1 heavy rain, 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 Aug 19, 2:05 PM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 305 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 .SHORT TERM (THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)... MAIN STORY THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE HEAT. HEAT INDICES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 105 ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS SAT AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SUN AFTERNOON. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR SAT AFTERNOON WITH THIS PACKAGE. HOT UPPER RIDGE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WILL EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS. VERY WARM TEMPS ALOFT IN STORE BOTH SAT AND SUN...BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS REVEAL THAT ANYTHING WITH SOME GOOD SOLID LIFT WORKING FOR IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUST THRU THE CAP. SEA BREEZE FRONT SHOULD PROVIDE THE LIFT NEAR THE COAST BOTH DAYS...WHILE AN APPROACHING SURFACE TROF WILL HELP THINGS ALONG INLAND ON SUNDAY. STILL EXPECT ISOLATED COVERAGE BOTH DAYS. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... RELATIVELY LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED WITH WHAT MAY END UP A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. GFS STILL SEEMS TO BE WAVERING ON TIMING OF FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH THE LATEST RUN NOT REACHING THE COAST UNTIL 00Z WED. NOT READY TO DELAY IT THAT MUCH JUST YET...BUT IN ANY EVENT THE FRONT WILL TAKE ITS SWEET TIME...PERHAPS 12 HRS OR MORE JUST TO TRAVERSE THE LAND PORTION OF THE ILM CWA. ONCE THROUGH...THE FRONT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUSH VERY FAR SE OF THE AREA...AND ANY LITTLE IMPULSE THAT HAPPENS TO RIDE ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE PRECIP. DID NOT MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE LATTER PART OF THE EXTENDED...WITH SKY COVER ON THE HIGH END OF PARTLY CLOUDY...BLANKET 20-30 POPS...AND TEMPS ABOUT 2 CATEGORIES BELOW CLIMO. && .MARINE... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS THUS FAR THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY TONIGHT AS A TROUGH TAKES SHAPE ACROSS THE INLAND CAROLINAS. THE FLOW MAY BRIEFLY TURN WEST TOMORROW MORNING...BEFORE BACKING TO THE S AND SW DURING THE DAY. GFS HAS BACKED OFF ON MOVING THE NEXT FRONT THROUGH MONDAY. IN FACT IT NOW STALLS THE BOUNDARY NEAR THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. AT THIS POINT...FAVOR DELAYING FROPA AT THE COAST UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT UNTIL WE SEE BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. IN THE END...CONVECTION ALONG THE BOUNDARY MAY ALLOW IT TO PROGRESS A LITTLE FASTER THAN WHAT THE GFS CURRENTLY ADVERTISES. THIS IMPLIES A LONGER PERIOD OF SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN A PERIOD OF NORTHEASTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MID-WEEK. SEAS WILL BE AROUND 2 FT TONIGHT...THEN WILL INCREASE WITH THE SOUTHWEST FETCH...THEN WITH A NORTHEASTERLY WIND WAVE COMPONENT LATE IN THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION... BASED ON RADAR COVERAGE AT ISSUANCE TIME...HAVE USED TEMPO GROUPS TO ADDRESS SCATTERED CONVECTION FOR ALL TERMINALS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ILM. CONVECTION DISSIPATES WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...LEAVING FOG TO CONTEND WITH. HAVE USE MVFR VISIBILITIES IN PREVAILING GROUPS FOR ALL TERMINALS...WITH THE LOWER VALUES IN FLO AND CRE. SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS WILL LIKELY HAVE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES EVEN MORE. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...HEAT ADVISORY SAT AFTERNOON ALL ZONES. SC...HEAT ADVISORY SAT AFTERNOON ALL ZONES. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...RAS MARINE...PFAFF AVIATION...SHK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 430 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-200830- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN- 430 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AMZ250-252-254-256-270-200830- COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO 40 NM- 430 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF AM AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 31
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 625 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 NCZ101-192315- NEW HANOVER NC- 625 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 ...HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WILMINGTON... SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS WILMINGTON AND ARE DROPPING HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...ESTIMATED BY RADAR TO BE NEAR ONE INCH PER HOUR. THIS IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE MINOR PONDING OF WATER OF HIGHWAYS AND IN SOME INTERSECTIONS. SPECIFIC ROADS WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE PORTIONS OF COLLEGE ROAD...OLEANDER DRIVE...SHIPYARD BOULEVARD...AND SOUTH 17TH STREET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANNING ON WET ROADS. THE SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH BY SUNSET. TRA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Intersection of College Rd. and 17th St. under a foot of water with traffic flow disrupted.
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