The High Wind Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.
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The High Wind Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
- event
- High Wind Watch
- onset
- 2026-10-17T20:00:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Past
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-17T02:59:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad4df7c652a9aea0b8cdc5f41ad937f4cc4197b8.002.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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