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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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686 FXUS62 KGSP 121037 AFDGSP Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 637 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A weak tropical low will move inland over the eastern Carolinas on Friday, increasing rainfall chances for areas along and east of Interstate 77. Dry weather returns for the weekend and into the beginning of next week, with a pattern change mid week possible. Above normal temperatures through the middle of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 625 am Friday: A weak disturbance near the Carolina Coast is expected to retrograde a bit and become absorbed in the general troughy upper pattern over the East this morning. This will result in subtropical moisture...precipitable water values approaching 2"... surging into the eastern portion of our CWA through the morning, resulting in thickening cloud cover and increasing convective chances. In fact...a few showers are have already moved into the I-77 corridor from the east...with even a couple of thunderstorms ongoing just east of the CWA. Coverage and intensity of convection should slowly increase throughout the day, as the atmosphere destabilizes to the tune of ~1500 J/kg of sbCAPE across the eastern half of the area by late afternoon. Additional shower activity and perhaps a thunderstorm or two should also initiate over the high terrain during mid/late afternoon. While much of the area will see 20-40 PoPs, locations east of I-77 should see sufficient afternoon coverage to warrant likely probabilities. Only the upper Savannah River Valley/western Upstate are expected to be largely void of convection today. Instability is expected to be a bit too meager to support a severe storm threat, but locally heavy/perhaps excessive rainfall will be possible across eastern areas in the very moist conditions. Max temps will range from a little below normal across the I-77 corridor and vicinity, to a little above normal west of I-26. Convective chances dwindle this evening to little more than token slight chances across the east after midnight. Min temps are expected to be a couple of degrees above climo. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... As of 155 AM Friday: Continuing the summertime pattern with more heat and less rain. Synoptically, The majority of the CONUS remains under high pressure, including the southeast. The Bermuda high off the east coast churns and amplifies into Sunday as does the persistent anti-cyclone over the southwest. Essentially, the CWA is caught in the middle of two dominating areas of high pressure, keeping the area relatively dry and hot. Saturday, a swath of 2 inch plus PWATS remains centered just to the east of the CWA. Guidance from the GFS signals around 1.5 inch PWATS on the eastern fringe, upticking the moisture and heat index in this area. QPF response, however, is dry. Modeled soundings indicate a strong mid-level inversion and dry layer, hindering any notable rainfall. Even if something could form, the boundary layer is also relatively dry given the stout inverted-V shape. Sunday is a similar story, but with less of a mid-level inversion present. This is driven by higher moisture content east of the mountains due to the SW surface flow. Modeled soundings also indicate better mid-level CAPE and a return, but again, rain chances are minimal as QPF response is non-existent. As for any heat index concerns, moisture return is slow and helps to keep values around the low 100s for a few areas south of I-85 and east of the I-77 corridor. Overall, hot and dry for the short term. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 200 AM Friday: The extended term starts off similar to how the short term ended, with a pattern change possible by mid week. Monday and Tuesday, high pressure continues to dominate the lower CONUS and keeps the area dry for the most part. Long term guidance shows little to no QPF response Monday and a small signal over the mountains on Tuesday afternoon. Again, both days have similar modeled soundings with abundant mid-level dry air and an inverted-V in the boundary layer. Confidence for any rain during the beginning of the week is very low. However, a pattern swing by mid-week could be in the works. Long range guidance from the GFS/EURO signal a developing upper low and trough across Canada, north of the Great LAkes. This amplification could lead to height falls across the eastern portion of the CONUS, and spilling into the CWA starting Wednesday. At the surface, amplifying high pressure off the east coast should setup a persistent SW flow and moisture advection into the area. This could start the unsettled pattern with an increase in PoPs, especially over the mountains, through the end of the period. At this time, Thursday and Friday could be the wetter days, but will likely change as the forecast nears. As for temperatures, Tuesday looks to be the hottest day with actual temps reaching triple digits across most of the CWA east of the mountains. Heat index could be a concern, but with dewpoints mixing out during the day, confidence on high heat indices over 105 is low at this time. After Tuesday, temps look to decrease given the height falls aloft, which should provide some heat relief to much of the area. && .AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... At KCLT and elsewhere: VFR conditions are forecast at most sites through at least this evening. The only exception will be at KCLT, as sub-tropical moisture will continue to surge into the area through the morning in association with a developing disturbance near the coast. In fact, a few showers are already encroaching on the KCLT area this morning, and there are a few TS just east of the Terminal Forecast Area. While cigs are expected to lower to the lower end of VFR, periods of MVFR are possible throughout the day. Shower and thunderstorm chances will also increase in the KCLT area from late morning through the afternoon, and a tempo for TSRA, along with MVFR conditions have been introduced there from 15-19Z. Shower and storm chances drop off sharply west of KCLT...a Prob30 for -TSRA is carried at KHKY during the afternoon, but coverage near KAVL and the upstate SC terminals is expected to be more isolated. Stratus is possible, if not likely across mainly the NC portion of the area late tonight/Sat morning...with IFR cigs possible. For now, overnight restrictions are limited to the low end of MVFR, with SCT IFR layers. Winds will generally favor light NE through the period. Outlook: Convection and possible restrictions will linger into early Saturday in eastern areas. Isolated/widely scattered diurnal showers and thunderstorms are expected Sat through at least the first half of next week...mainly over the mtns. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. NC...None. SC...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...CP NEAR TERM...JDL SHORT TERM...CP LONG TERM...CP AVIATION...JDL