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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC

415 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2004



AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL COMBINE WITH 

AN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING OUT OF CANADA...AND PRODUCE 

GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS COASTAL 

SECTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THESE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 

WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A RISE IN WATER LEVELS OF AROUND 2 FEET OVER 

SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO SOUND. THIS RISE IN WATER LEVELS 

COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO 

THE SOUND...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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