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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
621 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
NCZ096-097-099>101-SCZ034-046-261430-
BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW...SURF CITY...
WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...CONWAY...MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN
621 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
..AREAS OF FOG TO SLOW TRAVEL THIS MORNING
AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BLANKET THE AREA THIS
MORNING...AND FREQUENTLY LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. WITHIN
THESE AREAS...A FEW PATCHY AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL OCCUR WHICH
WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN THEIR
DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING...AND IN ADDITION WHEN DRIVING...SLOW
DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF BREAKING
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD.
PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...NEARLY CALM WINDS...AND CLEARING
SKIES...HAVE ALL COMBINED TO CREATE THE CANOPY OF FOG ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS OF SUNSHINE THIS
MORNING COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH TO
AID IN DISSIPATING THE MAJORITY OF THE FOG BY 930 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF BOATING ACROSS INLAND WATERWAYS...MAKE USE OF A GPS...THE
AVAILABLE AIDS TO NAVIGATION...AND DEPTH FINDERS WHEN TRAVERSING
THESE LOW VISIBILITY WATERS THIS MORNING.
DOUGH
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