5 Inches of Rain Possible

From The National Weather Service… heavy rain possible

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...  AS OF 330 AM THURSDAY...THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MID TO UPPER  TROUGH...A LINGERING FRONT/TROUGH AND TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM  JOAQUIN WILL CREATE AN UNSETTLED FORECAST WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDS  AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. DUE TO THE  DURATION AND INTENSITY OF THE RAIN AT TIMES...POTENTIAL FOR  UPWARDS OF 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN PLACES ACROSS THE  CAROLINAS. A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ONGOING AT THE START OF FRIDAY.    OFFICIAL NHC FORECAST HAS CLOSEST APPROACH OF JOAQUIN SAT EVENING  WHICH AT THIS POINT IS ROUGHLY 200 MILES OFF THE CAPE FEAR COAST.  THE LATEST GFS FORECAST HAS JUMPED FARTHER EAST WITH CLOSEST  APPROACH SAT NIGHT ABOUT 400 MILES EAST OF CAPE FEAR WHILE THE  ECMWF WAS SLOWER AND FARTHER EAST. WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH  ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN...BUT EITHER WAY THIS  SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. FOR NOW IT  LOOKS LIKE THE MID TO UPPER LOW WILL NOT PULL JOAQUIN INTO THE  CAROLINAS BUT WILL INSTEAD GUIDE IT UP TO THE NORTH THROUGH THE  OFF SHORE WATERS.