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FXUS62 KMHX 190520
AFDMHX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
120 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND CONTINUE TO EXTEND INTO
THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
AS OF 100 AM WEDNSDAY...MINOR TWEAKS THIS UPDATE...MAINLY TO POPS
TO ADJUST FOR ONGOING RAIN AND ITS EVOLUTION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE 00Z UPPER AIR
ANALYSIS INDICATED A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN NC
WITH PW VALUES OF 2" (150% OF NORMAL)THE SEVERE THREAT HAS
DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...BUT GUSTY WINDSAND OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING AND MODERATE/HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS...MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
AS OF 340 PM TUESDAY...THERE CONTINUE TO BE DIFFERENCES IN THE
MODELS REGARDING THE THE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY
WEDNESDAY AND THE AMOUNT OF POST FRONTAL DRYING WITH THE GFS BEING
THE WETTEST. WILL USE A BLEND OF THE GUIDANCE INDICATING THE
HIGHEST POPS EARLY AND MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
EASTERN NC. NORTHERN AREAS SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. FORECAST HIGHS WILL RANGE
FROM THE LOWER 80S INLAND TO THE MIDDLE 70S BEACHES.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 405 PM TUES...BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH OFF THE
NORTHEASTERN STATES WED NIGHT INTO THURS WITH UPPER RIDGING
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. WEDNESDAYS COLD FRONT WILL STALL SOUTH
OF THE REGION THURS AND FRI WITH DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS THE
SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC NOSES SW OVER EASTERN NC.
LATEST GUIDANCE HEDGES CLOSER TO A DRIER SOLUTION FOR THE WEEKEND
WITH THE FRONT WELL SE OF THE AREA AND PWATS FALLING TO AND INCH
OR SO...LEADING TO VERY PLEASANT CONDITIONS FRI AND SAT. 00Z/12Z
GFS KEEPS THE RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUN WHILE THE 12Z ECMWF
NOW BRINGS A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH ALONG THE COAST. WILL HEDGE
CLOSER TO THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. SURFACE
RIDGE SHIFTS FARTHER OFFSHORE MON INTO TUES WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY
FLOW SETTING UP ALLOWING DEWPOINTS/PWATS TO INCREASE. TRIED TO
PICK A MIDDLE ROAD AND HIGHLIGHT ONLY THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
COUNTIES FOR PRECIP CHANCES MON AND TUES AFTERNOON WHERE DIURNAL
/SEA-BREEZE CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE.

NE-E FLOW ACROSS THE REGION THURS AND FRI WILL KEEP TEMPS A FEW
DEGREES BELOW CLIMO...IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. WINDS SHIFTING SE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND TEMPS GRADUAL WARM BACK INTO THE MID/UPPER
80S. TEMPS MON AND TUES BUILD BACK NEAR 90 AS LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES BUILD 1400-1410 METERS. SHOULD THE INVERTED TROUGH
INDICATED BY THE 12Z ECMWF COME TO FRUITION...TEMPS COULD BE A FEW
DEGREES BELOW CLIMO SUN-TUES.

&&

.AVIATION /05Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 100 AM WEDNESDAY...LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHERN CWA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...MAINLY
AFFECTING EWN AND OAJ TAF LOCATIONS. AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA AND WINDS BECOME NORTH AND MOISTURE IS TRAPPED UNDER THE
INVERSION...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF IFR CEILINGS DEVELOPING AND
PERSISTING UNTIL JUST AFTER SUNRISE. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMOPROVE
TO MVFR AND THEN VFR DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. COULD SEE A PERIOD
OF MVFR CEILINGS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST.

THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE DETERMINISTIC MODELS
WITH RESPECT TO THE AMOUNT OF DRYING THAT WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE
FRONT WEDNESDAY. THE GFS INDICATES CONSIDERABLY MORE SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS EASTERN NC THEN THE NAM. WILL HOLD ON TO THE MVFR
CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING THEN INDICATE PRIMARILY VFR IN THE
AFTERNOON PER CONSENSUS OF ALL AVAILABLE GUIDANCE.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM TUES...A COLD FRONT STALL WILL SOUTH OF THE REGION
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH OVER THE TERMINALS BY LATE WEEK WITH
VFR CONDITIONS DOMINATING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1 AM WEDNESDAY...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS UPDATE. LATEST
OBS SHOW SW WINDS 10-20KT WITH GUSTS TO 25KT AND SEAS 2-4FT NORTH
OF OREGON INLET AND 3-6FT SOUTH. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT MODERATE SW FLOW 15
TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL OCCUR. WEDNESDAY BEHIND
THE FRONT THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KT NORTH OF
OCRACOKE INLET AND 10 TO 15 KT SOUTH OF OCRACOKE. SEAS ARE
FORECAST TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT (HIGHEST CENTRAL WATERS)
AND 4 TO 7 FT ON WEDNESDAY. BASED ON POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 25 KT HAVE ADDED THE PAMLICO SOUND TO THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 420 PM TUES...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL SOUTH OF THE WATERS
WED NIGHT INTO THURS WITH WINDS SHIFTING NE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. NE FLOW 10-15 KT WILL PERSIST THURS AND FRI WITH SEAS
3-5 FT NORTH OF DIAMOND SHOALS TO 2-4 FT SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
NOSE SOUTH OVER THE WATERS THURS THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT
FARTHER OFFSHORE SUN AND EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT E AND POSSIBLY SE
LATE SUN. LATEST ECMWF SUGGESTS AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
OFF THE CAROLINA COAST FRI AND SAT...BUT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS
TO HOW CLOSE TO THE COAST THIS FEATURE WILL RESIDE AND THUS THERE
IS GREATER UNCERTAINTY IN THE WIND/SEAS FORECAST FOR LATE WEEK
INTO SAT. CURRENTLY EXPECT WINDS SHIFTING E SAT WITH SEAS 2-4 FT.
WINDS WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH THE DAY SUN WITH SEAS 2-3 FT. GOOD
AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL SWAN/NWPS...12Z WAVE WATCH III
GUIDANCE...AND PREVIOUS SEAS FORECAST THUS ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
NEEDED WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR AMZ152-
     154.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AMZ156-
     158.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR AMZ135.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...JME
NEAR TERM...RSB
SHORT TERM...JME
LONG TERM...DAG
AVIATION...RSB/DAG
MARINE...RSB/DAG