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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.

High Wind Watch · Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island. Severe; observed; urgency: past.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:59 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 07:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC · Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Past
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 07:14 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC / 19 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

Archived official description

The High Wind Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.

Instructions in this archived message

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.

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What changed

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 07:02 UTC

Saved by us

17 October 2026 at 07:02 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of The High Wind Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:59 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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  "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
  "references": [],
  "category": "weather",
  "title": "The High Wind Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.",
  "eventType": "High Wind Watch",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-17T06:59:00.000Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-17T06:59:00.000Z",
  "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
  "effectiveAt": "2026-10-17T06:59:00.000Z",
  "onsetAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T07:14:30.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
  "urgency": "Past",
  "certainty": "Observed",
  "messageType": "Alert",
  "status": "Source alert",
  "place": "Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island",
  "coordinates": null,
  "issuer": "NWS Newport/Morehead City NC",
  "summary": "High Wind Watch · Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island. Severe; observed; urgency: past.",
  "description": "The High Wind Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on this developing situation.",
  "instruction": "Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high\nprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.\n\nSecure outdoor objects.",
  "url": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad4df7c652a9aea0b8cdc5f41ad937f4cc4197b8.002.1",
  "source": "nws",
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