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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 18, 10:40 AM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1140 AM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005 .UPDATE...LGT/MDT NLY WINDS OVER ALL OF THE CWA EXCEPT NC ...WHERE STALLED FRONT RESIDES. A LOOK AT AREA SNDGS SHOWS STRG GRADIENT OF MSTR W/ K-INDICES 30-35 C AT MHX TO NEAR 0 AT GSO. DEW PT GRADIENT SHOWING UP IN OBS AS THEY ARE GNRLY IN LWR 60S IN PIEDMNT TO LWR 70S IN SE VA/NC. UPR SHORTWAVE DRIFTS THRU VA LATER THIS AFTN W/ STEEP LAPSE RATES ALOFT...BUT MSTR IS LMTD FOR ALL BUT THE FAR SE ZONES S AND E OF THE BNDRY. NE LOW LVL FLOW SHOULD ALSO ACT TO LIMIT ACTIVITY SOMEWHAT. HAVE CONTD W/ SCHC (20%) OF TSTMS IN NC BUT THINK IT WILL BE TOO ISOLATED ELSEWHERE. TEMPS LOOK GOOD. PREV AFD BLO .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)... LATEST RADAR DATA SHOW SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY S AND E OF THE FORECAST AREA...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS STILL POPPING OU OVER LOWER VA EASTERN SHORE. SFC OBS SUGGEST FRONT LOCATED FROM WAL SW TO AVC...WITH DEWPTS S OF FRONT STILL IN LOWER 70S...WHILE N OF FRONT DROPPING INTO THE MID 50S ON A N WIND. PREFER SFC PATTERN IN GFS OVER NAM...AS NAM TOO STRONG WITH A FRONTAL WAVE...WHICH HANGS FRONT UP FARTHER N. IN GFS...FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE VERY LITTLE TODAY...EXCEPT A LITTLE FARTHER S DOWN THE ERN SHORE...SO THAT SE ZONES AGAIN BECOME SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE. CONVERGENCE INVOF FRONT SHOULD SUPPORT ISOLATED CONVECTION...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON... AGAIN TODAY. GFS DOES SHOW WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE IN FAST ZONAL FLOW ALSO CROSSING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT NOT DETECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT FEATRUE IN WV IMAGERY. AGAIN BASED ON GFS...FRONT PUSHES S OF FA ON MON...WITH A DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FA. && .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... ANOTHER FRONT PUSHES FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITH AGAIN A LOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOC WITH IT. CHANCES RELATIVELY LOW AS BETTER UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS STAY N. SFC RIDGE SHOULD DOMINATE WX THU THROUGH SAT...WITH DRY WX EXPECTED. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON TD 18...ALTHOUGH TRACK AT THIS POINT EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL S...PERHAPS TRACKING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. && .AVIATION...CONVECTION NOW E/S OF TAF SITES. CIGS SHUD STAY AT VFR LVLS...HOWEVER...PTCHY FOG CUD LWR VSBYS INTO IFR RANGE B4 8 AM. OTW...VFR. .MARINE...NO FLAGS XPCTD. NOT MUCH SPTR FOR ANY SGNFCNT SURGE BEHIND BNDRY THIS AM. WNDS AOB 15 KTS FOR FIRST HALF OF WEEK. SEAS 2-4 FT DESPITE ONSHORE E FLOW. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && UPDATE...BROWN SHORT TERM...18 LONG TERM...18 AVIATION/MARINE...44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 548 AM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032- VAZ048-049-060>097-191000- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA- POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER- MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- 548 AM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF AN...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-191000- MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 548 AM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1255 PM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005
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0810 PM HAIL OLDHAMS 38.00N 76.67W
09/17/2005 0.75 INCH WESTMORELAND VA EMERGENCY MNGR
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BCULLENThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees down at 1400 Block Harpers Road.
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