Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 26, 2002

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
244 PM EDT MON AUG 26 2002

SURFACE LOW CENTER IN WEST CENTRAL GA WITH GOOD MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
NE OF THE CENTER. SHOWERS AND TSRA DEVELOPING AS CLOUDS THIN AND
SOME HEATING OCCURS.

WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE NEAR THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
CLOSED LOW TO THE NORTHWEST WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD WITH TIME... ENDING
UP IN GA. THE AVN TAKES IT A LITTLE FARTHER S. AFTER 60S HOURS THE
AVN DRIFTS SYSTEM TO THE WEST. PH2O CONTINUES BETWEEN 1.6 AND 2.0
INCHES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND EARLY TUESDAY THE ETA INDICATING LOW
LEVEL LOW CIRCULATION TO SHIFT INTO THE UPSTATE THIS EVENING AND
OVER THE CENTRAL SECTIONS TUESDAY AM FOR SOME HIGHER
POPS...OTHERWISE POPS NEAR 50 PERCENT. WILL STAY CLOSE TO ETA
MOS...A LITTLE LOWER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

EXTENDED...500 MB UPPER LOW TO THE WEST CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY
...DRIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INLAND FROM THE
ATLANTIC. A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THRU THE WEEKEND.
ENSEMBLES ALL CONTINUE A CHANCE OF RAIN. THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOULD
BEGIN TO DECREASE AND BECOME MORE DIURNAL AS THE RIDGE BUILDS INLAND
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. MOS TEMPERATURES LOOK REASONABLE.

CAE   72  87  70  88 /  70  70  50  50
AGS   70  88  68  88 /  70  70  50  50
SSC   72  87  71  88 /  70  70  50  50
OGB   73  87  71  88 /  70  70  50  50

.CAE...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

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