Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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122 FXUS62 KILM 050632 AFDILM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 232 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... All sections updated but overall there were no significant changes to the previous forecast. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Warm and more humid conditions along with a cold front will lead to an increase in rain chances early to mid next week. && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1...Warm and more humid conditions along with a cold front will lead to an increase in rain chances early to mid next week. DESCRIPTION...High pressure across the area this morning will be shifting offshore starting later today and persist until a weak cold front moves through later Monday/Monday night. Although our next rain chances aren`t in the forecast until later Monday we can`t completely rule out isolated showers/storms as early as Sun aftn as low-level moisture/instability, sea breeze and mid-level shortwave energy come a bit more into play. Although drier air should temporarily move into the area behind the front there will likely still be at least low rain chances thru mid week just due to the higher instability at the very least. && .AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... High confidence in VFR conditions persisting through the 06Z TAF period. Winds mainly light, except 10-15 kt near the coast starting in the afternoon due to the sea breeze. Extended Forecast...VFR to generally prevail outside of a low risk for shallow early morning fog and isolated showers/storms starting as early as Sun aftn. A low to moderate risk for restrictions from showers/storms is expected Mon as a weak cold front impacts the area, possibly lingering into Tue. && .MARINE... Friday through Tuesday...High pressure over the area will shift offshore starting later today bringing the return of a more typical summertime pattern into early next week with mainly just some daytime sea breeze wind enhancement near the coast. A fairly weak cold frontal passage Mon/Mon night will not increase winds/seas too much and no headlines are anticipated through Tue. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. SC...None. MARINE...None. && $$ WHAT HAS CHANGED...RJB KEY MESSAGES...RJB DISCUSSION...RJB AVIATION...RJB MARINE...RJB