HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
449 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010
 
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
 
ALTHOUGH A MIX BAG OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH PART
OF WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...HEAVY
SNOW COULD AFFECT COUNTIES LIKE PERRY...MORGAN...WASHINGTON...
ATHENS AND VINTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO STARTING TUESDAY
NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE COUNTIES.
 
THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT
TO PRODUCE A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY SNOW...AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET
BELOW FREEZING BEHIND IT. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.  ADDITIONAL WINTER STORM WATCHES AND
WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED ALONG THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS EAST
OF THE OHIO RIVER.
 
IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT...REQUIRING A WIND ADVISORY MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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TABULAR FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
437 AM EST MON FEB 8 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    TUE      WED      THU      FRI      SAT      SUN
FEB 08   FEB 09   FEB 10   FEB 11   FEB 12   FEB 13   FEB 14
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PTCLDY   RNSNOW   SNOSHWR  PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
--/31    22/36    20/24    19/30    13/32    13/32    18/34
--/10    40/100   90/60    40/10    10/10    20/20    20/20
 
...SYNOPSIS...
 
A DRY AND COLD DAY IS EXPECTED WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE...
ALTHOUGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW MOVES IN WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM LATER TONIGHT.
 
A STRONG UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A MIX BAG OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
LOWLANDS...AND SNOW ALONG THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST SECTIONS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
 
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND IT...CHANGING PRECIPITATION TO
ALL SNOW. SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW REQUIRING
WINTER WATCHES AND WARNINGS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...REQUIRING A WIND ADVISORY MAINLY FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
 
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