FXUS62 KMHX 100203
AFDMHX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1001 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2003
   
PUBLIC: WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM (02Z). 
STILL SOME STRONG TSTMS ACROSS OUR CWA. HAVE BEEN
COVERING WITH STATEMENTS THUS FAR AS CELLS HAVE BEEN JUST BLO SVR 
LIMITS...DESPITE HIGH CAPE VALUES. DID GET GUST TO 46 KT (53 
MPH...JUST BLO SVR) AT EWN...WHICH HAS BEEN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT 
REPORT OF THE EVENING. GIVEN COVERAGE ON 88-D AS OF THE CURRENT 
TIME...WILL RAISE POPS ABOUT 10 PERCENT FROM EARLIER FCSTS. TEMPTED 
TO GO A BIT HIER AS SOME SPOTS WILL GET QUITE WET OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF HOURS. ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY DIE OFF DURING THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS WITH LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES AND ANOTHER MUGGY DAY ON TAP 
FOR THURSDAY...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SCT SHWRS/TSTMS.   

MARINE: SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS DURING 
THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE. REMAINDER OF FCST LOOKS 
GOOD WITH PERSISTANT SW FLOW THROUGH FRI.:
   
.MHX...NONE
    
FCSTID =  11/18

MHX  77 91 77 86 /  30 30 30 50
EWN  76 93 76 90 /  40 30 30 50
HSE  77 87 77 83 /  30 30 30 50
PGV  79 95 77 88 /  40 30 30 50

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