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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 5, 2015Columbus County, North Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2015, 5:38 PM EDT for Columbus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2015, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2015, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC

County Columbus County, NC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2015-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2369 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2015-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 3:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 3:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
353 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
THURSDAY...AS MORE MOISTURE IS BROUGHT INTO THE REGION. AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE
OF RAINFALL. A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND...AS HIGH
PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 211 PM WEDNESDAY...THUS FAR DEEP CONVECTION HAS BEEN HELD
OFF BY SUBSIDENCE AND MID LEVEL DRY AIR. VISIBLE SATELLITE SO FAR
IS NOT EVEN SHOWING MUCH OF A CU FIELD...ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN
ABUNDANCE OF CIRRUS SPREADING OVER THE AREA. DESPITE THIS
CIRRUS...SOME OF WHICH APPEARS TO BE RATHER THICK...TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO CLIMB WITH WIDESPREAD MID 90S INLAND. DEWPOINTS ACROSS
WESTERN AREAS ARE TRENDING DOWN AS DRY AIR IS MIXED INTO THE
BOUNDARY LAYER. THIS SHOULD KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES JUST BELOW HEAT
ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. FARTHER EAST
THE COMBINATION OF HIGHER RECENT RAINFALL AND ONSHORE FLOW IS
KEEPING DEWPOINTS A LITTLE HIGHER...RESULTING IN HEAT INDEX VALUES
ALREADY APPROACHING...AND IN SOME CASES EXCEEDING...105 DEGREES.

HIGH RESOLUTION SHORT TERM GUIDANCE STILL EXPECTING ISOLATED
CONVECTION ALONG THE SEA BREEZE/PIEDMONT TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
MLCAPE WILL APPROACH 3000 J/KG DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT THE
UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT IS A BIG OBSTACLE TO OVERCOME. HAVE HELD
ONTO SLIGHT CHC POP FOR THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS GIVEN TEMPS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN SOME AREAS IN THE MID 70S.

ANY CONVECTION THAT DOES DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL NOT LAST MUCH
BEYOND SUNSET GIVEN THE LACK OF MID LEVEL SUPPORT. ALTHOUGH
LINGERING CU AND EVEN DEBRIS CLOUD IS LIKELY TO BE GONE BY
MIDNIGHT CIRRUS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM IN FROM THE WEST AS
PROGRESSIVE MID LEVEL FLOW SPREADS CONVECTIVE CIRRUS BLOW OFF
EAST. PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE IN THE PERIOD BUT VISIBILITIES
SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 3SM IN MOST AREAS. LOWS WILL BE ABOVE
CLIMO...MID 70S IN MOST AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 211 PM WEDNESDAY...PRIMARY WEATHER HEADLINE ARE PROSPECTS
OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
FRIDAY...AS A QUASI-STATIONARY SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ENTITY ALONG
THE COASTAL INTERIOR THURSDAY...EJECTS TO SEA FRIDAY. A FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS MIGRATION OFFSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT.

SATELLITE DATA SHOWS AN AXIS OF HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER BETWEEN
1.85 AND 2.10 INCHES POSITIONED ACROSS THE GULF STATES AND THE
COASTAL CAROLINAS...AVAILABLE FOR INGEST BY A LOW PRESSURE
FEATURE. A MARGINAL RISK REMAINS INTACT FRIDAY ACROSS THE AREA AS
A MID-LVL TROUGH TRAVERSES THE REGION. A COOLING TREND SHOULD BE
IN THE OFFERING EACH DAY THU/FRI...AS MOIST ONSHORE WINDS AND
CLOUDS TEAM...AND POTENTIALLY RAIN-COOLED AIR FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM WEDNESDAY...MID TO UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE FARTHER AWAY
AS RIDGE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS TRIES TO NOSE ITS WAY INTO THE
SOUTHEAST STATES. A DEEP DRIER N-NW FLOW WILL LAST THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEKEND WITH PCP WATER VALUES DECREASING FROM UP NEAR 1.75
INCHES EARLY SATURDAY DOWN TO LESS THAN AN INCH BY SUNDAY MORNING.
ANY LINGERING MOISTURE OR CLOUDS EARLY SATURDAY WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN AND BEGIN TO VEER AROUND BY LATE
SUNDAY...CAPTURING THE RICH MARINE AIR ONCE AGAIN AND BRINGING
DEWPOINT TEMPS THAT WERE DOWN IN THE 60S OVER THE WEEKEND BACK UP TO
70S BY SUN NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST.
OVERALL EXPECT CLEARING AND DRYING THROUGH SATURDAY AND A DRY START
TO SUNDAY. WILL KEEP OUT POPS MOST OF THE WEEKEND...BUT ECMWF DOES
WANT TO BRING A LITTLE IMPULSE DOWN OVER THE AREA JUST IN TIME TO
PEAK HEATING ON SUNDAY. THIS MAY ENHANCE CONVERGENCE ALONG SEA
BREEZE TO AT LEAST PRODUCE SOME CU OR A SHOWER OR TWO.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND WILL MAKE ITS WAY
OFF THE COAST ALLOWING FOR A DEEPER MOISTURE RETURN MON INTO TUES
WITH A DECENT W-SW FLOW DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE LOW TO MID LEVELS.
BY NEXT TUES NEXT MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG DOWN FROM THE
GREAT LAKES AND SHOULD PUSH FRONT EASTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS. THIS
WILL ENHANCE CONVECTION AND BRING BACK BETTER CHC OF SHWRS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL CAROLINAS TUES AND WED.

TEMPS WILL ACTUALLY RUN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH
HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AND POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPS TO
DROP BELOW 70 OVERNIGHT SAT. H5 HEIGHTS WILL REBOUND BACK THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THEN INCREASING SE TO SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING
TEMPS BACK UP TO NORMAL OR ABOVE MON THROUGH WED.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 18Z...BOTH THE WRF AND THE HRRR DEPICT CONVECTION THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. IF CONVECTION DOES MANAGE
TO GET  GOING...THE STEERING FLOW WILL MOVE THE STORMS TO THE
SOUTHEAST...KEEPING THEM ALONG THE COAST. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE
PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES...WHERE THE ANGLE SEA BREEZE
BOUNDARIES OVERLAP. LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD...MORE SOUTHERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST. SOME
LIGHT MORNING FOG POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...INCREASING CHANCES FOR CONVECTION THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
NOSE IN FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CHANCE FOR STORMS
MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 211 PM WEDNESDAY...GRADIENT REMAINS RELATIVELY WEAK OVER
THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. SEA BREEZE HAS DEVELOPED AND RESULTED
IN SLIGHTLY ENHANCE ONSHORE FLOW AT THE COAST BUT HAS HAD LIMITED
EFFECT ACROSS THE BULK OF THE MARINE ZONES. SOUTHWEST FLOW 10 TO
15 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND OVERNIGHT.
GUST MAY OCCASIONALLY HIT 20 KT BUT OCCURRENCES WILL BE
INFREQUENT. SEAS RUN 2 TO 4 FT WITH AN ISOLATED 5 FT POSSIBLE IN
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ENDS OF AMZ252 AND AMZ250 RESPECTIVELY.

SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 211 PM WEDNESDAY...NEARLY THE ENTIRETY OF THIS PERIOD WILL
BE MARKED BY AN ELONGATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AXIS
INLAND...ORIENTED WSW-ENE ACROSS THE COASTAL INTERIOR OF NE SC AND
SE NC. WOBBLES AND FLUCTUATIONS WITH THIS FEATURES WILL BRING
VARYING WINDSPEEDS BETWEEN 10-20 KNOTS...BUT IN GENERAL A
CONSISTENT SW DIRECTION. SEAS THIS PERIOD WILL BE COMPOSED OF ESE
WAVES AROUND 2 FT EVERY 9-10 SECONDS AND SHORTER PERIOD...LOCALLY
DERIVED WIND-WAVES OF SSW 1-3 FT EVERY 4-5 SECONDS. TSTMS OVER THE
WATERS WILL SEE A NOTABLE INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA IS KICKED OFFSHORE AND A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY CROSSES THE 0-20 NM WATERS FRIDAY.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM WEDNESDAY...LIGHT SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
EARLY SATURDAY BEHIND DEPARTING FRONT...FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLING IN FOR THE WEEKEND. OVERALL DO NOT EXPECT WINDS TO
EXCEED MUCH MORE THAN 15 KTS SPIKING UP MAINLY INITIALLY BEHIND
FRONT AND WITH AFTN SEA BREEZE.  AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH MEANDERS
SLOWLY EASTWARD THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO VEER AROUND FROM NORTH EARLY
SATURDAY TO A MORE ON SHORE EASTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE SUNDAY AND
SOUTHEAST BY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ032-033-039-
     053>056.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ096-099-
     105>110.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MJC
NEAR TERM...III
SHORT TERM...MJC
LONG TERM...RGZ
AVIATION...DL
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

AMZ250-252-062000-
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE WIND
GUSTS 35 KT OR HIGHER...AND FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO OCEAN
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ096-099-105-107-109-SCZ032-033-039-053-055-062000-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-INLAND PENDER-INLAND NEW HANOVER-INLAND BRUNSWICK-
FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-INLAND HORRY-INLAND GEORGETOWN-
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE
DAMAGING WINDS IN IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND HAIL 1 INCH OR
GREATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ087-SCZ017-023-024-062000-
ROBESON-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE
DAMAGING WINDS IN IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND HAIL 1 INCH OR
GREATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ106-108-SCZ054-056-062000-
COASTAL PENDER-COASTAL NEW HANOVER-COASTAL HORRY-COASTAL GEORGETOWN-
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND HAIL 1 INCH OR LARGER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ110-062000-
COASTAL BRUNSWICK-
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.
   MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND HAIL 1 INCH OR
GREATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

AMZ254-256-062000-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
352 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE WIND
GUSTS 35 KT OR HIGHER...AND FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO OCEAN
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 3:44 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender15 hr
Aug 5, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMPender66 min
Aug 5, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMBladen45 min
Aug 5, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Columbus48 min
Aug 5, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMFlorence57 min
Aug 5, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMDarlington, Florence65 min
Aug 5, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILMDillon67 min
Aug 5, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMFlorence44 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.