000 FXUS62 KILM 230149 AFDILM AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 949 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2006 .SHORT TERM (OVERNIGHT)... SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WITH PLENTY OF ACTIVITY OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE AREA. SHORT WAVE WILL BE MOVING OVER THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND COULD ENHANCE ANY ONGOING ACTIVITY. WENT AHEAD AND INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY/CATEGORICAL ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AREAS WITH HIGH CHANCE EAST AND NORTH. PRECIP CHANCES WILL START TO DIMINISH LATE AS WAVE MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. HAVE ALSO TWEAKED OVERNIGHT LOWS AND DEWPOINTS BUT ALL OTHER CHANGES TO GRIDS/FORECAST WERE MINIMAL. && .AVIATION... SHRA WILL MOVE OUT OF THE FLO AREA BY ABOUT 03Z. GUSTY WINDS WILL SETTLE DOWN TO ABOUT 10 KTS OR LESS BY 02Z AT ALL TERMINALS. OVERNITE HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO BR FOR FLO. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS FOR BR. BKN025 CEILINGS AT FLO AND MYR WILL GIVE WAY TO VFR CEILINGS BY 04Z. OTHER SITES SHOULD REMAIN AT VFR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE S TO SW TOMORROW THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 KTS OR LESS. BKN SKY COVER WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE 24 HR FORECAST PERIOD. THERE ARE NO OTHER FORECAST CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. && .MARINE... WINDS HAVE BEEN MEASURING AROUND 20 KT ALL EVE AT THE BEACHES AND THE BUOYS. EXPECT NOCTURNAL JET WILL AGAIN KICK IN OVERNIGHT AND SO WILL BUMP WINDS UP TO 20 KT AND HEADLINE EXERCISE CAUTION STATEMENT. SEAS ARE IN THE 4 TO 5 FT RANGE...EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR SHORE THIS EVE. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEA HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. && .ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && $$ SHORT TERM...III AVIATION...JAN MARINE...RJD