ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 011815 SPC MCD 011815 NCZ000-VAZ000-011915- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1613 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0115 PM CDT THU SEP 01 2016 AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND FAR SOUTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 011815Z - 011915Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...5 PERCENT SUMMARY...SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA AND WILL POSE A VERY ISOLATED WIND/TREE DAMAGE THREAT THROUGH SUNSET. DISCUSSION...A GRADUAL UPTICK IN CONVECTION HAS BEEN NOTED ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO...IN CONJUNCTION WITH SURFACE HEATING AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. ALTHOUGH MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR ARE BOTH FAIRLY MEAGER...JUST ENOUGH FLOW ALOFT /20-40 KTS IN THE 6-9KM LAYER/ WILL EXIST FOR ONGOING OUTFLOW-DOMINANT STORMS TO POSE A SPORADIC WIND THREAT AS THEY MOVE/PROPAGATE TO THE EAST/EAST-SOUTHEAST. THIS THREAT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH SUNSET...AFTER WHICH ANY LINGERING THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH DUE TO AN INCREASING NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER INVERSION. A WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THIS ACTIVITY. ..COOK/GUYER.. 09/01/2016 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...RAH...RNK...GSP... LAT...LON 35698271 35938227 36198130 36477981 36757889 36907771 36897686 36817623 36557597 36167641 35707726 35357808 35137874 34947949 35038025 35218096 35348164 35418219 35448232 35698271 NNNN