Hazardous Weather Potential

[Ted Jacobson]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
638 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
NO FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...
BUT AREA WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

IN ADDITION, THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE REGION
IN THE SLIGHT RISK CATEGORY FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY.
Maps, Graphics, Technical discussion:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

..SYNOPSIS...

A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...COMBINED WITH AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE...
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

THE FRONT SLOWLY EDGES NORTHWARD THURSDAY...AS VERY WARM AIR MOVES
IN FROM THE SOUTH. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN
IN THE FORECAST...THOUGH MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH A FINAL ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR A
COOLER AND MAINLY DRY WEEKEND. HOWEVER...MORE RAIN IS FORECAST FOR
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
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TABULAR FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
437 AM EDT WED MAY 12 2010

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    THU      FRI      SAT      SUN      MON      TUE
MAY 12   MAY 13   MAY 14   MAY 15   MAY 16   MAY 17   MAY 18
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TSTRMS   TSTRMS   TSTRMS   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
--/70    58/84    65/77    50/73    47/73    49/74    53/74
--/80    80/50    40/60    30/00    00/10    10/10    MM/MM

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