Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Wilmington, NC

996 
WWUS52 KILM 060125
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
925 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

SCC041-067-089-060134-
/O.CAN.KILM.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120506T0145Z/
MARION SC-FLORENCE SC-WILLIAMSBURG SC-
925 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSBURG...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN FLORENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES IS
CANCELED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3367 7927 3370 7925 3370 7924 3370 7920
      3372 7919 3376 7922 3380 7920 3382 7867
      3381 7867 3375 7879 3368 7888 3360 7902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 277DEG 41KT 3373 7882

$$

SCC043-051-060145-
/O.CON.KILM.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120506T0145Z/
GEORGETOWN SC-HORRY SC-
925 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN HORRY AND NORTHEASTERN GEORGETOWN COUNTIES...

AT 915 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FORESTBROOK...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRIARCLIFFE
ACRES AND ATLANTIC BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3367 7927 3370 7925 3370 7924 3370 7920
      3372 7919 3376 7922 3380 7920 3382 7867
      3381 7867 3375 7879 3368 7888 3360 7902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 277DEG 41KT 3373 7882

$$

ZOUZIAS

519 
WWUS52 KILM 060145
SVSILM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
945 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

SCC043-051-060155-
/O.EXP.KILM.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120506T0145Z/
GEORGETOWN SC-HORRY SC-
945 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HORRY AND
NORTHEASTERN GEORGETOWN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

AT 938 PM EDT...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING
HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3367 7927 3370 7925 3370 7924 3370 7920
      3372 7919 3376 7922 3380 7920 3382 7867
      3381 7867 3375 7879 3368 7888 3360 7902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 277DEG 41KT 3370 7853

$$

ZOUZIAS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
730 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA COULD BRING STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO
SUNDAY...WITH COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH. WARMING WILL FOLLOW INTO MID
WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 630 PM SATURDAY...THE LATEST HRRR AND NAM RUNS SHOW FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION DEVELOPING WITHIN THE NEXT 60-90 MINUTES
ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...CONSOLIDATING INTO A SQUALL LINE
WITH THE ACTIVITY OVER EAST-CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AND OFF THE COAST THIS EVENING. WHILE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY
SUFFICIENT AREAL COVERAGE OF CONVECTION IN THE RALEIGH/SANFORD
VICINITY TO GENERATE A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE COLD POOL AND STRONG
LEADING-EDGE WINDS...OUR FORECAST FOR 50-60 PERCENT COVERAGE OF
STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA IS HEAVILY CONTINGENT ON MUCH
MORE STORM ORGANIZATION DEVELOPING SOUTH OF FAYETTEVILLE THAN IS
CURRENTLY OBSERVED ON RADAR. SURFACE-BASED CAPE IN THE 1500-2000
J/KG RANGE...LIFTED INDICIES TO -5...AND 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES
AROUND 30 KT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF STORM ORGANIZATION THIS EVENING.
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WE HAVE ONLY MADE SMALL DOWNWARD
EDITS TO PREDICTED COVERAGE OF STORMS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE BEST
POTENTIAL OF CONVECTION IN OUR FORECAST AREA REMAINS ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTH OF CAPE FEAR WHERE THE
RALEIGH/SANFORD SQUALL LINE MAY DRAG THROUGH IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER MODE...
ALTHOUGH SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

THE SYNOPTIC SETTING HAS AN EAST-WEST COLD FRONT SAGGING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS RETREATING TO THE
SOUTH. THE PASSAGE OF A PACKET OF STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS THIS
EVENING WILL HELP ENHANCE STORM ORGANIZATION FROM NOW UNTIL 10-11 PM
OR SO...AT WHICH POINT THE BULK OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION SHOULD
BE PUSHING EAST AND OFFSHORE. NW AND N WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT WITH LITTLE REAL COLD
ADVECTION UNTIL SUNDAY. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO LOW
TEMPERATURES...WITH MID TO UPPER 60S EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...DAYBREAK SUNDAY INCREASING NE WINDS WILL
BE OVERSPREADING THE REGION...AS A SURFACE LOW DEPARTING OFFSHORE
OF CAPE FEAR INTERACTS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM THE NORTH.
HAVE MAINTAINED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY SINCE POST-FRONT
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ADEQUATE AND A FEW IMPULSES ALOFT DROP SOUTH
OVER THE AREA IN THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON. IT DOES APPEAR THAT
DRYING WILL WIN OUT OVER NC BY MID AFTERNOON AND OVER OUR SOUTHERN
ZONES BY THE EARLY EVENING.

DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10-15 COOLER ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY COMPARED TO TODAY DUE TO CLOUDS AND AIR OF
COOLER ORIGIN BEHIND THE FRONT. BECAUSE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
OVERNIGHT OUR MINIMUMS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED BOTH MON/TUE
MORNING WITH READINGS AROUND 60 DEG...MILDEST COASTAL ZONES AND
COOLEST OVER THE INTERIOR WHERE LESS WIND INFLUENCE WILL BE SEEN.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE TUESDAY CREATES WARM
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. WITH GUIDANCE NOW
SHOWING A SLOWER FROPA...TUESDAY WILL END UP BEING MOSTLY SUNNY WITH
TEMPS AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 80. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TSTM IN
THE AFTN...BUT DRY AIR IN THE MID LEVELS WILL PRECLUDE MUCH IN THE
WAY OF COVERAGE. CONTINUED WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW AND INCREASING CLOUD
COVER WILL KEEP MINS TUESDAY NIGHT ONLY IN THE MID 60S.

WEDNESDAY STILL LOOKS TO BE AN ACTIVE DAY WITH POTENTIALLY
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ALONG AND AHEAD OF A POTENT COLD FRONT. RETURN
FLOW PUSHES PWATS UP TO 1.75 INCHES AND ALLOWS FOR ADVECTION OF THE
THETA-E RIDGE INTO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. WHILE THIS HAPPENS...S/W
TROUGH SPAWNS A SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WHICH DRAGS A
COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS AREA WEDNESDAY AFTN. ATTM IT APPEARS THIS
COULD COINCIDE WITH PEAK HEATING...AND INSTABILITY PARAMETERS AS
WELL AS UPPER SUPPORT LOOK DECENT...SO CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN
TSTM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTN. HOWEVER...SOUNDINGS NO LONGER SHOW
FULL AND DEEP SATURATION WHICH COULD SERVE AS A LIMITING FACTOR TO
RAINFALL...UNFORTUNATELY. NOTE AS WELL THAT THE GFS CONTINUES TO
SHOW AN AREA OF CONVECTION NEAR FLORIDA EARLY WED WHICH TRIES TO
WORK UP THE COAST. THIS COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL ALONG THE COAST...BUT
IN THIS SETUP FREQUENTLY ACTS TO SQUELCH RAINFALL SINCE IT CUTS OFF
THE DEEP MOIST FLOW. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE...BUT FOR NOW WILL
CARRY HIGH CHC POP FOR WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHEST POP ACROSS THE
NORTH. STILL BELIEVE MEX NUMBERS ARE TOO HIGH WEDNESDAY...BUT HIGHS
A DEGREE OR TWO ABOVE 80 SEEM REASONABLE.

COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY THURSDAY...AND
THE END OF THE WEEK THROUGH SATURDAY WILL SEE TEMPS RETURN TO JUST
BELOW CLIMO WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE. EXPECT MAX TEMPS IN THE UPPER 70S
TO AROUND 80...WITH MINS AT NIGHT IN THE MID AND UPPER 50S.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 00Z...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FIRED IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WITH AN MCS AFFECTING POINTS JUST NORTH OF
THE FORECAST AREA.  MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS OUR AREA FOR
THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.  HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO GROUPS AT ALL TAF SITES
FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS BEGINNING BETWEEN 00Z AND 02Z.  THERE HAVE BEEN
FAIRLY GUSTY WINDS WITH STORMS TO THE NORTH AND WEST SO GUSTS UP TO
35 KT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE TAFS. AFTER THE STORMS END...MOIST
LOW-LEVELS AND WEAK CAA SHOULD SET THE STAGE FOR POST-FRONTAL
SCATTERED TO BROKEN IFR CEILINGS TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH. THESE
CEILINGS SHOULD LIFT TO MVFR BY MID-LATE MORNING AND VFR AROUND
NOON. WINDS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND
10 KNOTS.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...LOW CONFIDENCE EARLY MORNING FOG/IFR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. VFR THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 630 PM SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED FROM FLORIDA ACROSS
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL BECOME SUPPRESSED TO THE SOUTH AS A COLD
FRONT SLIDES SOUTH ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. OF IMMEDIATE
CONCERN WITH THIS FRONT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS. LATEST SHORT-TERM
MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A BROKEN SQUALL LINE POSSIBLY DEVELOPING ACROSS
THE EASTERN CAROLINAS AND PUSHING OUT ACROSS THE WATERS BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SQUALL LINE ARE
THE PRIMARY THREAT AND COULD RESULT IN SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS LATER
THIS EVENING.

OTHERWISE...SYNOPTIC SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 KT HAVE INCREASED TO
15-18 KT NEAR THE BEACHES WITH THE SEABREEZE. THESE SYNOPTIC WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE W AND NW AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT SINKS
INTO THE AREA...THEN TO THE N SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS AVERAGE 3 FT WITH
SOME 2-FOOTERS NEAR THE SC COAST.

SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE TSTMS OFFSHORE
EARLY ON SUNDAY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND
CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE LOW
OFFSHORE. INCREASING NE WINDS WILL REQUIRE A CAUTIONARY HEADLINE
IN THE CWF MAINLY FOR SUNDAY AFTN...POSSIBLY INTO EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH. THE TREND IN WINDS IS TO WEAKEN
AND VEER MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BECOMING SSE MONDAY NIGHT AND SSW
BY TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE...AND A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. S-SE WAVE ENERGY WILL BECOME ENE SUNDAY
IN A BUMPY 3-5 FEET OVER THE 0-20NM WATERS...HIGHEST SEAS NORTH OF
FRYING PAN SHOALS AND WELL OFFSHORE. THE GULF STREAM WILL BE A BIT
HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AS NE WINDS CLASH WITH THE ROBUST CURRENTS.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE DRIFTS FURTHER FROM
THE COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THIS
CREATES A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...AND WINDS VEERING SLOWLY
FROM SE TUESDAY...TO SW WEDNESDAY...AT 10-15 KTS. SEVERAL DIFFERENT
WAVES WILL BE EVIDENT WITHIN THE SPECTRUM DURING THIS TIME...A SE
SWELL OF 2FT/10 SEC...AND A SE WIND WAVE...BECOMING SW WEDNESDAY.
FORTUNATELY...THESE WILL ALL BE AT RATHER LOW AMPLITUDES...SO TOTAL
SEAS WILL BE ONLY IN THE 2-4 FT RANGE. LATE WED NIGHT COLD FRONT
OCCURS ACROSS THE WATERS TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTH...THEN NE BY
THURSDAY EVE. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF ENHANCED NORTH WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT...UP TO 15-20 KTS...BEFORE EASING LATE TO 5-10 KTS.
ALTHOUGH WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AROUND 2-4 FT THROUGH
THURSDAY...WAVE STEEPNESS WILL INCREASE BEHIND FROPA FOR SEVERAL
HOURS AS N/NE WIND WAVES BECOME PREDOMINANT WITHIN THE WAVE
SPECTRUM.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...A FULL MOON TONIGHT WILL BRING UNUSUALLY
HIGH WATER LEVELS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS DURING THE EVENING HIGH
TIDE...THE HIGHEST OF THE TWO HIGH TIDES. TONIGHT...MINOR FLOODING
SHOULD BE CONFINED TO PORTIONS OF THE CAPE FEAR RIVER IN DOWNTOWN
WILMINGTON WHERE WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH JUST OVER 5.5
FT DURING THE EVE. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR A PORTION OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY. NORTHEAST WINDS MAY
DRIVE TIDES EVEN HIGHER SUN NIGHT...AND ACROSS A BROADER AREA TO
INCLUDE THE BEACHES. HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING IS AROUND 8 PM AT THE
COAST AND 10 PM ALONG THE CAPE FEAR IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON. HIGH
TIDE SUNDAY NIGHT IS AROUND 830 PM ALONG THE BEACHES. THERE IS
ABOUT A TWO HOUR LAG TIME IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON.

.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

SC...NONE.
NC...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
     EDT TONIGHT FOR NCZ107.

MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...8
NEAR TERM...TRA
SHORT TERM...COLBY
LONG TERM...JDW
AVIATION...RAN
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...RJD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
259 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NCZ087-096-099-105-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053-055-061900-
ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-MARLBORO-
DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-
INLAND GEORGETOWN-
259 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

NCZ106-108-110-SCZ054-056-061900-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL BRUNSWICK-COASTAL HORRY-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
259 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS.

UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING DUE TO THE
FULL MOON. WATER LEVELS WILL BE THEIR HIGHEST BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT DUE TO THE
FULL MOON. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS MAY DRIVE THE WATER LEVELS TO
MINOR COASTAL FLOOD THRESHOLDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

NCZ107-061900-
INLAND NEW HANOVER-
259 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT DUE TO THE
FULL MOON. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS MAY DRIVE THE WATER LEVELS TO
MINOR COASTAL FLOOD THRESHOLDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

AMZ254-256-061900-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
259 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

AMZ250-252-061900-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
259 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.

RJD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
707 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

SCZ017-023-024-032-033-052330-
DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-MARLBORO-
707 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORENCE...MARION...
DILLON...MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

AT 707 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SOCIETY HILL...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF CHERAW...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE DARLINGTON...DILLON...HARTSVILLE...
AUBURN...BINGHAM...BLUE BRICK...BROWNSVILLE...DOVESVILLE...DUNBAR...
FLOYD...LATTA AND LITTLE ROCK.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 8001 3451 7998 3449 7996 3449 7988
      3454 7983 3460 7981 3462 7978 3464 7980
      3467 7985 3468 7986 3469 7986 3445 7929
      3411 7954 3436 8010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 300DEG 28KT 3454 7986

WEISS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
734 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NCZ096-099-105-060015-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-
734 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
PENDER...BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

AT 732 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER JEROME...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE WINDS
WILL IMPACT AREAS SEVERAL MINUTES AHEAD OF ANY RAINFALL.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ELIZABETHTOWN...AMMON...CARVERS...
COUNCIL...DUART...ELKTON...EMERSON...JEROME...KELLY...LAGOON...LAKE
WACCAMAW AND LISBON.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 7838 3470 7836 3467 7832 3461 7831
      3457 7825 3473 7811 3468 7801 3427 7855
      3464 7882 3469 7880 3474 7885 3482 7890
      3484 7889 3485 7882 3486 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 307DEG 44KT 3480 7869

WEISS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
814 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NCZ096-099-105-060100-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-
814 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE ACROSS PENDER...BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM
EDT...

AT 813 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WHITE LAKE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES
EAST OF ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ELIZABETHTOWN...WHITEVILLE...
ABBOTTSBURG...ASHTON...BLADENBORO...CARVERS...COUNCIL...CURRIE...
ELKTON...EMERSON...FREEMAN AND HALLSBORO.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3441 7783 3435 7809 3437 7814 3433 7818
      3421 7865 3450 7886 3450 7885 3457 7885
      3462 7882 3471 7837 3467 7832 3461 7831
      3457 7825 3472 7812 3473 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 312DEG 29KT 3460 7847

WEISS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
832 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NCZ099-109-SCZ053-060115-
COLUMBUS-INLAND BRUNSWICK-INLAND HORRY-
832 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HORRY...BRUNSWICK AND
COLUMBUS COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...

AT 833 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CERRO GORDO...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF WHITEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE WHITEVILLE...BETHEL...BUGHILL...
CHADBOURN...CHERRY GROVE...CLARENDON...CRUSOE ISLAND...DULAH...
EVERGREEN...FAIR BLUFF...FREELAND AND GORETOWN.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 7896 3429 7831 3394 7868 3421 7914
      3425 7913 3431 7907 3431 7904 3435 7903
      3436 7900 3438 7901 3440 7897
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 285DEG 31KT 3431 7891

WEISS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
840 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NCZ105-106-060130-
COASTAL PENDER-INLAND PENDER-
840 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PENDER COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM
EDT...

AT 840 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES
WEST OF MAPLE HILL...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURGAW...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BURGAW...EDGECOMB...HAMPSTEAD...MAPLE
HILL...MOORETOWN...MURRAY TOWN...SURF CITY...TOPSAIL...TOPSAIL
BEACH...VAN EDEN...WHITE STOCKING AND WILLARD.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HALF INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

&&

LAT...LON 3438 7760 3429 7771 3429 7772 3429 7774
      3473 7808 3474 7806 3473 7805 3474 7802
      3472 7799 3473 7794 3473 7768 3448 7757
      3447 7754 3444 7751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 311DEG 23KT 3467 7781

WEISS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
845 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

SCZ032-033-039-053>056-060145-
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-COASTAL HORRY-FLORENCE-INLAND GEORGETOWN-INLAND
HORRY-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
845 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
HORRY...GEORGETOWN...WILLIAMSBURG...FLORENCE AND MARION COUNTIES
THROUGH 945 PM EDT...

AT 843 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
JOHNSONVILLE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF LAKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT
45 MPH. OTHER STORMS JUST SOUTH OF THIS STORM WILL TRACK EAST TOWARD
THE COAST.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE CONWAY...GARDEN CITY...GEORGETOWN...
MURRELLS INLET...RED HILL...SOCASTEE...SURFSIDE BEACH...ANDREWS...
BUCKSPORT...BUCKSVILLE...BURGESS AND DONGOLA.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
TORRENTIAL RAIN.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS INCLUDING GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3324 7953 3351 7988 3389 7949 3383 7880
      3347 7909 3329 7919 3329 7927 3331 7928
      3328 7928 3325 7922 3314 7929
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 275DEG 41KT 3378 7939

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