HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
509 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012
 
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH
WILL LEAD TO LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS.
 
Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/
 
..DISCUSSION...
 
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TODAY.
 
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH HERE THURSDAY EVENING.
STRONG GUSTY RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT.
 
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE USHERED IN...ON STRONG GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS...OF VARYING
INTENSITY...TO BREAK OUT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE NORTH...BEFORE ENDING ON SATURDAY AS DRIER AIR WORKS IN.
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BY SUNDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...WITH DRY AND SEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES.
 
ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH CHRISTMAS DAY
TUESDAY...BUT MILD AIR ON SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL
BRING RAIN BY DAYS END.
 
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