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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
244 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

NCZ090-092-094-193>196-198-199-200000-
/O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0027.260819T1500Z-260820T0000Z/
Duplin-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-Southern Craven-West
Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow-
Including the cities of Fairfield Harbor, Faison, Pollocksville,
Sneads Ferry, New Bern, Jacksonville, River Bend, Morehead City,
Cedar Island, Newport, Warsaw, Harkers Island, Arapahoe, Emerald
Isle, Maysville, Bayboro, Beaufort, Cove City, Stella, Half Moon,
Swansboro, Atlantic Beach, Havelock, Beulaville, Kenansville, Sea
Level, Oriental, Trenton, Ernul, Vanceboro, North Topsail Beach,
Vandemere, Dover, Richlands, and Wallace
244 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Onslow, Duplin, East Carteret, Inland Onslow,
  Jones, Northern Craven, Pamlico, Southern Craven, and West Carteret
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

&&

$$

Martin