DE AFN1EC NR 004
R 061730Z FEB 07
FM AFN1EC ME
TO USAF MARS
INFO SHARES
ZEN ARMY MARS
ZEN NAVMARCORMARS
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MARS EXERCISE DEEP FREEZE 07
SUBJ: ECOM BDCST 07-04 DEEP FREEZE WX ALERT UPDATE
1. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 6 AM EST THURSDAY UNTIL NOON FRIDAY FOR THE COAST INCLUDING INLAND WATERS AND BAYS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO CAPE COD MA.
2. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE CAROLINAS. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH HIGH SURF ON TO THE SHORE, AND TRAP TIDAL WATERS IN THE BAYS. RECORD HIGH TIDES ARE POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT COASTAL EROSION AND DESTRUCTION FROM SURF ACTION. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY, AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE COAST. THE GUSTY WINDS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. FLOODED ROADS COULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST.
3. BEHIND THE STORM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND BLOW OFFSHORE. BITTER COLD AIR WILL POUR INTO THE COASTAL REGION AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND LOWER TEENS ABOVE ZERO. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS READINGS DROPPING TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. ROADS COULD BECOME CLOSED FOR DAYS. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST AND ESPECIALLY ON BARRIER ISLANDS ARE URGED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THURSDAY.
4. FURTHER WX ALERTS WILL BE BDCST AS RECEIVED.
5. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND - IN EMERGENCIES
6. SGD HARRY L. MARSTERS II, CMSGT, USAF
USAF MARS NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC
MARS EXERCISE
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