Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Wakefield, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
423 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK TROF WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST LATE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
A FEW SHRAS/TSRAS POPPING THIS AFTN OVR EXTRM NRN/NW CNTIES IN
SHRTWV ENERGY TROF. THIS ENERGY WILL MAINTAIN/DEVELOP ISLTD/SCTD
SHRAS AND TSRAS MAINLY ACRS NRN 1/2 OF CWA THIS EVENG/OVRNGT. MOST
ACTIVITY...ANY STRNGER TSRAS WILL MOVE INTO/ACRS VA NRN NECK AND
LWR MD ERN SHR. OTHRWISE...MSTLY CLR OR PRTLY CLDY TNGT WITH MIN
TEMPS RANGING THRU THE 60S TO NR 70.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
UPR TROF OVR THE GRT LKS AND OH VLY THIS EVENG...THEN DEEPENS AS
IT DIVES SE TWD THE REGION FRI THRU SAT MORNG. THIS WILL PUSH A
COLD FRNT ACRS THE AREA LATER FRI THRU SAT MORNG...WITH SCTD SHRAS
AND TSRAS. THE FRNT WILL PUSH FARTHER OUT TO SEA LATER SAT AND SAT
NGT...AS UPR TROF SWINGS THRU AND OFF THE CST. WILL KEEP A SLGT
CHC OF PCPN IN THE ESE THRU SAT AFTN. MAX TEMPS ON FRI WILL BE IN
THE MID TO UPR 80S...AND IN THE LWR TO MID 80S ON SAT. MOST AREAS
SHUD GET AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL FM THIS COLD FRNT.

HI PRES WILL BLD INTO THE REGION FM THE W FOR LATER SAT THRU SUN.
MSTLY SNY ON SUN WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 80S TO NR 90.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL SWING THRU THE MID ATLANTIC LATE
SUNDAY...BUT AVAILABLE LIFT AND MOISTURE APPEAR LIMITED SO WILL
LEAVE OUT ANY MENTION OF PRECIP FOR NOW. OTW...WEAK SFC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MODELS ARE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE STRENGTH AND
TRACK OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE LESSER
ANTILLES. THE 12Z RUN OF THE ECMWF KEEPS A STRONGER RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NW ATLANTIC WHICH WOULD FORCE THE SYSTEM MORE TO
THE SOUTH AND WEST AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...WHILE OTHER MODELS
SHOW A WEAKER RIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER
THE ERN US WHICH COULD RESULT IN A MORE N/NW TRACK. BEING SEVERAL
DAYS OUT FROM NOW AND GIVEN THE DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE EXTENDED
MODELS WILL NOT STRAY MUCH FROM HPC GUIDANCE. INCLUDED A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TYPICAL AFTERNOON/EVENING SHWRS/TSTMS EACH DAY. TEMPS WILL
NOT VARY MUCH...HIGHS IN THE UPR 80S/LWR 90S AND LOWS IN THE MID
60S/LWR 70S.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WEAK SHORT WAVE MAY BRING WIDELY SCT TS TO NRN PORTIONS OF THE
CWA...MOST LIKELY AFFECTING SBY AND POSSIBLY RIC AROUND 00Z TIME
FRAME. CLOUDS MAY INHIBIT FOG FORMATION AT SBY BUT WENT TEMPO 1 MILE
FROM 06 TO 10Z. FRI SHOULD START SIMILAR TO TODAY BUT WITH BETTER
CHANCES OF CONVECTION BEYOND THIS FCST PERIOD AS FRONT MOVES
SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA OVER
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH MAINLY VFR CONDS AND LITTLE
OR NO PCPN.

&&

.MARINE...
NAM12 AND AKQ WRF INDICATE A SOUTHERLY SURGE OVER THE CHES BAY THIS
EVENING INTO EARLY FRI MORNING. GOOD INITIALIZATION OF THESE MODELS
WITH LATE AFTERNOON OBS ALREADY SHOWING SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 20 KT
OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAY. KEPT THE SCA FOR WINDS FOR ALL BAY ZONES
IN EFFECT THRU LATE TONIGHT. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO MONITOR
TRENDS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO EXTEND OR DROP THE SCA EARLY.

WINDS WILL THEN BE MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN FRI THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION...WITH OFFSHORE WINDS
DURING THE NIGHT (5 TO 10 KT) AND ONSHORE/SEABREEZE WINDS DURING
EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING (10 TO 15 KT). SEAS/WAVES WILL GENERALLY BE
1 TO 2 FT OVER THE BAY/SND...AND 2 TO 3 FT OVER THE ATLANTIC ZONES.

THE LONG TERM WX PATTERN REMAINS A BIG QUESTION MARK RIGHT NOW WITH
POOR MODEL CONSENSUS IN REGARDS TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
NW ATLANTIC. WILL NOT STRAY MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST THINKING...
KEEPING MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS FOR NOW.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ630>632.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TMG
NEAR TERM...TMG
SHORT TERM...TMG
LONG TERM...JRL
AVIATION...LSA
MARINE...JRL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
430 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008

ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-
049-060>100-152030-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-
MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
430 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS
VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ630>632-152030-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
430 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEWITSKY

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