HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
415 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013
 
AN EARLY SPRING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANGING
PRECIPITATION TYPES WITH A POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. ADVISORIES OR WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL
ROLE IN DETERMINING TIMING...PRECIPITATION TYPE...AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
 
..DISCUSSION...
 
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH
MOSTLY DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
 
A STRONG EARLY SPRING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANGING
PRECIPITATION TYPES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SOME SNOW EXPECTED
AS THE SYSTEM PASSES TO THE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE LARGE IMPACTS ON WHAT LOCATIONS GET WHICH
PRECIPITATION TYPE...AND WHEN. IN THE END...THE BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURE TREND WILL PERSIST IN THE ACTIVE PATTERN FOR THE
END OF THE WEEKEND AND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID WEEK.
 
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