Special Weather Statement, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1256 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A stationary front over the southern portion of NC late tonight
will move north as a warm front Wednesday. A cold front will
approach from the NW Thursday and move off the coast Friday. Low
pressure will develop just offshore and move away from the area on
Saturday. High pressure will build in from the north this weekend
into early next week.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
As of 1250 AM Wednesday...Ill defined front appears to have
shifted north into southern portions of eastern NC late tonight
and will continue to drift slowly north overnight. Starting to
see some convection fire vicinity of the Crystal Coast with
strongest convection over northeast SC. Think convective coverage
will be limited overnight with only weak forcing at best expected
through 12Z so will maintain current low PoPs. With very moist
airmass in place and low level easterly flow ahead of the front
would normally expect widespread low clouds to develop overnight.
Could see some patchy fog but appears that low level mixing will
be sufficient to inhibit widespread dense fog from developing.
Outside of any rain-cooled areas and the Outer Banks, low
temperatures should hover in the mid 70s.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...
As of 330 pm Tue...Frontal boundary will lift north as a warm
front in response to an upper trof approaching from the west. Deep
supply of moisture in place in the warm sector south of the front,
along with a building theta-e ridge over the area. Will go with
50% PoPs throughout. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 330 PM Tue...Long term period will feature hot and humid
through Thursday followed by below normal to near normal temps by
the weekend, then followed by another warming trend early next
week. Latest model suite continues to suggest a potential coastal
low may develop off the East Coast Friday night into Saturday.

Wednesday Night/Thursday: The surface ridge remains off the coast
through Thursday with a weak boundary lingering north of E NC.
Mid/upper flow will remain WNW through this period with quasi-
zonal flow as Eastern NC remains between an upper low over the
Canadian Maritimes and upper ridge over the Deep South. The upper
low over the Canadian Maritimes shifts farther into the North
Atlantic Ocean by Wednesday night as a strong shortwave dives
southeast into the Great Lakes. The evolution of this strong
shortwave will be a player in the potential development of a
coastal low off the East Coast later in the week.

Very warm and muggy air mass continues through Thursday with
potential scattered thunderstorms continuing through the overnight
on Wednesday night, and thus have continued 40-50 pops. Have
tapered pops a bit for Thursday as winds shift more westerly with
subsidence ensuing. Have indicated a 20 pop all zones by afternoon.
Low- level thicknesses increase by about 10 meters Thursday which
will yield maximum temps a few degrees warmer, along with more
sunshine expected. Highs mid 90s inland to 85-90 along the coast.
TD's still oppressive and will produce afternoon heat indices
100-105 degrees.

Friday/Saturday: Long range models continue to indicate a strong
shortwave dropping southeast through the Ohio Valley and
Appalachians, driving a backdoor front through Eastern NC by
Friday night, with surface cyclogenesis more likely off the
Carolina Coast. Better clustering with 14/12Z GFS ensemble MSLP
members clustered southeast of the NC coast, with ECMWF also
deepening the low off of Hatteras late Fri evening. Have indicated
increasing pops on Friday becoming likely across N and E zones
where increasing lift/omega will reside. Risk for thunderstorms as
well with some instability present along with 25+ kt of deep
layer shear. Northeast winds will pick up dramatically along the
coast as the low deepens offshore Friday night. High surf and
minor coastal flooding would be an issue beginning Friday night
and lasting into Saturday as the low slowly moves away from the
area. Gradient begins to relax by later Saturday with winds
diminishing as a result. It now appears like the weekend will be
dry with most guidance pushing the low pres further offshore with
high pres beginning to ridge into E NC. Temps still warm on Friday
with readings around 90 though with N NE flow developing by the
weekend much more comfortable temps/humidity will build in this
weekend with the building high pres from the north. Lows will be
near 60 interior with 65-70 along the beaches/OBX.

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.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Short term /through 00z Thursday/
As of 1255 AM Tuesday...Tough forecast as airmass remains very
moist with easterly low level flow occurring ahead of slowly
northward moving warm front. Would expect widespread low clouds to
develop at some point overnight and the guidance such as the
NARRE, HRRR and SREF all indicate ceilings as low as IFR
developing 8-10Z and persisting until 13-14Z Wednesday. Then
Wednesday the combination of moisture/instability and the front
with weak mid level impulses moving southeast across the area will
produce scattered to numerous strong showers and thunderstorms
especially in the afternoon and evening. Will continue mention of
VCTS at all terminal sites.

Long Term /Wednesday Night through Sunday/...
As of 4 PM Tue...Predominant VFR conditions are expected through
the period. Southwesterly low level flow will prevail through
Thursday. Scattered showers/storms through Friday as the area
remains in warm and humid air mass. Tempo reductions in vsby/cigs
possible with any thunderstorms that impact Eastern NC TAF sites.
May see brief overnight fog each night as dewpoints rise through
the 70s. A better chance of precip on Friday as low pres begins to
organize over the region. The low will strengthen offshore of the
Carolinas Friday night through Saturday with gusty NE winds
expected on Friday night/Saturday. Precip will be well offshore on
Saturday with partly cloudy skies returning through the weekend.

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.MARINE...
Short term /through Wed/...
As of 1255 AM Wednesday...A frontal boundary is currently
bisecting the CWA with E winds north of Cape Lookout with SW winds
to the south. Speeds continue in the 5-15 knot range. Seas are
generally 2-3 feet. As the boundary beings to lift north
overnight, winds throughout the waters should veer to S/SW. For
Wednesday, anticipate SW winds at 10-15 knots with seas 2-3 ft.

Long Term /Wed night through Sun/...
As of 4 PM Tue...Another back door front will sink near the VA
border/northern waters Thursday with latest guidance indicating
surface flow should remain southwest through late Thursday.
SW winds increase to 20-25 KT late Wed night across the srn/ctrl
waters and a SCA looks likely south of Oregon inlet for the gusty
winds and building seas to 6 feet. The SW gradient will relax on
Thur with winds becoming WSW. Low pressure is forecast to develop
off the coast by late Friday night through Sat, shifting winds
N/NNE and increasing to 20-30 kt late Friday night through
Saturday. Local SWAN/NWPS in good agreement with latest Wavewatch
through the medium range, with Wavewatch appearing reasonable by
late in the extended period given strong N/NE wind field
developing. May be a period of gales late Fri night through Sat
morning as the low is deepening offshore. Seas increase to 10+
feet as a result. Winds should slowly diminish later Sat through
Sun as it appears now the low will be moving well away from the
waters, with seas slowly subsiding as well.

&&

.MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JME/HSA
NEAR TERM...JME/CTC
SHORT TERM...HSA
LONG TERM...DAG/TL
AVIATION...JME/TL
MARINE...JME/CTC/TL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
525 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-150930-
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
525 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES 90 TO 95 COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL
PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 DEGREES ON
WEDNESDAY...AND BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ103-104-150930-
OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
525 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1010 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0750 PM     HAIL             RICHLANDS               34.90N  77.55W
06/14/2016  M1.25 INCH       ONSLOW             NC   SOCIAL MEDIA

            MEDIA RELAYED 1.25 INCH REPORT

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EVENT NUMBER MHX1600224

KEARNS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
122 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

NCZ093-095-150545-
CARTERET-CRAVEN-
122 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL CARTERET AND SOUTH
CENTRAL CRAVEN COUNTIES...

AT 121 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAPE CARTERET...
OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOGUE...HAVELOCK...MOREHEAD CITY AND NEWPORT.

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.

LAT...LON 3476 7704 3492 7683 3477 7670 3468 7697
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 234DEG 20KT 3472 7697

DAG