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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 17, 10:11 AM EST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1111 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .SHORT TERM (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIES EAST-WEST JUST NORTH OF THE ILM CWA AT THE MOMENT. DOWNSLOPE TRAJECTORY IN THE WIND FIELD CURRENTLY KEEPING MOISTURE SCOURED OUT...HENCE THE SUNNY SKIES. HAVE TWEAKED TODAYS MAXES UPWARDS. IN ADDITION...DEW POINTS ARE RUNNING SLITELY HIER THAN FCST...AND HAVE TWEAKED THESE UPWARDS. THE ESE MOVING CLOSED LOW TO OPEN UP AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ILM CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WELL OFFSHORE BY MIDNIGHT AS IT GETS ABSORBED IN THE LONG-WAVE UPPER TROF. MOISTURE ACCOMPANYING THE UPPER SYSTEM AND ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE SFC COLD FRONT...WILL BE SUFFICIENT ENUF TO KEEP THE CURRENT WARRANTED POPS ACROSS THE AREA. EXCELLENT AFTERNOON SFC HEATING...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD POOL ALOFT...LAPSE RATES WILL APPROACH 10C/KM. PROGGED WET BULB ZEROS SUPPORT HAIL. WILL HIGHLIGHT THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE ZONES. && .MARINE... BOUNDARY IS JUST NORTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER KENTUCKY IS MOVING EASTWARD AND THIS WILL BE THE KICKER TO MOVE FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AT FRYING PAN SHOALS AND 41004 ARE SHOWING WINDS INTO THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE WITH SEAS FROM 5 TO 6 FT. CLOSER TO THE COAST SEAS ARE RANGING BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET. WITH TIGHTENING GRADIENT DUE TO FRONTAL PASSAGE ...WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH EVENING SO CURRENT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. && .AVIATION... BIGGEST HAZARD FOR THE TERMINALS TODAY WILL BE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH. BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AT ILM AND CRE. TIMING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOR A FEW HOURS FROM 21Z-01Z. VFR CEILINGS AND MVFR VISIBILITIES EXPECTED WITH THE ACTIVITY WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS 25-30 KNOTS NEAR THE STRONGER STORMS. PRECIPITATION DECREASES IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE 00Z-02Z. A PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS POSSIBLE A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AT THE COASTAL TERMINALS UNTIL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND PUSHES THESE CEILINGS OFF TO THE SOUTH AFTER 06Z. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM SURF CITY TO S SANTEE RIVER. && MARINE...HAWKINS AVIATION...ROSS SHORT TERM...HOEHLER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 215 PM EDT MON APR 17 2006 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-180845- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DARLINGTON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-HORRY-WILLIAMSBURG-GEORGETOWN- 215 PM EDT MON APR 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SEVER THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. THE MAIN THREAT THIS AFTERNOON FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. STAY TUNED FOR WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. AMZ250-252-254-256-180845- SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM- CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM- LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM- MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 215 PM EDT MON APR 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. MARINERS CAN EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THAT MAY CREATE STRONG WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS. STAY TUNED FOR ANY WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL REACH 25 KT AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MBB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 401 PM EDT MON APR 17 2006 NCZ087-096-097-SCZ017-024-172145- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-MARLBORO-DILLON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON 401 PM EDT MON APR 17 2006 ...STRONG STORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO MARLBORO...ROBESON...AND BLADEN COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM. THE STORMS WILL PUSH INTO PENDER COUNTY BY 430 PM...CONTINUING THROUGH 530 PM. WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY PUSH SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. 43
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large limbs down. Trained spotter estimated winds to be around 60 mph.
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