710  
FXUS61 KAKQ 100021  
AFDAKQ  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
821 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH  
THURSDAY, WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
OCCURING BOTH DAYS. THE POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/  
 
AS OF 820 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH  
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE  
THROUGH MIDNIGHT, POTENTIALLY IMPACTING PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST  
NORTH CAROLINA.  
 
-THE SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE STORMS MOVE  
EAST LATE THIS EVENING.  
 
-LOCALIZED INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.  
 
SVR WATCHES 497 AND 499 WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 10PM-  
MIDNIGHT, RESPECTIVELY, TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LINE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEAST VA AND  
LOWER MD. ISOLATED INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND ALSO LOCALIZED  
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS AS THIS ACTIVITY PUSHES  
EAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT/EARLY THURS AM. AFTER STORMS EXIT, LOW  
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER-MID 70S OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/  
 
AS OF 255 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE EVENING ON THURSDAY.  
 
-SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  
AS THE UNSETTLED PATTERN CONTINUES.  
 
- THE FLOODING THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST ON THURSDAY, BUT COULD  
CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  
 
AN UPPER TROUGH AXIS CROSSES THE AREA ON THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING  
TO OUR EAST ON FRIDAY. NUMEROUS TSTMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH  
OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY, WITH THE HIGHEST COVERAGE SHIFTING A  
BIT TO THE SOUTH. TEMPS ONLY WARM INTO THE MID 80S-90F...WHICH  
WILL LESSEN THE SEVERE THREAT (BUT SPC STILL HAS A MARGINAL RISK  
FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS). GIVEN THAT PWS WILL STILL BE AROUND  
2.0" ON THURSDAY (IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN THAT FELL YESTERDAY  
AND IS EXPECTED TODAY), WPC HAS A SLIGHT RISK FOR EXCESSIVE  
RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WE FINALLY START TO SEE SOME  
UPPER HEIGHT RISES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT DIURNALLY DRIVEN  
TSTMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY (ALTHOUGH COVERAGE WILL BE LESS  
THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY). ADDITIONALLY, THE SWATH OF  
2.0"+ PWS WILL BE SHUNTED TO OUR SE BY FRIDAY/SATURDAY. SO WHILE  
THERE IS CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING, IT WON'T BE AS  
HIGH (OR WIDESPREAD) AS WHAT IS EXPECTED TODAY/THU. TEMPERATURES  
WILL BE AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGES ON FRI/SAT.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/  
 
AS OF 255 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
KEY MESSAGE:  
 
- STAYING SEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH  
MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING STORM CHANCES PERSISTING.  
 
A MORE SEASONABLE (BUT SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED) JULY WEATHER PATTERN IS  
EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER RIDGE  
WILL TRY TO BUILD BACK TOWARD THE AREA, WITH DECENTLY FAST ZONAL  
FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHERN  
CANADA. THIS WILL RESULT IN TYPICAL DIURNAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY FROM SUN-TUE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE STORM  
COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED TO PERHAPS SCATTERED. EXACT DETAILS ARE  
DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THIS FAR OUT, BUT THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY  
STORMS WILL LIKELY BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING GIVEN THE RAIN  
EXPECTED FROM TODAY-SATURDAY. HIGHS EACH DAY WILL BE AROUND SEASONAL  
AVERAGES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR (UPPER 80S/AROUND 90F).  
 
 
   
AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/  
 
AS OF 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
AS OF 00Z, STORMS WERE MOVING EAST OF KRIC AND WILL IMPACT KSBY  
BETWEEN 00Z-02Z. VSBY WILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND 2SM AT SBY  
DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30KT POSSIBLE.  
HAVE A TEMPO GROUP INCLUDED AT KPHF AS IT LOOKS MORE LIKELY THAT  
A STORM WILL IMPACT THE TERMINAL AROUND 02Z. LOW CONFIDENCE IN  
ANY STORMS MAKING IT TO THE SE TERMINALS, SO WILL KEEP AND EYE  
ON PROGRESSION OF ANY STORMS AND AMEND TAFS FOR KORF/KECG AS  
NECESSARY. OUTSIDE OF STORMS, WINDS WILL BE SSW AT LESS THAN 10  
KT OVERNIGHT. EXPECT MVFR TO IFR CIGS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT  
(AFTER 06Z)...LOWEST AT KRIC/KSBY.  
 
OUTLOOK: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON-LATE EVENING TSTMS  
ARE EXPECTED ON BOTH THU AND FRI, ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EARLY MORNING GROUND FOG/STRATUS.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
AS OF 255 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- BENIGN MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE AS HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE KEEPS  
SSW WINDS.  
 
- ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STRONG STORMS IS LIKELY LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE AND A SURFACE TROUGH INLAND IS RESULTING  
IN SSW WINDS 10-15 KT. SUB-SCA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. HOWEVER, THE GRADIENT TIGHTEN UPS A BIT  
THIS EVENING AS THE INLAND/LEE TROUGH SHARPENS LATE TONIGHT. A BRIEF  
PERIOD OF SCA WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUTH OF THE CHES. BAY LATE  
TONIGHT/EARLY TOMORROW, BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ON REACHING THE  
THRESHOLD, AS LOCAL WIND PROBS CONTINUE TO KEEP 30-40% CHANCE OF  
SUSTAINED 18 KT WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD. IN ADDITION, CAMS SHOW THE  
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVECTION, WHICH  
WOULD BE HANDLED WITH SMWS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE A  
CONCERN AGAIN THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER FLOW  
ALOFT THAN WAS PRESENT YESTERDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING  
ARE THE MAIN MARINE THREATS FROM STORMS THIS EVENING. BEYOND  
TONIGHT, THE SUB-SCA SSW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY  
WITH WINDS BECOMING 5-10 KT BY FRIDAY MORNING, BUT AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING CONVECTION CONTINUES.  
 
THERE IS A LOW RIP CURRENT RISK AT ALL BEACHES TODAY AND  
THURSDAY.  
 
 
   
AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
MD...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR MDZ021>025.  
NC...NONE.  
VA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR VAZ060>062-065>069-  
075>090-511>523.  
MARINE...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS...JDM  
NEAR TERM...JDM  
SHORT TERM...ERI/JDM  
LONG TERM...ERI/JDM  
AVIATION...JDM/JKP  
MARINE...KMC/RHR  
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