Hail in Virginia, May 17, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

DIURNALLY ENHANCED SCATTERED CONVECTION IS ANTICIPATED TO DISSIPATE
AFTER DARK. WILL MAINTAIN SCATTERED PRECIP WORDING FOR THE FIRST FEW
HOURS OF THE 1ST PERIOD. ANY STRONGER STORMS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING SOME SMALL HAIL...AND PERHAPS EVEN AN ISOLATED 3/4
HAIL REPORT THROUGH DARK DUE TO THE EXCELLENT COLD POOL ALOFT. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF TNGT...SCATTERED MID LVL CLOUDS EXCEPT FOR W OF THE
BLUE RIDGE WHERE IT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNGT.

ON THURSDAY A STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ERN GRT LKS
WITH A STRONG VORT LOBE ROTATING THROUGH THE MID ATLC. SFC LOW WILL
DEEPEN IN WESTERN NY ALLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH
THE MID ATLC. AS IS TYPICAL THIS TIME OF YR...INSTABILITY IS
EXPECTED TO BE MARG ON THU AFTN WHILE WIND SHEAR AND UPPER LEVEL
ENERGY WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUFFICIENT FOR A SIG RISK FOR SVR TSTMS.
CURRENT SPC DAY2 HAS OUR REGION IN A SEE TEXT AREA...NOT QUITE A
SLGT RISK...AND THIS SEEMS LOGICAL ATTM. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION A
LOW END RISK IN THE HWO FOR NOW AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
SITUATION. PRECIPITABLE WATER IS NOT FCST TO BE ESPECIALLY
SIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO SEASONAL NORM...HWVR A LAGGING SFC TROUGH
COULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR SVRL HRS OF HVYR SHWRS/TSTMS DURING THE
AFTN...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OUR CWFA. GFS AND
NAM MOS TEMPS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE 1ST TWO PERIODS AND
USED A BLEND OF THE TWO.

&&

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

UPPER LOW DIVES SOUTH OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY NIGHT
BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE GFS FASTER THAN
THE NAM. AT THE SURFACE...COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED OFFSHORE LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL SLOWLY DRIFT
NORTHEAST OVER THE WEEKEND. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON
SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHANGE FOR THE LONG TERM. REMAINING PIECES OF
VORT ENERGY MAKING THEIR WAY AROUND THE DEPARTING UPPER LOW WILL
KEEP AT LEAST MINIMAL POPS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PATTERN STILL LOOKS TO CHANGE EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL BY MID WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...

SW LLJ DVLPS BY MIDDAY THU AND PRES GRAD TIGHTENS WITH APPCHG LOW
PRES AND STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT. WILL ISSUE A SCA FOR ALL WATERS
FOR THU AFTN AND EVNG WITH LOW LEVEL WINDS SUPPORTIVE OF 20-25 KT
WNDS OVR THE WTRS...AND WTR TEMPS IN THE MID 60S SO THAT MARINE
BNDRY LYR SHOULD ALLOW MORE WIND TO REACH THE SFC COMPARED TO...SAY
A MONTH AGO.

&&

.AVIATION...

TEMPO GROUP FOR A FEW HRS THIS EVNG FOR CONVECTION/MVFR CIGS...THEN
VFR CONDS TIL THU AFTN. TAF SITE WINDS WILL INCRS THU MRNG WITH
GUSTS ABOVE 20 KT LIKELY BY AFTN.

&&

.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SCA ALL WATERS THU FROM NOON TIL 11 PM.

&&

JB/SEA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
252 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2006

ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-
025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-181015-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ALLEGANY-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-GRANT-MINERAL-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
PENDLETON-HARDY-
252 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE
EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT
COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND BRING A
BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A THREAT
FOR GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY LOCALIZED RAINFALL.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.