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FXUS62 KCAE 010134
AFDCAE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
934 PM EDT WED APR 30 2025
SYNOPSIS
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TOWARD THE START OF THE
WEEKEND. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN FOR LATE FRIDAY AND
OVER THE WEEKEND AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST. SOME
STORMS ON FRIDAY COULD PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER BUT THE THREAT IS
LOW. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER LIKELY FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING/
KEY MESSAGE(S):
- JUST ABOVE NORMAL OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT AGAIN.
HIGH CLOUDS ARE STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS
TEMPERATURES ARE DECREASING FROM AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID AND
UPPER 80S. DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE WITH DEWPOINTS
IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S. EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHT TO CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT LOWS FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S
TO LOW 60S AGAIN.
SHORT TERM /7 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
KEY MESSAGE(S):
- WARM WEATHER CONTINUES.
- RAIN CHANCES INCREASE FRIDAY.
UPPER RIDGE CENTER WILL BE OFF TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA
ON THURSDAY. A SURFACE FRONT WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE CWA
THROUGH THE DAY, AND SHOULD BE LIFTING NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM
THE AREA. THERE WILL BE SOME SHORTWAVE ENERGY THAT MOVES WEST
AND NORTHWEST OF THE AREA, BUT MOISTURE STILL APPEARS SOMEWHAT
LIMITED, AND THE BEST UPPER DYNAMICS WILL BE WELL AWAY FROM THE
REGION THURSDAY. MAJORITY OF THE FA WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. WARM ADVECTION PATTERN AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING
TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S,
WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS DROP INTO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 60S.
A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MOISTURE IS STILL LIMITED, BUT SHOULD BE
ENOUGH RECOVERY IN THE UPSTATE OF SC/GA AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO
BRING SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES
FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
KEY MESSAGE(S):
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH MUCH OF
THE PERIOD.
THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THAT IN THE VICINITY, CAN
NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT AT LEAST SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH DAY. DRY WEATHER MAY RETURN BY
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES MUCH CLOSER TO NORMAL
BEHIND THE FRONT.
AVIATION /01Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT FOR
PATCHY FOG CHANCES AT AGS AGAIN TONIGHT.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SOME HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS THE
REGION, BUT THE AFTERNOON CUMULUS OF ALL BUT DISSIPATED AT THIS
POINT. EXPECT HIGH CLOUDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS INTO THE DAYTIME ON THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
AFTERNOON CUMULUS EXPECTED. GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
OVERNIGHT INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO 5-10 KTS AFTER
ABOUT 15Z. LATEST FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A
LOW-LEVEL JET OF AROUND 20-25 KTS, SO THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME
LLWS, BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW THAT THE SHEAR WILL BE HIGH
ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF AT THIS TIME. NOT REALLY EXPECTING
FOG OVERNIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TYPICAL POTENTIAL AT
AGS FROM 09Z-12Z.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
GENERALLY PREVAIL, BUT SOME RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN
SCATTERED CONVECTION WITH A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY.
CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...NONE.
GA...NONE.
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