Hazardous Weather Potential

Ted Jacobson skywarn at frognet.net
Tue Feb 10 06:49:57 EST 2009


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
456 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

*** ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
        THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  for
        GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-
        VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- ***

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

*** AREAS THAT WERE RECENTLY IMPACTED BY AN ICE STORM...
     WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS
     AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. ***

Maps, Graphics, Technical discussion:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html
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TABULAR FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
430 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

ROWS INCLUDE...
DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM
FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM

FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST
TODAY    WED      THU      FRI      SAT      SUN      MON
FEB 10   FEB 11   FEB 12   FEB 13   FEB 14   FEB 15   FEB 16
======   ======   ======   ======   ======   ======   ======
SHWRS    TSTRMS   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   MOCLDY
--/58    50/67    37/44    28/47    30/39    25/43    28/43
--/70    70/80    70/10    00/10    10/40    30/10    10/30

...DISCUSSION...

A WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR...COMBINED WITH UPPER AIR
DISTURBANCES...WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO MAINLY THE NORTHWEST HALF
OF OUR AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY...
WITH GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHICH COULD
LEAD TO POWER FLUCTUATIONS. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER THURSDAY...
WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINS.

ANOTHER LOW APPROACHES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH MORE LIGHT
PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS DRY WEATHER FOR SUNDAY...
BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON MONDAY.

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New "La Nina Advisory" forecasts wetter-than-average conditions
with increased flood-potential for Southeast Ohio.  Details at:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090205_enso.html

** Ohio Volunteer Precipitation Observers Wanted ! **
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rlx/cocovol.htm

March 2009 Skywarn Spotter Training (Free!):
Mar 03 - Hocking County OH
Mar 12 - Lancaster OH
Mar 26 - Fayette County OH
Mar 26 - Newark OH
Details at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/training.htm

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