340 WWUS72 KMHX 131830 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 230 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 NCZ044-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-140700- /O.NEW.KMHX.HT.Y.0022.260814T1500Z-260815T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260814T0000Z/ Pitt-Greene-Beaufort-Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico- Northern Craven-Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret- Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow- Including the cities of Trenton, Vandemere, Swanquarter, Grifton, Cedar Island, Ponzer, Bayboro, Cove City, Kenansville, Havelock, Bath, Warsaw, Oriental, Dover, Sea Level, Vanceboro, Stella, Scranton, Emerald Isle, Greenville, Snow Hill, New Bern, Hookerton, Newport, Jacksonville, Engelhard, Beulaville, Aurora, Atlantic Beach, Pollocksville, Ernul, Chocowinity, Wallace, Faison, Morehead City, Sneads Ferry, Grimesland, Walstonburg, Swansboro, La Grange, Farmville, Pink Hill, Fairfield Harbor, Washington, Kinston, Half Moon, Richlands, North Topsail Beach, Maysville, Harkers Island, Belhaven, Bethel, River Bend, Beaufort, Arapahoe, and Fairfield 230 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 105. For Friday's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Most of eastern North Carolina. * WHEN...For today's Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For tomorrow's Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. && $$ NCZ029-045>047-203>205-140700- /O.NEW.KMHX.HT.Y.0022.260814T1500Z-260815T0000Z/ Martin-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Northern Outer Banks- Ocracoke Island-Hatteras Island- Including the cities of Roper, Columbia, Southern Shores, Ocracoke, Robersonville, Stumpy Point, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Plymouth, Rodanthe, Kill Devil Hills, Buxton, Gum Neck, Frisco, Jamesville, Oak City, Hatteras Village, East Lake, Manns Harbor, Williamston, Avon, Creswell, Nags Head, and Duck 230 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Hatteras Island, Northern Outer Banks, and Ocracoke Island, and Mainland Dare, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. && $$