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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database.

5 Day Forecast

• Saturday
• 
• High: 73 °
• Low: 63 °
• Clear

• Sunday
• 
• High: 75 °
• Low: 64 °
• Clear

• Monday
• 
• High: 79 °
• Low: 68 °
• Partly Cloudy

• Tuesday
• 
• High: 79 °
• Low: 70 °
• Chance of Rain

• Wednesday
• 
• High: 81 °
• Low: 70 °
• Partly Cloudy

Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 
258 am EDT Sat may 25 2013 


Synopsis... 
high pressure will build over the area from the northwest tonight 
through Sunday...then extend over the area from offshore through 
late next week. 


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Near term /through today/... 
as of 255 am Saturday...as the deep upper trough moves off of the 
coast today the resulting height rises will allow surface high 
pressure to the northwest to build over the region. Cool dry air 
associated with this system has been and will continue to filter 
into North Carolina today. Skies will be sunny but after a chilly 
start with record to near record low temperatures this morning 
highs will only reach the lower to middle 70s inland which is 10 
degrees or so below normal (highs along the Outer Banks will only 
be in the middle to upper 60s). Winds are expected to be gusty this 
morning after sunrise leads to diurnal mixing with a gradual 
decrease in wind speeds expected from middle afternoon on. 


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Short term /tonight/... 
as of 255 am Saturday...high pressure to the north will continue 
to be the dominant weather feature with clear skies early and 
winds becoming light by late evening. An area of middle to high 
level cloudiness is projected by the models to streak west across 
eastern NC late tonight especially southern areas. These clouds may 
retard radiational cooling late but there will a large window for 
strong radiational cooling overnight and combined with the dry 
airmass (dewpoints in the 30s) another cold night is in store with 
record low temperatures in the middle to upper 40s inland and middle 
50s Outer Banks. 


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Long term /Sunday through Friday/... 
as of 230 am Sat...models continue in excellent agreement through 
the extended period. Pattern will shift from slightly below normal 
temperatures Sunday and Monday then quickly shift to above normal for the 
2nd half of the week. Upper trough over the eastern Seaboard Sunday 
will lift out Sunday with upper ridging building over for the 
remainder of the period. At the surface...high pressure extending 
from the Great Lakes into the Carolinas Sunday will move off the 
coast with winds becoming southwest. Vorticity energy in the boundary 
layer will move across the forecast area from the southwest Monday 
while at the same time another vorticity center in the middle and upper 
levels passes through from the northwest. Forecast soundings show 
boundary layer quite dry and so expect only an increase in cloud 
cover but no precipitation. On Tuesday a warm front will lift through 
during the day but again...little moisture to work with so no 
mention of rain. The remainder of the week looks dry also. High 
pressure ridge centered in the western Atlantic will extend inland 
over the Carolinas. With ridging surface and aloft...little chance 
for any afternoon and evening convection to develop so removed the 
slight chance probability of precipitation from previous forecast package and kept it dry 
and warm. 


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Aviation /07z Saturday through Wednesday/... 
short term /through tonight/... 
as of 1220 am Saturday...high confidence in VFR conditions through 
the taf period as high pressure with very dry air builds over the 
region. Could see a few wind gusts to 20 knots through early afternoon 
then a winds will diminish. 


Long term /Sunday through Wednesday/... 
as of 230 am Sat...VFR. Light west northwest wind Sunday will 
become southwest Monday through Wednesday. No precipitation expected. 


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Marine... 
short term /through tonight/... 
as of 255 am Saturday...high pressure will continue to build 
over the waters from the northwest producing northerly flow of 20 
to 25 knots through this morning with winds forecast to slowly diminish 
this afternoon. 5-7 feet seas early this morning will persist 
through late today central and northern waters while subsiding 
to 3 to 5 feet by 12z today southern waters. Tonight winds will be 
forecast out of the northwest 10 to 15 knots with seas 2 to 3 
southern waters...2 to 4 feet central waters and 3 to 5 feet northern 
waters. 






Long term /Sunday through Wednesday/... 
as of 230 am Sat...models continue in very close agreement and 
used a consensus blend. Looks like a stretch of good boating 
conditions in store. Light west northwest flow on Sunday will 
become light southwest Monday through Wednesday. Winds no higher 
than 15 knots. Seas 2-4 feet Sunday then 2-3 Monday through 
Wednesday. 


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Mhx watches/warnings/advisories... 
NC...none. 
Marine...Small Craft Advisory until 8 am EDT this morning for amz130- 
135-156-158. 
Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EDT this afternoon for amz150- 
152-154. 


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Synopsis...jme 
near term...jme 
short term...jme 
long term...hsa 
aviation...jme/hsa 
marine...jme/hsa