1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 8, 1:50 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 250 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2003 HIGH PRESSURE TO CONTINUE GIVING THE AREA ITS FIRST REAL DOSE OF SUMMER INTO THE WEEKEND. ETA SHOWING SUMMER-LIKE INSTABILITY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH AFTERNOON VALUES AROUND 2500 J/KG. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWING LITTLE IMPETUS FOR LIFT DURING MAX HEATING THOUGH. ABOUT THE ONLY FOCUS THAT APPEARS TO BE AVAILABLE TODAY AND FRIDAY IS THE RESULTANT WIND BOUNDARY AND ANY OUTFLOWS THAT MAY RESULT FROM ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION. PLAN TO MAINTAIN SMALL POPS FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BOTH DAYS. IN THE EXTENDED...GFS SHOWING A FASTER FRONTAL PROGRESSION THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED...POSSIBLY ENDING PRECIPITATION BY DAYBREAK MON. PLAN TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE POPS IN THE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIOD. MARINE: JUST NOT SEEING THE SCA CONDITIONS DEVELOP AS EARLIER ANTICIPATED ON THE NRN WATERS. MODELS ALSO SEEM TO HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE STRONGER WINDS FOR EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WW3 DATA SHOWS SEAS NO GREATER THAN 4 FT TODAY. WILL THEREFORE DISCONTINUE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND GO WITHOUT ANY HEADLINES TODAY. SW FLOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION SUN NIGHT. SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS ON THE NRN WATERS. W TO NW FLOW TO FOLLOW ON MON BEHIND THE FRONT. FCSTID = 31 PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: ILM 89 70 87 72 / 20 20 20 20 LBT 91 68 91 70 / 20 20 20 20 FLO 91 69 91 70 / 20 20 20 20 MYR 85 71 84 72 / 20 20 20 20 .ILM... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. PUBLIC: RAN MARINE: TRA
NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-080430- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1028 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT. JAQ
NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-080330- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1034 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2003 ...THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. WHILE ANY THUNDERSTORM MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM JAQ
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS at the Wilmington Arpt measured a 71 mph wind gust.
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