145 WWUS72 KMHX 141824 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 224 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 NCZ044-079-080-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-150230- /O.NEW.KMHX.HT.Y.0023.260815T1500Z-260816T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260815T0000Z/ Pitt-Greene-Beaufort-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow- Including the cities of Grimesland, Washington, Maysville, Beaufort, Aurora, Kinston, Vanceboro, Bethel, Grifton, Beulaville, Oriental, Ernul, Walstonburg, Arapahoe, Sea Level, Hookerton, Fairfield Harbor, Vandemere, Atlantic Beach, Richlands, Wallace, La Grange, Swansboro, Kenansville, Emerald Isle, Trenton, Pink Hill, Newport, Stella, Havelock, Cedar Island, Snow Hill, Dover, New Bern, Warsaw, Farmville, Sneads Ferry, Chocowinity, Bath, Bayboro, North Topsail Beach, Belhaven, Faison, Jacksonville, Harkers Island, Morehead City, Pollocksville, Cove City, Greenville, Half Moon, and River Bend 224 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For today's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110. For Saturday's Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...All of eastern North Carolina. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday. * 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. && $$ NCZ029-045>047-081-203>205-150000- /O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260815T0000Z/ Martin-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Mainland Hyde-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island-Hatteras Island- Including the cities of Swanquarter, Frisco, Manteo, East Lake, Kitty Hawk, Scranton, Williamston, Manns Harbor, Jamesville, Gum Neck, Engelhard, Ponzer, Robersonville, Southern Shores, Creswell, Duck, Buxton, Columbia, Oak City, Roper, Stumpy Point, Avon, Hatteras Village, Rodanthe, Nags Head, Plymouth, Kill Devil Hills, Fairfield, and Ocracoke 224 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Hatteras Island, Northern Outer Banks, and Ocracoke Island, and Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. && $$ MHX