HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
453 AM EDT SUN SEP 30 2012
 
A MOISTURE LADEN LOW WILL MOVE NORTH...OUT OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO...MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS FIGURES TO BRING A SOAKING
RAIN TO THE AREA STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO
TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD EXCEED AN INCH.
STRONG HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
GIVEN THE RAINFALL MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...ALONG WITH RECENT RAINFALL...
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CAN LEAD TO LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.
 
Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/
 
..DISCUSSION...
 
OTHER THAN AN UPPER DISTURBANCE CROSSING OHIO AND NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA TODAY...WITH A SHOWER POSSIBLE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES...WITH DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS.  FOG TONIGHT WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO THE RIVERS AND OTHER VALLEYS.
 
A MOISTURE LADEN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY.  THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER SOAKING RAIN
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE RAIN BECOMING
LESS WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
 
STRONG...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  WITH RECENT RAINFALL BEGINNING TO ADD UP...WE WILL HAVE
TO WATCH FOR POTENTIALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...PARTICULARLY WITH
THE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY.
 
THE AREA WILL SLOWLY DRY OUT BY WEDNESDAY...WITH A BRIEF RESPITE
FROM THE ACTIVE WEATHER FOR LATE WEEK.  A COLD FRONT MAY BRING
SHOWERS AS NEXT WEEKEND APPROACHES.
 
----[ Reminder ]-----------------------------------------------------
 
Charleston WV Weather Radar will remain out of service for
equipment upgrading through approximately October 6.  Details at:
http://climate.athens.oh.us/RLX-Radar.txt
 
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