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AWUS81 KRLX 101357
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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
455 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
WIDESPREAD WIND WHIPPED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AS MOISTURE WRAPS 
AROUND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PRODUCE 
SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS 
THROUGH TONIGHT.

SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS IN.

THE COLD PATTERN WILL HOLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE NEXT 
WEEK...WITH SOME PERIODS OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

&&

.NEAR TERM IMPACTS /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE FROZEN SLUSH FROM TREATED ROADS INTO ICE 
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...MAKING ROADS VERY 
SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ALL 
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

SNOW CONTINUES TROUGH TONIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT 
INTO THURSDAY FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

&&

.SHORT TERM IMPACTS /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS ON 
THURSDAY...MAKING ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER 
DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND 
ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. 

&&

.LONG TERM IMPACTS /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...DJM/ARJ
NEAR TERM...DJM
SHORT TERM...ARJ
LONG TERM...RPY