WWUS72 KMHX 090544 NPWMHX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 144 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 NCZ045>047-080-081-090-092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205-100000- /O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0011.260709T1500Z-260710T0000Z/ Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Beaufort-Mainland Hyde-Duplin- Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow-Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks- Ocracoke Island-Hatteras Island- Including the cities of Kenansville, Aurora, Warsaw, River Bend, Emerald Isle, Ernul, Southern Shores, Wallace, Gum Neck, Rodanthe, Stumpy Point, Stella, Cove City, Chocowinity, Havelock, Hatteras Village, Half Moon, Morehead City, Oriental, Fairfield Harbor, Belhaven, Roper, Faison, New Bern, Kill Devil Hills, Bayboro, Frisco, Manns Harbor, East Lake, Columbia, Arapahoe, Beulaville, Vanceboro, Atlantic Beach, Cedar Island, Ocracoke, Avon, Fairfield, Sea Level, Beaufort, Plymouth, Nags Head, Sneads Ferry, Manteo, Creswell, North Topsail Beach, Jacksonville, Buxton, Scranton, Maysville, Kitty Hawk, Bath, Swansboro, Engelhard, Duck, Pollocksville, Vandemere, Dover, Newport, Richlands, Washington, Swanquarter, Trenton, Ponzer, and Harkers Island 144 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values between 105-109 expected. * WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina. * 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. && $$ 42