Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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909 FXUS62 KILM 090543 AFDILM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 143 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will be over the area through early today. A cold front will cross the coastal Carolinas tonight into Monday. High pressure will dominate the weather Tuesday through Friday, though most days will still carry the usual afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances. A cold front will move into the region late Saturday. && .UPDATE... Forecast on track for another quiet weather night, but did add some fog to the forecast, closer to the coast where dewpoints are closer to 70. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... Quiet weather is expected through much of the near term period though Sunday afternoon should some increase in clouds and a small chance for showers and storms as a cold front approaches from the NW. Lows tonight will be in the mid 60s to around 70 with highs Sunday in the low to mid 90s away from the immediate coast. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Cold front moves through the area Sunday night, with lobes of vorticity aloft breaking off from the main upper low way up in Maine. This brings enough forcing and better confidence for showers and thunderstorms in the earlier portion of the overnight hours prior to 06Z. Lows in the upper 60s inland to lower 70s at the coast. Cold front moves offshore by Monday morning, and stalls out from there. This keeps in a slight chance of showers and storms along the coast, but the inland areas should be drying out. Cooler air sets in behind the front, with highs only reaching the mid-to- upper 80s. By Monday night, a deeper trough axis begins its approach through the Carolinas, which increases the upper forcing again. Shower and thunderstorm chances increase again, though modestly. Better chances are at the coast where the stalled front offshore is closer. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s inland, upper 60s to near 70 at the coast. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... The deeper trough continues to swing through the Carolinas and push offshore by late Tuesday. This will help push the stalled offshore front further south and east into Florida and the western Atlantic, while surface high pressure to the north settles in. This dries things out a bit Tuesday and Wednesday, but a slight chance of convection still remains, primarily from the seabreeze. Southwesterly flow gets a bit deeper by Thursday, as a broad upper low moves into the Gulf. This actually helps to push that old frontal boundary northward, back to near northeast SC. This increases the afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances, particularly across the SC Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions. This will feel quite muggy and summery. Highs each day in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Lows in the 60s become the lower 70s as the week goes on. && .AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR conditions expected through most of the period. Sub-VFR may occur with fog, mainly at coastal terminals through daybreak and restrictions possible again this evening as shwrs/tstms move across the area from west to east as a front drops down from the north. Light SW winds will pick up through today and become gusty, mainly coastal terminals this afternoon. Winds will become more W-NW into this evening. Extended Outlook...Restrictions possible in isolated/scattered showers and storms Sunday night through about midweek. && .MARINE... Through Sunday...Light and variable winds will become S to SW at 5 to 10 KT overnight before increasing to 10 to 15 KT Sunday. Seas will run about 2 feet. Sunday Night through Thursday...Southwesterly winds immediately ahead of a cold front start veering northwesterly and then northeasterly by Monday morning as the front moves through. Gusts up to 20-22kts expected, but that decreases considerably after the front moves through. Variable winds at 5-10kts likely Monday afternoon through Tuesday night, before finally settling on SSE by Wednesday and Thursday. Seas 2-3ft initially, but decrease slightly to around 2ft after the front and remain that way through the extended period. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...ILM UPDATE...RGZ NEAR TERM...31 SHORT TERM...IGB LONG TERM...IGB AVIATION...RGZ MARINE...IGB/31