FXUS62 KILM 270651
AFDILM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
251 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2003
   
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE TO RIDGE INTO THE AREA FOR THE FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE DESPITE A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS ATTEMPTING TO DROP INTO THE 
AREA.  THE FIRST WILL DO SO FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT 
BEFORE STALLING OUT INLAND AND DISSIPATING OVER THE WEEKEND.  

FOR THE SHORT TERM...PLAN TO GO WITH A POP FREE FORECAST FOR TODAY 
AND TONIGHT.  SLIGHT CHANCES APPEAR WARRANTED SATURDAY AS THE FRONT 
EDGES CLOSER BEFORE STALLING OUT INLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES 
IN THE 90 TO 95 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY EXCEPT ALONG 
THE IMMEDIATE COAST.  SLIGHTLY "COOLER" NUMBERS EXPECTED SATURDAY 
WITH MORE CLOUDS AND WIND EXPECTED. 

WEATHER TO REMAIN GENERALLY UNSETTLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 
EXTENDED RANGE AS THE FIRST FRONT DISSIPATES SUNDAY AND ANOTHER 
SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 
PERIOD.  EXPECT WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED DIURNALLY DRIVEN 
CONVECTION THROUGH THE PERIOD.
   
CWF:  BERMUDA HIGH PRES TO MAINTAIN S/SW WINDS OUT THRU 5 DAYS.  
FIRST COLD FRONT ABOUT TO CROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WILL NOT MAKE A 
SIGNIFICANT DENT IN THE BERMUDA HIGH...EXPECT TO WASH OUT OVER THE 
CAROLINAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  ANOTHER FRONT TO DROP INTO NC MON NIGHT 
BUT ALSO WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE COAST.  

ETA PROGS SHOW NOCTURNAL 25-30 KT LLJ...ESP SAT NIGHT.  THIS IS 
FAIRLY SIMILAR TO CURRENT CONDITIONS SO WILL BEEF UP SAT NIGHT WINDS 
TO 15-20 KT.  NOCTURNAL WINDS TYPICALLY A CAT STRONGER THAN DAYTIME 
THRU MUCH OF THE PERIOD.  SEAS 3-4 FT MAX. 

FCSTID =  31

ILM  93 72 87 72 /  0 10 20 30
FLO  94 70 88 70 /  0 10 20 30
LBT  94 70 87 71 /  0 10 20 30
MYR  89 73 84 73 /  0 10 20 30

.ILM...
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

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PUBLIC: RAN
MARINE: RAS