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ACUS11 KWNS 081908
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 081908
MDZ000-VAZ000-DCZ000-WVZ000-082045-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1864
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0208 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...NORTHERN VIRGINIA INTO THE DELMARVA
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY
VALID 081908Z - 082045Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT
SUMMARY...ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WHERE
LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES REMAIN STEEP SOUTH OF CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW. A
WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...ISOLATED CELLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. POCKETS OF STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL
PROMOTE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED STRONG/DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE MAIN
CORRIDOR OR RISK WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
THAT IS CURRENTLY NEAR WASHINGTON DC EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
DELAWARE. 0-6 KM SHEAR OFF OF THE KLWX VAD IS AROUND 35 KTS WHICH
WOULD SUPPORT MARGINALLY ORGANIZED STORMS. THE THREAT IS LIKELY TO
REMAIN ISOLATED UNLESS CLUSTERING CAN OCCUR.
..WENDT/HART.. 08/08/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...PHI...AKQ...LWX...
LAT...LON 39097834 39387816 39327721 38777643 38497600 38367533
37697566 37687627 37817699 38097787 38517872 39097834
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
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