Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Baltimore/Washington

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

WATER VAPOR SHOWS BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE NORTHEAST CONUS. AN
UPPER LOW OVER THE ATLANTIC (40N60W) IS SLOWLY RETROGRADING
NORTHWEST. AS A RESULT...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EAST COAST IS
HOLDING STRONG...SLOWING THE PROGRESSION OF THE NEXT SYSTEM.
VORTICITY CENTER SEEN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH VORT AXIS (AND
CLEARING LINE) EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO WESTERN OHIO AND CENTRAL
KENTUCKY. AT THE SURFACE...PINNING THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE FRONT
IS TOUGH USING THE OBSERVATIONS DUE TO TERRAIN...BUT VISIBLE
SATELLITE SHOWS BKN050 (PROBABLY THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BOUNDARY)
EXTENDS FROM NEAR SCRANTON PA SOUTH TO
HARRISBURG...HAGERSTOWN...AND WEST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE.

MIDLEVEL RIDGE WILL SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL
CLOUDS EASTWARD...EXPECTING THEM TO ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AROUND
THE METRO AREA...BUT THINK SCT TO BKN CU TO FORM BEHIND
FRONT...WITH THE FRONT SLOWLY PROGRESSING EAST DURING THE DAY.

EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM ON BOUNDARY DURING
THE DAY...AS MODIFIED (89/67) 12Z IAD SOUNDING SHOWS SLIGHT TO
MODERATE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL FORM SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FRONT.
ANAFRONTAL STRUCTURE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A
RUMBLE OF THUNDER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.

MESOETA AND NGM SHOW MODERATELY STRONG MOISTURE CONVERGENCE FORMING
ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTION OF CWA THIS AFTERNOON. WILL HOLD OFF ON A 40
POP ACROSS THE SOUTH BASED ON NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE FLOW.

CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK...THEREFORE NO UPDATE PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

THANKS FOR COORD RNK

ROGOWSKI

.LWX...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. HOWEVER
THESE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

ROGOWSKI

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
126 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003

AT 126 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A PARTICULARLY STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WITHIN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...CURRENTLY OVER
ALANTHUS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE COMMUNITY
OF BEALETON...AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CULPEPER...AND SOUTHERN
FAUQUIER COUNTIES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH 230 PM EDT.

ROGOWSKI