Short Term Forecast issued June 27 at 4:56PM EDT expiring June 27 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington http://weather.noaa.gov/ilm
June 27th, 2009

THROUGH 6 PM EDT…WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAPE FEAR AREA…ESPECIALLY NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN AND CASTLE HAYNE TO NEAR OGDEN. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS…ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE HALF INCH