• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1649

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    ACUS11 KWNS 151700
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 151659
    NCZ000-VAZ000-151930-

    Mesoscale Discussion 1649
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1059 AM CST Thu Nov 15 2018

    Areas affected...Far eastern North Carolina...Outer Banks vicinity

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely

    Valid 151659Z - 151930Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

    SUMMARY...Some risk for thunderstorms accompanied by potentially
    damaging wind gusts, or perhaps a tornado, may develop across parts
    of far eastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks area through 3-5
    PM EST. Due to the isolated, somewhat marginal, nature of this
    threat, it is not clear that a severe weather watch will be needed,
    but trends will be monitored.

    DISCUSSION...An area of ongoing convection and embedded thunderstorm
    activity now east of the North Carolina coast appears supported by
    warm advection and convergence along the surface warm front, and a
    southward trailing pre-cold frontal low-level confluence zone. This
    also appears to be occurring beneath strongest difluence aloft,
    which is forecast to continue developing north/northeastward through
    early/mid afternoon. As it does, strongest boundary-layer based
    thunderstorms appear likely to pass to the south/east of the Outer
    Banks vicinity.

    However, increasing surface pressure falls are now underway across
    much of eastern North Carolina into Virginia, and a developing area
    of low pressure along the surface frontal zone appears likely to
    migrate inland near/east of Wilmington, before continuing across the
    coastal plain toward the Hampton Roads area through 20-22Z. As this
    occurs, backing and strengthening near surface flow may allow for an
    influx of seasonably high boundary layer moisture content across the
    Outer Banks area and nearby coastal areas during the next few hours.
    Despite generally weak to modest low/mid-level lapse rates,
    forecast soundings suggest that this may be sufficient to contribute
    to mixed-layer CAPE on the order of 500-1000 J/kg.

    Given this destabilization, there may be a window of opportunity for
    isolated renewed thunderstorm development across far eastern North
    Carolina and the Outer Banks. Although it appears that the
    clockwise curvature in the low-level hodographs may decrease by this
    time, momentum/shear beneath 50+ kt southerly 850 flow will still
    provide some potential for strong wind gusts, if not an isolated
    tornado or two.

    ..Kerr/Hart.. 11/15/2018

    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...

    LAT...LON 36437637 36557589 36057520 35197540 34487629 34357735
    35187711 36437637



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