Tornado Warning 5, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1028 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...

DID UPDATE TO INCLUDE THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 874.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 700 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006)

SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...

UPDATE ISSUED TO BRING HIGH WIND WARNING FURTHER FORWARD WITH
ADVANCE OF CONVECTIVE LINE.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 325 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006)

SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

ONLY COSMETIC REFINEMENTS NEEDED TO PROG OF WIND AND RAIN FOR TDA.
THESE INCLUDED ADJUSTMENTS IN TIMING TO INCLUDE THE MRNG HOURS OF
THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WRN/SRN AND RIDGE ZONES. THIS IN
RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL FOR MIXING OF LLVL JET CORE WITH SHRA/TSRA
THAT DVLP ALNG WITH TERRAIN FAVORABILITY IN ADDITION TO PRESSURE
SURGE ON LEADING EDGE OF SFC FRONT. STRNG SBSDNC STILL IND IN THE
WAKE OF THE SYS...HENCE WARNING WL BE MAINTAINED INTO THE EVE.

OTHER CONCERNS WL SVR POTENTIAL WITH THE ADVN OF THIS SYS.  AREA WL
BE UNDER SLGT RISK...PRIMARILY FOR WND, HOWEVER THE TORNADO CANNOT
BE RULED.

DAY SHIFT WL ALSO HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT FZDZ POTENTIAL LATE TNGT
WITH MOIST BNDRY LYR AND DRY SLOT DRIVING ICE FM THE MID LVLS.
SHSN...WITH INSIG ACCUM WERE LTD TO THE LE AND RIDGE ZONES DUE TO STRNG
SBSDNC.

LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...

ONLY CHANGES WERE TO REFINE SHSN AREAS IN THE WAKE OF TDAS
SYS...SBSDNC AND UNFAVORABLE WND DIRECTION SHOULD CONFINE SHSN TO
THE LAKE EFFECT AND RIDGE ZONES. NO CHANGES TO SMALL POPS AREA-WIDE
WITH SUN/SUN NGT CDFNT.

AVIATION...

MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ATTM WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF LOW CONDITIONS AT
FKL. FIRST BATCH OF STEADY RAIN APPROACHING ZZV WITH CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO LOWER TO MVFR NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS HOLDING OFF FURHER
EAST UNTIL DAWN. FROPA 14Z ZZV 16Z PIT-AGC-FKL 18Z DUJ-MGW. LLWS
MENTIONED UNTIL WINDS MIX DOWN AHEAD OF AND ACCOMPANYING FRONT.
BUFKIT SHOWS MIXING DOWN MOMENTUM CAN BRING WIND AROUND 50 KT THIS
MORNING IN THE WEST MOVING EAST TO PIT BY 16Z WITH FROPA. ANY
THUNDERSTORM CAN ALSO MIX DOWN 50-60KT JET BUT MORE ISOLATED
POSSIBILITY WITH THOSE. CROSS SECTIONS SHOW CIGS LIFTING TONIGHT BUT
DID NOT GO AS HIGH AS MAV VERSION WHICH BREAKS US OUT TO CAT 6.
WINDS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20KT AFT 06Z SAT. ONLY MENTIONED -SN IN THE
NORTHERN TERMINALS AFT 00Z AND AS A TEMPO FURTHER SOUTH LATE
TONIGHT.

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.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MDZ001 UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY.
OH...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069 UNTIL
     9 PM FRIDAY.
PA...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032 UNTIL
     9 PM FRIDAY.
WV...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041 UNTIL 9 PM
     FRIDAY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
415 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-
020>023-029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-020915-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-
VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-
ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-
FAYETTE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
415 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
LIKELY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. IN
ADDITION, THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND IN
ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEMS COLD FRONT COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WIND, BUT ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1102 AM EST FRI DEC 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1035 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 E NEW MARTINSVILLE   39.66N 80.67W
12/01/2006                   WETZEL             WV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 7 IN WILEYVILLE.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG AMBRIDGE                40.59N 80.23W
12/01/2006                   BEAVER             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND LARGE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1120 AM EST FRI DEC 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N BARKEYVILLE         41.26N 79.98W
12/01/2006                   VENANGO            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG STATE ROUTE 8.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1125 AM EST FRI DEC 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FRANKLIN                41.39N 79.84W
12/01/2006  M64 MPH          VENANGO            PA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

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