Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Raleigh, NC

839 
WWUS52 KRAH 061836
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
136 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCC083-061845-
/O.CON.KRAH.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110306T1845Z/
HALIFAX NC-
136 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTY...

AT 133 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH
WELDON...OR NEAR HALIFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... ROSEMARY...WELDON AND
ROANOKE RAPIDS.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3642 7758 3640 7755
      3638 7755 3634 7758 3631 7756 3626 7760
      3635 7779 3649 7770 3649 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 210DEG 36KT 3639 7764

$$

MWS

947 
WWUS52 KRAH 061843
SVSRAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
143 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCC083-061853-
/O.EXP.KRAH.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110306T1845Z/
HALIFAX NC-
143 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTY
EXPIRES AT 145 PM EST...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND 
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

IF YOU OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...OR NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH.

LAT...LON 3648 7765 3644 7762 3642 7758 3640 7755
      3638 7755 3634 7758 3631 7756 3626 7760
      3635 7779 3649 7770 3649 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 210DEG 36KT 3645 7760

$$

MWS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1048 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY
EAST THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE
FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 945 AM SUNDAY...

14Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWED A FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDING FROM NEW ENGLAND
SOUTH THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND WESTERN CAROLINAS. A 1006 MB WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT IN UPSTATE SC. ANOTHER
1010 MB WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT IN CENTRAL
PA. ALOFT...12Z RAOB ANALYSIS SHOWED AN H5 SHORTWAVE NEAR THE
CENTRAL AL/GA BORDER. A DUAL JET CONFIGURATION WAS NOTED OVER THE
SOUTHEAST/CAROLINAS AT H3...WITH THE LEFT EXIT AND RIGHT ENTRANCE
REGIONS OVER THE CAROLINAS/MID-ATLANTIC.

OVERVIEW:
THE H5 SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY NEAR THE CENTRAL AL/GA BORDER WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NC BY 18Z THIS AFTERNOON...THROUGH THE
FOOTHILLS/WESTERN PIEDMONT AND INTO VA BY 00Z THIS EVENING. THE
ASSOCIATED SFC LOW IN UPSTATE SC WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
WESTERN PIEDMONT BY ~18Z THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTHERN
DELMARVA/NJ BY 00Z THIS EVENING...WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
OCCURRING IN CENTRAL NC BETWEEN ROUGHLY 18Z THIS AFTERNOON AND 00Z
THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT...EXPECT RAPID CLEARING (BETWEEN 21-06Z) IN
ASSOC/W LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ALOFT...
AN H5 SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY IN VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL MS RIVER VALLEY
WILL AMPLIFY AND CROSS CENTRAL NC OVERNIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR
SOME UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER IN THE 06-12Z TIME FRAME.

TEMPERATURES:
WITH PERVASIVE CLOUD COVER AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO
THE AREA...EXPECT HIGHS TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S IN
THE NW PIEDMONT TO THE MID/UPPER 60S IN THE COASTAL PLAIN. A FEW
LOCATIONS COULD REACH 70F IN THE SE COASTAL PLAIN...DEPENDING ON THE
THICKNESS OF CLOUD COVER AND ARRIVAL OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS FROM THE
WEST. OVERNIGHT...LOWS WILL BE DICTATED PRIMARILY BY STRONG COLD
ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE THIS AFT/EVE. FCST SOUNDINGS
SHOW THE TRIAD IN THE UPPER 30S BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 00Z...RDU BY
03Z...AND FAY/RWI BY 06Z. EXPECT TEMPS TO SLOWLY DROP THEREAFTER...
WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S...OR 32-36F.

PRECIPITATION CHANCES/AMOUNTS:
GIVEN STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL
ZONE AND SFC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...60-90 METER H5 HEIGHT FALLS
ASSOC/W THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE AND A DUAL JET CONFIGURATION OVER
THE CAROLINAS/MID-ATLANTIC...WILL CONTINUE THE PREVIOUS FCST OF 100%
POPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. PRECIP WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD WITH
THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING IN THE TRIAD BY ~19Z...
TRIANGLE BY ~22Z AND THE COASTAL PLAIN BY ~01Z. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN THE
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...PRECIP RATES/AMOUNTS IN THE PIEDMONT WILL
BE MARKEDLY LOWER (MTN RAIN ENHANCED BY STRONG LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE
FLOW)...AND DO NOT EXPECT MUCH OF A FLASH FLOOD THREAT IN CENTRAL
NC...ALTHOUGH A FEW URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED IN AREAS EXPERIENCING THE MORE PERSISTENT MODERATE/HEAVY RAIN.

SEVERE THREAT:
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CONTINUES TO PLACE AREAS EAST OF HWY 1
IN A 'SEE TEXT' WITH 2% TOR AND 5% WIND PROBABILITIES. AS IS TYPICAL
IN CENTRAL NC THIS TIME OF YEAR...THE PRIMARY LIMITING FACTOR FOR
SEVERE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE INSTABILITY. THE OVERALL FORCING
ASSOC/W THIS SYSTEM IS RESPECTABLE (SEE ABOVE)...AND SHEAR
PARAMETERS ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED/ROTATING STORMS...40-60
KT EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR (ASSUMING SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY IS PRESENT)
AND 300-500 M2/S2 OF 0-1KM SRH. IN FACT...LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS ARE
QUITE BACKED (SOUTHEAST) OVER CENTRAL NC...DUE TO THE DEEPENING SFC
LOW IN UPSTATE SC THAT WILL BE MOVING NE/NNE THROUGH THE WESTERN
PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE LATEST 12Z NAM FCST SOUNDINGS SHOW
250-500 J/KG OF SBCAPE IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA AOA 18Z...
WHICH WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN SUFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER THETA-E
ADVECTION (IN ASSOC/W A STRONG SOUTHERLY LLJ AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT) AND MID/UPPER LEVEL COOLING ASSOC/W THE APPROACHING H5
SHORTWAVE. HOWEVER...OUTSIDE OF SOUTHERN AL AND THE FL PANHANDLE
YESTERDAY EVENING AND VERY EARLY THIS MORNING...NO LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH ANY UPSTREAM PRECIPITATION IN THE
LAST ~12 HRS. IF SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY IS PRESENT AND CONVECTION
DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE AN ATTENDANT THREAT OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR A TORNADO ANYWHERE EAST OF HWY 1...WITH THE
RELATIVE BEST CHANCE EAST OF I-95 IN EASTERN NC IN ASSOCIATION WITH
BETTER DIURNAL TIMING/BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE. -VINCENT

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM SUNDAY...

A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH ARCTIC ORIGINS WILL BUILD INTO
CENTRAL NC MONDAY AND EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. LOW LEVEL
CAA WILL CONTINUE MONDAY WITH THICKNESSES STARTING OUT
1305-1310M....RECOVERING INTO THE 1320S MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
SUPPORTS MAX TEMPS IN THE MID-UPPER 50S...A COUPLE OF DEGREES SHY OF
NORMAL.

850MB THERMAL TROUGH EXTENDS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY
NIGHT...SUGGESTING CHILLY TEMPS. HOWEVER RH CROSS SECTIONS SUGGEST
POTENTIAL FOR A DECK OF CIRRUS TO ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A DECENT UPPER LEVEL JET. IF THESE
CLOUDS ARE THICK ENOUGH AND ARRIVE EARLY ENOUGH...THEY WILL HAVE AN
IMPACT ON THE TEMPS. SINCE GFS HAS A TENDENCY TO EXAGGERATE MOISTURE
ALOFT...WILL GO WITH A SCENARIO OF HIGH THIN CIRRUS AND LEAN MIN
TEMPS TO THE COOL SIDE OF MOS GUIDANCE (NEAR 30-LOWER 30S). IF
TOTALLY CLEAR SKIES OCCUR...TEMPS CAN BE LOWERED AN ADDITIONAL
DEGREE OR TWO...ESPECIALLY OUTLYING AREAS. -WSS

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT:
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE CENTERED OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL
CONTINUE TO EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ON
TUESDAY... WHILE GENERALLY WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ALOFT. THIS SHOULD YIELD DRY CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL NC AGAIN.
HOWEVER...EXPECT TO SEE SOME MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER
STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA IN THE GENERALLY WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS OUR
AREA. GIVEN AFTERNOON LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
ONLY TOP OUT IN THE 1320 TO 1330 METER RANGE AND AT LEAST SOME
MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER.... WILL CONTINUE TO GO WITH HIGH TEMPS
ON THE COOL SIDE OF GUIDANCE.  THUS... EXPECT HIGH TEMPS TO RANGE
FROM THE MID 50S NORTHEAST TO AROUND 60 ACROSS THE SOUTH.

LOW LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO VEER AROUND TO THE
EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS THE THE LOW
LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS
TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE... POSSIBLY RESULTING
IN SOME LOW STRATUS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
AREA. THUS... HAVE BUMPED UP LOWS A FEW DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTH AND
WEST. THIS YIELDS LOWS RANGING FROM 33 NE TO 37 S. -BSD

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM SUNDAY...

MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT SLOWER WITH THE WARM UP ON WEDNESDAY...
THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BE SLOWER TO SHIFT EASTWARD THAN ORIGINALLY
THOUGH. THUS... WITH INCREASE MOISTURE JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE ALONG
WITH MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER INCREASING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST... EXPECT SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY. THIS
SHOULD HELP TO SUPPRESS TEMPS A BIT... ESPECIALLY WITH SURFACE WINDS
NOT SWINGING AROUND TO A SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT UNTIL WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. GIVEN THIS... HAVE LOWERED HIGHS BY A COUPLE OF DEGREE...
MID TO UPPER 50S N TO LOWER 60S S.

NEXT POTENT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE COUNTRY AND INTO AND ACROSS OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. WITH GOOD SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF THE
SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT EXPECT WE WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE GOOD
MOISTURE TRANSPORT OFF OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC OCEAN...
ALLOWING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA (BEST CHANCE OF STORMS
ON THURSDAY)... WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOWING SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS TO
TODAY SYSTEM (HIGH SHEAR/LOW CAPE). THUS... WE MAY SEE ANOTHER
SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN... ALONG WITH THE RISK OF STRONG-SEVERE
STORMS... WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
AND PERHAPS A TORNADO (IF WE GET ENOUGH INSTABILITY). POPS WILL
EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE RAISED TO CATEGORICAL... BUT WILL CONTINUE
LIKELY POPS FOR NOW... ESPECIALLY WITH LACK OF RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY
WITH THE MODELS... AS MODELS HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH
REGARD TO AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE 12Z ECMWF EVEN DEVELOPED A
MID/UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH THIS
SYSTEM (WHICH IS THOUGHT TO BE TO EXTREME)... WHILE THE 00Z ECMWF
SWINGS A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH ALOFT THROUGH OUR AREA BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT THURSDAY EVENING/FRIDAY MORNING QUICKLY DRYING US OUT BY
AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. THE LATEST GFS DEVELOPS A CUT OFF LOW JUST
TO OUR WEST ON THURSDAY AND SLOWLY TRACKS IT FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS OUR AREA ON FRIDAY... WHICH WOULD YIELD AT LEAST SOME
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED INSTABILITY SHOWERS (OR STORMS) FOR FRIDAY...
WITH A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FRONTAL PASSAGE ON THURSDAY. THE
AMPLIFICATION OF THIS TROUGH ALOFT APPEARS TO BE TIED TO ENERGY
DIVING SOUTHEASTWARD ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL S/W TROUGH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT. GIVEN BOTH OF THESE FEATURES HAVE
NOT EVEN MOVED ONSHORE YET... WILL KEEP POPS AND TIMING OF THE FRONT
SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FORECASTS AND KEEP FRIDAY DRY FOR NOW. HIGHEST
POPS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY... WITH THE FRONT
MOVING THROUGH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AGAIN... DESPITE MODEL
DIFFERENCES THIS STILL LOOKS LIKE AN ANOTHER EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY
TO RECEIVE SOME BENEFICIAL RAIN FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S... WITH LOWS POSSIBLY OCCURRING WELL BEFORE
DAYBREAK THURSDAY... AS SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA ON THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHS THURSDAY WILL DEPEND ON THE FRONT...
WILL KEEP HIGHS RANGING FROM THE LOWER 60S NW TO NEAR 70S SE FOR
NOW. LOWS FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER
30S NW TO LOWER 40S E. HIGHS FRIDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. LOWS
SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S... WITH
CLEARING CONDITIONS. SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE QUITE WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA... WITH HEIGHTS ALOFT
INCREASING. THUS... EXPECT HIGHS TO REBOUND... WITH HIGH TEMPS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 60S EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 1045 AM SUNDAY...

24-HR TAF PERIOD:
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWERS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN
18-00Z AND CEILINGS SCATTERING OUT AND LIFTING TO VFR BY 00-06Z FROM
WEST TO EAST. MVFR CEILINGS COULD LINGER A BIT PAST 06Z AT THE
FAY/RWI TAF SITES. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY/SW BY
18-21Z...AT 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 KT...THEN RAPIDLY
VEERING TO NORTHWEST AT 15-20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-30 KT FOR
SEVERAL HOURS IN ASSOC/W STRONG PRESSURE RISES IN THE WAKE OF THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN ROUGHLY 21-03Z THIS EVENING (FROM WEST
TO EAST). EXPECT CLEAR SKIES WITH WINDS WEAKENING TO ~10 KT AFTER
06Z TONIGHT. SFC WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHEAST  AT
10-15 KT ON MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE
WEST...WEAKENING TO 5-10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

LOOKING AHEAD:
VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO SHIFT OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT...SETTING UP A SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW...AND ALLOWING FOR MVFR/IFR (AND PERHAPS LIFR) CEILINGS
EVERYWHERE BY 06-12Z WED. SUB-VFR CEILINGS SHOULD MIX OUT AND BECOME
VFR WITH DIURNAL HEATING/MIXING BY WED AFTERNOON. EXPECT MVFR/IFR
AND PERHAPS LIFR CEILINGS TO RETURN AGAIN WED NIGHT IN ASSOC/W WARM
ADVECTION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ADVERSE AVIATION
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY THU IN ASSOC/W A
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. VFR CONDITIONS
WILL RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THU NIGHT/FRI. -VINCENT

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...VINCENT
NEAR TERM...VINCENT
SHORT TERM...WSS/BSD
LONG TERM...BSD
AVIATION...VINCENT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
407 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-070930-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
407 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY. DUE TO STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE
SURFACE...THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL END BY 3 PM IN THE
WEST...AND 7 PM IN THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF AN INCH OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
902 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCZ021-022-038-039-073-074-083-061700-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...ALBEMARLE...TROY...WADESBORO
902 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN NC PIEDMONT THROUGH MIDDAY..

SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE HOURLY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS FROM AROUND ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH THROUGH NOON...THOUGH
HEAVIER DOWNPOURS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SOME LOCATIONS
AFFECTED INCLUDE WADESBORO...TROY...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...WINSTON SALEM...
HIGH POINT...AND GREENSBORO.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING
WHERE PONDING OF WATER OCCURS...AND DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
THE DOWNPOURS.

MWS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1108 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCZ042-078-089-061700-
JOHNSTON-SAMPSON-WAYNE-
1108 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...A HEAVY SHOWER WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS JOHNSTON...WAYNE
AND SAMPSON COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EST...

AT 1106 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A HEAVY SHOWER WITH GUSTY
WINDS OVER ROSEBORO...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CLINTON...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CLINTON...HOBBTON...
NEWTON GROVE.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING
AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3487 7851 3491 7854 3494 7858 3548 7838
      3541 7808 3483 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 200DEG 30KT 3495 7846

MWS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1253 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

NCZ026-041-042-061830-
FRANKLIN-JOHNSTON-WAKE-
1253 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...A HEAVY SHOWER WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS FRANKLIN...WAKE
AND JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EST...

AT 1252 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A HEAVY SHOWER WITH STRONG
WINDS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAYTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...KNIGHTDALE...
WENDELL...AND...LINWOOD...PILOT...BUNN...LOUISBURG.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING
AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 7805 3552 7843 3559 7863 3623 7833
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 203DEG 46KT 3565 7848

MWS