Special Marine Warning 21, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...ROUTINE DELAYED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
130 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002

MODELS ARE PRETTY SIMILAR IN DEVELOPING A SFC LOW OVER SE VA TOMORROW
AND MOVING OFF THE COAST LATE. FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY S SAT NIGHT
THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY JUST S OF OUR CWA SUNDAY. THEN AIR MASS
CHANGING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY. MULTIPLE VORT MAXES
MOVING THRU THE REGION PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT MOVING THRU MONDAY
WILL MAKE TIMING OF PCPN VERY DIFFICULT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BEST
CHANCE WILL BE LATE TOMORROW INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. THEN AGAIN LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE COLD
FRONT.

H85 THETA-E RIDGE MOVES INTO OUR CWA AFTER 00Z TONIGHT AND ALL THE
WAY TO THE COAST BY 12Z SAT SO WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS FOR TONIGHT. ANOTHER THETA-E RIDGE MOVES OVER OUR CWA SUNDAY
EVENING.

TEMPS...FWC CONTINUES TO RULE.

EXTENDED...AFTER COLD FRONT MOVES THRU MONDAY NOT MUCH CHANCE OF PCPN
UNTIL THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THRU BUT THIS
ONE WILL NOT TAP INTO GULF MOISTURE SO JUST SLIGHT CHANCE. BACK TO
MORE SPRINGLIKE TEMPERATURE WITH LOWS BACK INTO THE 40S INLAND AND
HIGHS AROUND 60-65 TUE...65-70 WED...UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S THU &
FRI.

.MHX...NONE

WS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC
436 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ONSLOW...JONES...CRAVEN AND
DUPLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 436 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TRENTON TO 8 MILES EAST OF WALLACE...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TRENTON AT 455 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE JACKSONVILLE AND
NEW BERN.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

CTC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
545 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0526 PM    POLLOCKSVILLE             NC   .75 INCH HAIL
04/19/02   JONES                          REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC
640 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT...MARTIN...WASHINGTON...
CRAVEN...GREENE...LENOIR AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 640 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 24 MILES NORTH
OF WILLIAMSTON TO 43 MILES WEST OF LA GRANGE...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WILLIAMSTON AT 650 PM
EDT...PLYMOUTH AT 735 PM EDT...SNOW HILL AT 745 PM EDT. OTHER
LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE GREENVILLE...KINSTON
AND WASHINGTON.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON
AREA ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AN
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

JBM

NCZ046-047-080-081-090>094-098-103-200045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC
748 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ONSLOW...MAINLAND HYDE...
CRAVEN...LENOIR...JONES...DUPLIN...PAMLICO...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND
DARE...OUTER BANKS DARE AND TYRRELL COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 745 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MANNS HARBOR TO 23 MILES WEST OF WARSAW...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR JASPER AT 750 PM
EDT...SLADESVILLE AT 755 PM EDT...POTTERS HILL AT 800 PM EDT...
MASHOES AT 805 PM EDT...TRENTON AT 810 PM EDT...MAGNOLIA AT 815 PM
EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BAYBORO...
BEULAVILLE...ENGELHARD...KENANSVILLE...MANTEO...NAGS HEAD...NEW BERN
AND SWANQUARTER.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON
AREA ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING AN
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

JBM