSTAINED WINDS AT 15
TO 20 MPH WILL GUST NEAR 30 MPH...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH QUICKLY DRYING
FUELS WILL MAKE FIRES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

PLEASE REFER TO LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU
CAN BURN ON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...EXTREME CAUTION IS
ADVISED.

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RAS
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BURGAW...SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...
LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...CONWAY...
MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
1157 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.NOW...
SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH 1 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE A
TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH.

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GF
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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...
GEORGETOWN
933 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
1130 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE
EXPECTED.

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GF
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ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...SURF CITY...
WHITEVILLE...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH
727 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.NOW...
SHOWERS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL MOVE EAST
AFFECTING HORRY...COLUMBUS...BLADEN...AND PENDER COUNTIESL THROUGH
930 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A HALF INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.

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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...
WHITEVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH
640 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.NOW...
SHOWERS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL MOVE EAST
AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH 830 AM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A HALF
INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.

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DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM SUNDAY...

NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-281015-
/O.NEW.KILM.FG.Y.0016.081228T0212Z-081228T1400Z/
ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO-
DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
FLORENCE...MARION...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...KINGSTREE...
GEORGETOWN
912 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY.

VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...SURF CITY...
WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
1000 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. LOW
VISIBILITIES WILL PERSIST FOR ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS ACROSS MOST OF
THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY
BEACHES.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ELSEWHERE BY MIDDAY.

VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS A HUNDRED YARDS IN SPOTS. IF DRIVING
SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF
BRAKING DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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RAS
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING...

NCZ096-097-099>101-271500-
/O.NEW.KILM.FG.Y.0015.081227T1003Z-081227T1500Z/
BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...SURF CITY...
WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
503 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.

VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
MILE...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS A HUNDRED YARDS IN SPOTS. IF DRIVING
SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF
BRAKING DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...
SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY...
MYRTLE BEACH
422 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

.NOW...
PATCHY DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES
OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WILL OCCUR IN SPOTS AND COMMUTERS OUT
AND ABOUT EARLY TODAY SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE FOG IS EXPECTED
TO LIFT BY MID MORNING.

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