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Temps seem to be responding pretty quickly this morning. High for the day yesterday was 69 here. Current temp 61

Temps seem to be responding pretty quickly this morning. High for the day yesterday was 69 here. Current temp 61

The worst of the winds should be from now until around 2 am IMO.

Wind picking up here already. There could be plenty of wind damage reports later if the expected higher gusts are realized.

Mt. Holly has issued a High Wind Watch for their forecast area from Friday afternoon thru late Friday night for wind gusts up to 60 mph possible.

Mt. Holly has issued a High Wind Watch for their forecast area from Friday afternoon thru late Friday night for wind gusts up to 60 mph possible.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

High for the day yesterday was 91 here. Current temp 65

High for the day yesterday was 91 here. Current temp 65

Mt. Holly on the wind threat Friday afternoon/night. In the wake of the strong cold frontal passage, we will dry out, and attention will turn to the winds. Trends seen on the previous overnight shift have continued today, with the potential for a rather significant wind event late Friday into Friday night. In the wake of the front, a very robust shortwave trough and associated vorticity lobe will move through the region towards Friday afternoon. An additional rain shower is possible late Friday morning into the early afternoon ahead of this disturbance, but will likely be limited in coverage due to decreasing moisture. Behind this secondary disturbance, strong cold advection and a tight pressure gradient will develop as surface low pressure rapidly deepens heading into the Canadian maritimes, while high pressure encroaches from the west. 28.12z guidance has actually trended even stronger on wind fields for late Friday afternoon into Friday night. 12z NAM and GFS BUFKIT soundings are supportive of wind gusts of at least 40 to 50 mph, if not higher, Friday late afternoon and evening. Continued to trend the wind forecast upward to reflect this, though there is still room to go up a bit more. Profiles suggest that little if any stabilization of the boundary layer is likely at least during the first half of Friday night, so while the timing is not the most favorable for high winds in a traditional sense, that currently doesn`t appear it will be much of a hindrance. If current trends continue, we will at least reach Wind Advisory levels by late Friday, and could potentially even be near High Wind Warning thresholds. This is worth watching closely over the next couple of days especially given leaves are now coming out on the trees, increasing the wind damage risk.

Mt. Holly on the wind threat Friday afternoon/night. In the wake of the strong cold frontal passage, we will dry out, and attention will turn to the winds. Trends seen on the previous overnight shift have continued today, with the potential for a rather significant wind event late Friday into Friday night. In the wake of the front, a very robust shortwave trough and associated vorticity lobe will move through the region towards Friday afternoon. An additional rain shower is possible late Friday morning into the early afternoon ahead of this disturbance, but will likely be limited in coverage due to decreasing moisture. Behind this secondary disturbance, strong cold advection and a tight pressure gradient will develop as surface low pressure rapidly deepens heading into the Canadian maritimes, while high pressure encroaches from the west. 28.12z guidance has actually trended even stronger on wind fields for late Friday afternoon into Friday night. 12z NAM and GFS BUFKIT soundings are supportive of wind gusts of at least 40 to 50 mph, if not higher, Friday late afternoon and evening. Continued to trend the wind forecast upward to reflect this, though there is still room to go up a bit more. Profiles suggest that little if any stabilization of the boundary layer is likely at least during the first half of Friday night, so while the timing is not the most favorable for high winds in a traditional sense, that currently doesn`t appear it will be much of a hindrance. If current trends continue, we will at least reach Wind Advisory levels by late Friday, and could potentially even be near High Wind Warning thresholds. This is worth watching closely over the next couple of days especially given leaves are now coming out on the trees, increasing the wind damage risk.

High for the day made it up to 91 here. Current temp 89

High for the day made it up to 91 here. Current temp 89

Current temp is up to 87 here now.

Current temp is up to 87 here now.

Current temp up to 81 here.

Current temp up to 81 here.

Should have no problem making it to 80+ here. Current temp 71

Should have no problem making it to 80+ here. Current temp 71

Temp has stayed a bit cooler then forecast so far today. Current temp 61

Temp has stayed a bit cooler then forecast so far today. Current temp 61

A late daytime high of 61 here after being in the mid/upper 50's most of the day.

A late daytime high of 61 here after being in the mid/upper 50's most of the day.

Ended up being a decent day after the rain. Current temp 64