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AWUS81 KLWX 040910
RWSLWX
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-
036>042-050>057-WVZ050>055-501>504-042200-

REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FEATURES THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN SITUATED ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC TODAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BRINING SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL OVER THE
VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER BY MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY.

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AWUS81 KRNK 040903
RWSRNK
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-042115-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
503 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

.WEATHER SUMMARY...
FRIDAY NIGHT PROVED TO BE ANOTHER COOL NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA.
CLOUD COVER WAS LIMITED TO PRIMARILY SOME THIN...HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS SOME
LOWER...THICKER CLOUDS OVER SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA. AS OF 500 AM...TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 50 DEGREES
AT BOONE NORTH CAROLINA TO 63 DEGREES AT LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA. MOST
LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WERE REPORTING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
TO MID 50S...WITH UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S COMMON EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

.FORECAST SUMMARY...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA PRECIPITATION FREE TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING
GOOD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT
AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH
OF THE AREA...AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

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AWUS81 KRLX 040748
RWSRLX

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
348 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR A DRY START TO THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...BUT UNFORTUNATELY...IT WILL NOT END THAT
WAY. AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  THIS SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY LEAD TO JUST
SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS. BUT BY THIS EVENING...EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND THEN INCREASE
IN INTENSITY AS THEY SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION.

THE LOW WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION
SUNDAY MORNING WILL TAPPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.

A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN TAKE OVER FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORK WEEK...PROVIDING DRY WEATHER. THIS SYSTEM WILL LINGER INTO AT
LEAST MID WEEK.

LOOKING WAY DOWN THE ROAD...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD FINALLY
START HEATING UP AGAIN...TOWARD THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE TIMING OF THE RAIN SHOWERS COULD
IMPACT FIREWORKS DISPLAYS THIS EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...ESS/RPY
NEAR TERM...ESS
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...KTB







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AWUS81 KRLX 032115 CCA
RWSRLX

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
415 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT CAUSED THE COOL AND UNSETTLED JULY
WEATHER...THE PAST FEW DAYS...WAS WEAKENING AND MOVING FURTHER AWAY.
THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A FAIRLY COMFORTABLE AND TRANQUIL JULY NIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY...THE DRY WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH
THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER...OR
JUST SOUTH OF OUR AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE
WILL STREAK WELL EAST OF IT...MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY. AS A RESULT...THIS WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...STARTING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND SPILLING
OVER INTO SUNDAY. THE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS COULD BE A WET
PROPOSITION.

THIS SYSTEM...AND ITS DEEP MOISTURE...WILL MOVE OFF TO OUR SOUTHEAST
BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

DRIER AIR ARRIVES ON MONDAY...AND MAY LINGER MOST OF THE WORK WEEK.

LOOKING WAY DOWN THE ROAD...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD FINALLY
START HEATING UP AGAIN...DURING THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIME
FRAME.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY START SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MOST
COVERAGE TO THE RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD
EFFECT AND CANCEL SOME 4TH OF JULY OUTDOOR EVENTS AND FIREWORK
DISPLAYS. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MAY NEED PROTECTION.
ORGANIZERS...PLUS COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR THIS SCENARIO.

SEEK AN SAFER INDOOR LOCATION...IF ANY LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR
THUNDER IS HEARD.

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...KTB/SL
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...KTB










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AWUS81 KRLX 032015
RWSRLX

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
415 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT CAUSED THE COOL AND UNSETTLED JULY
WEATHER...THE PAST FEW DAYS...WAS WEAKENING AND MOVING FURTHER AWAY.
THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A FAIRLY COMFORTABLE AND TRANQUIL JULY NIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY...THE DRY WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH
THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER...OR
JUST SOUTH OF OUR AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE
WILL STREAK WELL EAST OF IT...MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY. AS A RESULT...THIS WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...STARTING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND SPILLING
OVER INTO SUNDAY. THE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS COULD BE A WET
PROPOSITION.

THIS SYSTEM...AND ITS DEEP MOISTURE...WILL MOVE OFF TO OUR SOUTHEAST
BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

DRIER AIR ARRIVES ON MONDAY...AND MAY LINGER MOST OF THE WORK WEEK.

LOOKING WAY DOWN THE ROAD...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE SHOULD FINALLY
START HEATING UP AGAIN...DURING THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIME
FRAME.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY START SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE MOST
COVERAGE TO THE RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD
EFFECT AND CANCEL SOME 4TH OF JULY OUTDOOR EVENTS AND FIREWORK
DISPLAYS. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MAY NEED PROTECTION.
ORGANIZERS...PLUS COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR THIS SCENARIO.

SEEK AN SAFER INDOOR LOCATION...IF ANY LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR
THUNDER IS HEARD.

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...KTB/SL
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...KTB







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AWUS81 KRLX 031422
RWSRLX

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1022 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
THE PESKY UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LIFTING NORTHEAST AND WILL START
LOOSING ITS HOLD ON OUR VICINITY. SO WHILE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL
LINGER THIS MORNING OVER NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON...AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE OHIO VALLEY.

DRY WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...WITH COMFORTABLE
TEMPERATURES FOR A JULY NIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY...THE DRY WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER...OR JUST
SOUTH OF OUR AREA ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL
STREAK WELL EAST OF IT...MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY ON INDEPENDENCE
DAY. AS A RESULT...THIS WILL BRING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS STARTING ON SATURDAY...AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. THE
4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS COULD BE A WET PROPOSITION AT MANY LOCATIONS.

THIS SYSTEM...AND ITS DEEP MOISTURE...WILL MOVE OFF TO OUR
SOUTHEAST  SUNDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING FOR DRY WEATHER ON MONDAY.

THE DRY ENVIRONMENT SHOULD CONTINUE ON TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
RAIN MOVING INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT COULD EFFECT 4TH OF JULY
FIREWORKS AND OTHER OUTDOOR EVENTS IN SOME AREAS. SEEK AN SAFER INDOOR
LOCATION...IF ANY LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR THUNDER IS HEARD.

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...KTB/ESS/RPY
NEAR TERM...ESS
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...KTB







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AWUS81 KRLX 030737
RWSRLX

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
334 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
THE PESKY UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FINALLY EXIT TO THE EAST TODAY.  SO
WHILE SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER THIS
MORNING...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE OHIO VALLEY.

THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...KEEPING THE
DRY WEATHER IN PLACE...WITH ANOTHER COMFORTABLE NIGHT EXPECTED.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER...OR JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION
FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION STARTING
ON SATURDAY...AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS
COULD BE A WET PROPOSITION AT MANY LOCATIONS.

THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST...ALLOWING FOR DRY WEATHER ON
MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
RAIN MOVING INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT COULD EFFECT 4TH OF JULY
FIREWORKS IN SOME AREAS.

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...ESS/RPY
NEAR TERM...ESS
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...KTB









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AWUS81 KRLX 021928
RWSRLX

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
328 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL REMAIN...AS DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
FINALLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST LATER TONIGHT...PROVIDING FOR A BREAK
IN PRECIPITATION ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER...A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY REMAIN
ACROSS NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL BE
SOMEWHAT WARMER...BUT STILL COOLER THAN NORMAL.

A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND...TO OUR WEST
AND SOUTHWEST.  IT SHOULD STRETCH FROM THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY...THROUGH SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...THEN SOUTHEAST...TOWARD THE
TO THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. DISTURBANCES
RUNNING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...WILL CAUSE CHANCES OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENT THINKING FOR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...STILL
HAS THE CHANCE OF RAIN HIGHER ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA...COMPARED TO COUNTIES FURTHER NORTH...IN EASTERN OHIO
AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

THIS WEEKEND...THE CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES STILL
BELOW NORMAL.  SO THE PHRASE...HOT AS A FIRECRACKER...COULD BE A BIG
DUD AGAIN THIS YEAR...FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF THE NEW WORK WEEK...LOOK MAINLY
DRY...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES STILL NOT SURGING UPWARD.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT TIMES...ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...KTB/SL
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...KTB







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