178 
FXUS62 KILM 191439
AFDILM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
940 AM EST WED FEB 19 2003

ST/FG CONTINUES ACROSS MAINLY FAR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FCST AREA 
BUT WILL ERODE AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD. SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW MAY 
ALLOW BATCHES OF STRATO-CU TO MOVE ONSHORE TODAY...OTHERWISE MID AND 
HIGH CLOUDINESS IN WSW FLOW ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY THIS 
AFTN. AS A RESULT AFTER A MOSTLY SUNNY MORNING FOR SOME LOCS THINK 
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL WORK FOR THIS AFTN. MAV GUIDANCE HAS BEEN 
WARM THE LAST FEW DAYS AND W/ LARGE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE 06Z 
MAV AND EARLIER GUIDANCE THINK IT IS BEST TO STICK W/ A BLEND...ESP 
W/ INCREASING CLOUD COVER. AN UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED TO REMOVE 
MENTION OF MORNING FOG AND ADJUST TODAY/S MAX TEMPS.
 
MARINE: WINDS ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS 
CENTERED ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. SEAS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 2.5 
AND 3.5 FT.  ONLY CHANGES TO THIS PACKAGE ARE TO MODIFY WINDS TO 
CURRENT CONDITIONS.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
ILM   58  44  60  46 /  0  10  10  10
LBT   53  45  57  45 /  0  10  10  10
FLO   55  43  64  46 /  0  10  10  10
MYR   56  46  61  48 /  0  10  10  10

.ILM...
.NC...NONE.
.SC...NONE.

PUBLIC: PFAFF
MARINE: HAWKINS