HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
325 AM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012
 
HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH THE
GREATEST THREAT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH SOILS AT THE ONSET ARE DRY
AND FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES QUITE HIGH...WATER PROBLEMS LATER
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND INTO TUESDAY CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THIS IS DUE
TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
 
Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/
 
..DISCUSSION...
 
THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD THE REGION...
PROVIDING HUMID AIR WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
 
BY MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...WHAT IS LEFT OF THE MID LEVEL
CIRCULATION OF ISAAC SHOULD BE PASSING.  AS A RESULT...THE AREAL
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE THE GREATEST THEN.
 
INITIALLY...MANY COUNTIES CERTAINLY NEED THE RAIN.  TOWARD THE END
OF THIS EVENT...SAY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...WE MAY HAVE TO MONITOR
WATER LEVELS IF ANY COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY AFFECTED.
 
BY WEDNESDAY...DRIER AIR SHOULD FINALLY CREEP EAST...INTO OUR AREA.
 
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