Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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043 FXUS62 KILM 050105 AFDILM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 905 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Humidity and storm coverage will increase over the next few days before a Thursday night or Friday morning cold front. The weekend will bring seasonable temperatures and rain-free conditions, with only slight rain chances returning on Monday. && .UPDATE... Forecast on track with mainly iso convection inland, over the Pee Dee area, set to dissipate with loss of heating after sunset. Otherwise mainly clear skies. Aviation discussion updated for the 00Z TAFs. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 19Z, cumulus field has become most developed across Williamsburg, inland Georgetown and southern Florence counties...as well as along the inflection point of the sea breeze front across New Hanover and Brunswick counties. These would be the favored areas for initial shower/tstm development over the next couple of hours. Any activity that does manage to fire up this afternoon and evening should dissipate after sunset with the loss of heating. Lows overnight will only fall into the upper 60s...held a couple of degrees above climo in light return flow. Wednesday is shaping up to be similar to today, with a bit more convective activity as some shortwave energy aloft makes its way across the area. The sea breeze should shield the immediate coast. Upper 80s will be common Wednesday, with mid 80s at the beaches. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... Isentropic upglide Wednesday night will benefit from some weak mid level forcing in the form of a few vorticity centers. Low level wind fields and the strength of the mid level vorts strengthen Thursday albeit only very slightly. The end result should be be a pretty healthy scattering of showers and thunderstorms. Stability/shear profiles will not be supportive of severe weather. Cold front drops in Thursday night, possibly even pushing through according to some of the faster solutions, which seemingly are gaining support. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Based upon the aforementioned timing differences there is a bit of uncertainty regarding Friday`s post-frontal highs. But given that some solutions are slower and the CAA often lags the wind shift here Little changes were made. The more noticeable airmass change is slated for Friday night, followed by a seasonable Saturday and Sunday. Models seem to be displaying a normal bias of re-introducing moisture and rain chances, some as soon as Sunday. The better chances of returning POPs, albeit low ones seems more likely on Monday in weak surface and zonal mid level flow. && .AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Mainly VFR through the TAF period. A light SW return flow will continue around Atlantic high pressure with a warm and humid air mass. Winds will back Wed aftn in sea breeze. Convection this evening mainly in the vicinity of FLO will end with today`s loss of heating. Another round of shwrs/tstms is expected Wed aftn, with a slight uptick compared to today with a passing late day shortwave. Extended Outlook...Showers/thunderstorms will be a little more widespread Thursday ahead of a front. VFR expected Friday and Saturday. && .MARINE... Through Wednesday... Bermuda high pressure will maintain return southerly flow across the waters through Wednesday. Winds speeds near shore may gust up to 20 kts once the sea breeze develops...otherwise generally 10-15 kt. Waves will be dominated by a 2 ft SE swell at 7-8 seconds, with a one ft SW wind wave around 4 seconds. Wednesday night through Sunday... Prefrontal SW flow to start the period, along with 2-4ft seas that will be mainly shorter period wind waves. Low level wind fields increase Thursday as boundary approaches, but winds and seas will remain below SCA thresholds even as the stray 25kt gust becomes tough to rule out. Veering lags just a bit, and there are still some timing differences, but wind should really be turning Friday night into Saturday, possibly as far as to the north before some recovery. The period ends as it began with SW winds and generally a wind wave as opposed to swell. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...Coastal Flood Advisory until midnight EDT tonight for NCZ107. SC...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...ILM UPDATE...RGZ NEAR TERM...CRM SHORT TERM...MBB LONG TERM...MBB AVIATION...RGZ MARINE...ILM