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FXUS62 KCHS 150640
AFDCHS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
240 AM EDT WED MAY 15 2002

HI PRES CENTER HAS MOVED E OF MID-MS VLY AND WILL BE OVER THE
CAROLINAS BY LATE THIS AFTN. WK ZONAL FLOW WILL CONT INTO FRI
PUSHING HI FURTHER OFF THE COAST. THIN UPR CLDS MOVG E OF THE GULF
COAST SHOULDNT DETER FROM M/SUNNY TODAY. TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER THAN AVG TODAY AND TONIGHT...WARMING SEVERAL DEGS ON THU AND
STILL MORE ON FRI AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. INCREASED MSTR
INDICATED BY BOTH ETA AND AVN BY FRI. ISOLD SHOWERS BY LATE EVE FRI
WOULD NOT BE A BIG SURPRISE ALONG THE COAST...BUT WILL CONT TO HOLD
OFF ON ANY MENTION OF PCPN UNTIL SAT IN CONJUNCTION W/COLD FRONT AND
DEEPENING UPR TROF. NOT A LARGE CHG TO EXTENDD PD AS TEMPS SLIP BLO
AVG FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL CONT TO KEEP THOSE DAYS
DRY.

CWF...WINDS OUT OF THE N/NE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY VEER
THROUGH THIS EVE TO SE. FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE S/SE THROUGH THU
WELL BLO SCA CRIT...NO LARGE CHGS EXPECTED TO CURR MARINE PKG.

CHS   81  58  84  65 /   0   0   0  10
SAV   83  59  85  64 /   0   0   0  10
CHL   80  71  82  74 /   0   0   0  10
NBC   82  59  85  65 /   0   0   0  10
RBW   83  56  85  62 /   0   0   0  10

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.