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AMZ130 Albemarle Sound- 307 Pm Edt Thu Apr 4 2019
Tonight - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Fri - E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Fri night - SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.Sat - W winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Sat night - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Sun - N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.Sun night - SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Mon - S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

AMZ100 1000 Pm Edt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis for eastern north carolina coastal waters - A cold fronttracks south across the region and stalls just offshore on Saturday. An area of low pressure will lift ne along the front Sunday bringing rain across the region. High pressure briefly builds into the area Tuesday followed by a cold front with limited moisture pushing across the area Wednesday. High pressure builds back into the area for the latter half of the work week.

FXUS62 KRAH 200154 AFDRAH

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Raleigh NC 954 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

SYNOPSIS
A cold front will cross the region late tonight into early Saturday, and then settle just to our south late Saturday. A wave of low pressure will track along the front Sunday into Monday, bringing unsettled conditions and cooler temperatures.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
As of 950 PM Friday...

As of the 00Z surface analysis, the surface low was roughly over upstate SC. There may be a secondary low over the northern/central Coastal Plain of NC, with a wedge-like boundary draped SW through the southern Piedmont and wrapping northward through the Foothills to meet the approaching cold front over the Appalachians. The 00Z upper air analyses reveal plentiful moisture at and below H7 over central NC and a weak mid/upper disturbance moving through the Carolinas/mid-Atlantic. There continues to be scattered showers and isolated storms over the Foothills and western Piedmont, ahead of the approaching cold front. While the front may get hung up over the mountains early tonight, expect it to progress eastward into central NC late tonight/early Sat morning, picking up the initial low and kicking it eastward through the area. The isolated to widely scattered showers/storms should also move eastward through the area tonight as the cold front advances. Lows are still expected to range from upper 50s to mid 60s, with redevelopment of low stratus across much of the area tonight.

SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/
As of 400 PM Friday...

The cold front will be sinking south through far southern NC on Saturday morning, and it will continue to sink into SC through the day. With westerly flow aloft and no upper forcing to speak of, Saturday should be a dry day across the area, except can't rule out a stray shower in our far southern counties in the afternoon and evening. Forecast highs range from lower-70s in the far north to upper-70s to 80 in the far south, which is within a few degrees of normal, as the coolest air looks to get hung up over the mountains and lag behind the front. Isentropic lift will improve overnight Saturday night, helping light rain begin to spread in from south to north. Soundings show low-level dry air may result in mostly virga across the north. Regardless amounts through 12z Sunday should be light, only around a tenth of an inch or less. Lows will be in the upper-40s to mid-50s.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
As of 330 PM Friday...

A weak shortwave trough will move NE from the Deep South to the Carolinas on Sunday and Sunday night, as an associated surface low rides along a cold front from east of the GA/SC coast to off the NC coast. Southwesterly flow aloft will increase moisture advection into central NC during this period. Confidence continues to be high for a period of widespread light to moderate rain across much of the area on Sunday afternoon and evening, when POPs are likely outside of the far north and even categorical in the south and southeast.
Forecast totals range from a tenth to a quarter inch over our far northern counties to around a half inch in the far south, maybe a bit higher in the southern Coastal Plain. With the front well to our south by this point from southern GA to off the SC coast, we will be cool and stable which will prevent any chance of storms and result in just stratiform rain. It will also keep rain rates from getting too heavy, and forecast amounts are not high to begin with, so not concerned about a flooding threat. Leaned toward the cooler guidance for temperatures on Sunday given potential for some CAD. Highs in the mid-to-upper-50s will be possible in many areas, and raw GFS and NAM guidance suggests even cooler highs than that. Widespread rain will exit to the east on Sunday night and skies will begin to clear as the low moves away. Lows will be in the 40s.

A more potent shortwave will pass through GA and SC on Monday afternoon and evening, but the air mass will be much drier by this point and the best upper forcing will be to our south. Also the GFS which had been the wettest model continues to trend drier. So the vast majority of the area should be free of precipitation, but can't rule out a bit of light rain in the far SE. Regardless it will be quite cool once again, with forecast highs in the lower-to-mid-60s.

Tuesday will finally turn sunny and dry as surface high pressure builds in, with highs increasing back to near normal (in the lower- to-mid-70s). Tuesday morning looks chilly with decent radiational cooling, and forecast lows are in the lower-40s and possibly some upper-30s in outlying areas. Yet another cold front will approach on Wednesday, as southwesterly flow ahead of it warms temperatures into the mid-70s to lower-80s. Can't rule out a stray shower with it, but the vast majority of ensembles are dry and the best upper forcing is well displaced from us across the northern Mid-Atlantic. Thursday and Friday will turn cooler again as Canadian high pressure builds down from the north. Have slight chance POPs on Friday as models show a bit of light rain from overrunning can't be ruled out as the frontal zone starts to lift back north.

AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 740 PM Friday...

24 hour TAF period: At KINT/KGSO, VFR conditions should prevail through the TAF period, although a brief period of MVFR cigs is possible between 06Z and 10Z. An isolated shower/storm will be possible through midnight, drying out as a cold front moves in thereafter. Elsewhere, fairly high confidence IFR cigs will once again develop between 03Z and 06Z Sat, then persist through the remainder of the night, possibly dipping to LIFR around daybreak, then slowly lifting/scattering through Sat morn, possibly lingering into the afternoon at KRWI. An isolated shower/storm will be possible near all three terminals overnight as the front slides SE through the area, but should be relatively brief. Expect winds mainly 5 kts or less to become nwly/nnwly in the wake of the front, increasing into the 5-10 kt range Sat aft. -KC

Outlook: Expect mostly dry through Sat night. Rain and associated sub-VFR restrictions will spread south to north into the area Sunday and into Sunday night as a wave of low pressure tracks along a slow moving south of the area. Rain chances may linger at FAY Monday.
Otherwise VFR conditions are expected through Tue. A weak cold front moves in from the NW Wednesday, but chance of precip and associated restrictions is low confidence at this time. -CBL

RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
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