Hail in North Carolina, July 18, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003

MODELS IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SPECIFICS OF THE FORECAST
BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM. IN THE SHORT TERM...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE
WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SHOWERS/TSTMS
EARLIER IN THE DAY THAN NORMALLY EXPECTED THIS TIME OF YEAR.
COVERAGE SHOULD BE DECENT GIVEN AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
SOME DYNAMICS ALOFT. CORFIDI VECTORS INDICATE A FAIRLY RAPID STORM
MOTION OF 260/30 WHICH WILL LIMIT THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT. AS THE VORT
MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON...POPS WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST
TO EAST WITH CLEARING SKIES FORECAST. WITH NVA AND DRY NW FLOW ALOFT
SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY...POPS WILL BE HELD TO ONLY 20 PERCENT.

FULL LATITUDE TROF GETS CARVED OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. DURING
THE EXTENDED WITH GOOD CHANCES OF CONVECTION TUE-THU. MODELS ARE
ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A FRONT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
CAROLINAS THURSDAY. CLIMO SAYS THIS IS TOUGH TO DO THIS TIME OF
YEAR...BUT GIVEN PROGGED STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
INDICATE FROPA WITH DRYING CONDITIONS FRI.

MARINE: BERMUDA HIGH EXPECTED TO DOMINATE COASTAL WATERS NEXT FEW
DAYS. META IMPLYING ROUND OF SHWRS/CNVTN EARLY SAT WHICH MAY AFFECT
CW AND META/ETA TRYING TO BRING BACK DOOR FRONT ACROSS NRN PORTIONS
OF WATERS EARLY SAT BUT FEATURE SHORTLIVED AND NOT CONVINCED IT WILL
IMPACT AREA. EXPECT SW FLOW TO DOMINATE AT LEAST UNTIL THU WHEN NEXT
FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH AREA. NOT MUCH ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO
SEAS WHICH I EXPECT TO BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FT UNTIL LATE IN THE
WEEK WHEN PG INCREASES WITH APPROACHING FRONT.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
ILM  74  88  73  90 /  30  50  40  20
FLO  72  89  71  91 /  30  50  20  20
CRE  73  86  73  87 /  30  50  40  20
LBT  72  88  70  90 /  30  50  20  20

.ILM...
.NC...NONE.
.SC...NONE.

PUBLIC...TRA
MARINE...RWA

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
510 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS WHICH FORM WILL
MOVE SLOWLY AND WILL DROP VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER LOCALIZED AREAS.
THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED FLOODING UNDER THE HEAVIEST
THUNDERSTORMS. MONITOR SHORT TERM FORECASTS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS OR
WARNINGS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG BOTH THE EAST AND
SOUTH FACING BEACHES TODAY. A SOUTHEAST SWELL WILL HELP GENERATE RIP
CURRENTS...PARTICULARLY ON BEACHES WHICH FACE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RAN

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
451 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT NORTHEASTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEASTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY NEAR THE
TOWN OF BOLTON ON HIGWAY 74 76 WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHEAST BETWEEN
450 PM AND 515 PM...DROPPING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND PRODUCING SMALL
HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAY 74 76 BETWEEN BOLTON AND DELCO SHOULD DRIVE
SLOWLY AND WATCH FOR STANDING WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET...SO
DRIVE SLOWLY AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

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