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FXUS62 KRAH 160754
AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
354 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak high pressure will build over the region today and tonight.
An upper level disturbance will move in from the southwest Friday,
then an upper level trough will slowly move eastward through the Mid
South and Carolinas Saturday through Sunday, bringing unsettled
weather.

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.NEAR TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/...
As of 200 AM Thursday...

Isolated afternoon and early evening showers possible; otherwise, a
dry day today with seasonable temperatures.

Weak surface high pressure will build into the region today and
tonight. A disturbance in the NNW flow aloft may produce some
afternoon and early evening cloudiness over the north-central and NE
sections of central NC. Some of the CAMS suggest a shower or two
may develop with some weak instability under the disturbance late
this afternoon into the early evening. However, any showers should be
widely scattered with QPF of only a few hundredths to a tenth for
those that get a brief shower. Highs today will return to near
normal in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Mainly clear skies tonight
with light wind will lead to lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

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.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
As of 200 AM Thursday...

Increasing rain chances again late Friday and Friday night.

There is not significant model agreement on the timing of the shower
chances with the next approaching mid/upper trough. It appears that
Friday will be mostly dry with increasing POP late afternoon and
evening, especially in the west. Then, POP ramps up Friday night.
The latest CAM solutions are indicating some of the initial
heavier rains to remain from MS/AL to GA Friday night - where
the stronger convection may track. For now, expect increasing
cloudiness Friday with highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. A chance
of showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly in the south and west
in the afternoon. Showers and isolated thunderstorms become likely
Friday night with lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 354 AM Thursday...

As Friday night showers and storms linger into Saturday, medium and
long range models are still varying slightly for coverage of
rainfall on Saturday. Consistently though, Saturday afternoon/early
evening have the best chance for thunderstorms especially over the
southern portion of the FA. PW values increase in the afternoon and
evening hours to 1.5-1.9 inches which is well above the daily mean.
With the surface low moving over the region (or just south of our
region) SPC has increased the threat across the entire CWA for
severe storms Saturday to a Marginal risk (level 1/5). WPC has
continued to forecast a marginal risk for flash flooding across much
of the Southeast Saturday as the disturbance moves from the Gulf
states up into the Mid-Atlantic region. Showers and storms will
linger into late Saturday night and Sunday morning before beginning
to clear west to east late Sunday. A few isolated showers linger
along the Coastal Plain as the low slowly pushes offshore. As high
pressure builds in from the north, CAD conditions are expected to
develop early Monday across the NW Piedmont resulting in clouds to
stick around for much of the day. Northerly flow will result in
cooler temperatures Monday and Tuesday as high pressure builds south
by Wednesday.

Temperatures Saturday will range from the mid 70s NW to low 80s SE.
Early next week will be below normal with temps ranging from upper
60s NW to upper 70s SE. Temperatures bounce back to above average
Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

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.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 204 AM Thursday...

24 hour TAF period: LIFR/IFR cigs to once again spread across
the area tonight, possibly dropping into the LIFR range around
daybreak. Cigs should lift to VFR around 15Z Thu. A period of some
MVFR vsbys will also be possible late tonight.

Looking ahead: VFR conditions should prevail through Friday. Showers
and sub-VFR conditions will return late Friday into Sunday, with
largely dry conditions returning sometime Monday.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...Badgett
NEAR TERM...Badgett
SHORT TERM...Badgett
LONG TERM...CA
AVIATION...Badgett/KC