Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2009, 10:14 AM EST for 26 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2009, 10:14 AM EST (15:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 9:49 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 39 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KRLX 081514 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1014 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-082315- /O.UPG.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.HW.W.0002.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1014 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-082315- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1014 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRLX 082100 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 400 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-090500- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0002.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 400 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-090500- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 400 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 090328 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1028 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-091130- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0002.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1028 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-091130- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.091209T0600Z-091210T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1028 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 091002 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 502 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-091815- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 502 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES OR FLUCTUATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-091815- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 502 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 091805 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 105 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-100000- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 105 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... BEFORE DECREASING LATER IN THE EVENING. HOWEVER...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING...THEY WILL STILL BE ON THE MODERATE TO STRONG SIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES OR FLUCTUATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-100000- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 105 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE DECREASING LATER THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE...THEY WILL REMAIN ON THE MODERATE SIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 091911 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 211 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-100000- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 211 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... BEFORE DECREASING LATER IN THE EVENING. HOWEVER...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING...THEY WILL STILL BE ON THE MODERATE TO STRONG SIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES OR FLUCTUATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-100000- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 211 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. UPDATED...REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT A FEW LOCATIONS AROUND 1000 FEET ELEVATION AND ABOVE. THIS INCLUDES THE AIRPORT AT CHARLESTON WHICH GUSTED TO 65 MPH AT 144 PM. THUS...WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...HILLTOPS MAY SEE BRIEF GUSTS OVER 60 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... BEFORE DECREASING LATER THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE...THEY WILL REMAIN ON THE MODERATE SIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 092255 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 555 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-100300- /O.EXT.KRLX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0300Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 555 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION...WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 58 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE DECREASING LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS TONIGHT...THEY WILL STILL BE ON THE MODERATE TO STRONG SIDE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES OR FLUCTUATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-100300- /O.EXT.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 555 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION...WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE DECREASING LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS TONIGHT...THEY WILL STILL BE ON THE MODERATE SIDE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 100249 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 949 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-100400- /O.CAN.KRLX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091210T0300Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 949 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>032-039-040-100400- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 949 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 8, 6:39 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 6:39 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
639 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
DEEPENING LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY.PUSHING
COLD FRONT THROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SW U.S. WILL
DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTH TOWARDS TEXAS...THEN NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE
REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING A RETURN OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO
THE FORECAST AREA. THIS IS A MOIST SYSTEM...WITH MODELS INDICATING
PW VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 1.1 TO 1.3 INCHES...WITH DEEP MOIST
SOUNDINGS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION...WITH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF OVER AN INCH EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA...WITH A
WINTRY MIX OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...MAINLY RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS
COUNTIES. THOSE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO START AS
SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET...THEN FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE CHANGING TO
ALL RAIN LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TOMORROW...AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE
AREA. NOT EXPECTING ANY MAJOR ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN...AS
DURATION SHOULD BE RELATIVELY BRIEF. WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THESE COUNTIES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MIXED PRECIPITATION.
IN ADDITION...A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN CONTINUED
IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW. MODELS INDICATING
DECENT LAPSE RATES AS WAA OCCURS AT THE LOW LEVELS...WITH COLDER AIR
AT MID LEVELS...AS WELL AS 850MB THETA E RIDGE. SPC ALSO HAS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA IN GENERAL THUNDER FOR TONIGHT/EARLY
TOMORROW.
GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. THIS IS
DUE IN PART TO A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CWA...10-12MB...AS WELL AS A 50 TO 60 KT LLJ. WINDS WILL BE GREATEST
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS...OVER THE
MOUNTAIN ZONES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
OCCLUSION WHIPS THROUGH WED AS DEEPENING LOW CENTER TRAVERSES THE
GREAT LAKES. THIS TAKES THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH IT...BUT SHOWERS
IN THE WRAP AROUND FLOW WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW...CHANGING TO SNOW
SHOWERS LATE AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN ON STRONG AND GUSTY NW WINDS.
LEANED A LITTLE TOWARD THE FASTER GFS TIMING GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF
THE FLOW WITH THIS SYSTEM.
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NEARLY ALIGNED FLOW AND GOOD MIXING IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALLOW MUCH OF 50KT H85 FLOW TO
BE REALIZED AS GUSTS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN WED AFTERNOON. THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY WED. THESE STRONG WINDS
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WED NT THROUGH THU NT.
THE REMAINDER OF THIS PERIOD IS DRY ALTHOUGH COLD AS HIGH PRESSURE
SAILS ACROSS THE AREA FRI. WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT...DIVERGENT SW
FLOW ALOFT AND SFC LOW PRESSURE TO THE S LEAD TO INCREASING
CLOUDINESS LATE FRI NT...WITH LIGHT SNOW A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY BY
DAWN SAT ACROSS S PORTION OF AREA.
WITH THE FASTER TIMING...COLD ADVECTION SETS IN JUST QUICKLY ENOUGH
FOR NON DIURNAL DROP IN TEMPERATURE WED AFTN WITH A STEADY DROP
THROUGH THU NT. ROLLED BELOW THE GUIDANCE FOR THE MOST PART
THROUGHOUT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE LIFTING
THRU THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND. A HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BRINGING A VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS UNDER H8 WINDS AROUND 45 KNOTS
THU NIGHT. THEREFORE...EXPECT DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH CLEAR
SKIES SPREADING FROM THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL
STILL POSSIBLE MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT...DECREASING
BY FRIDAY. CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING FOR EVEN
COLDER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER UPPER WAVE MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...EAST AND
NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA...TO BRING A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY. INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...FRI NIGHT...INCREASING TO
CHANCE POPS SATURDAY AND SAT NIGHT. PCPN EXPECTED TO BE ALL SNOW FRI
NIGHT...CHANGING TO RAIN AND MIX SAT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AS WARM
ADVECTION TAKES PLACE. HOWEVER...PCPN CHANGES BACK TO SNOW SAT NIGHT
AREA WIDE. GOING A BIT FASTER THAN THE LATEST GFS/ECMWF
SOLUTION...MORE LIKE THE ECMWF OLDER SOLUTION. STICK CLOSER TO HPC
TEMPERATURES TWEAKING DOWN FEW DEGREES LOW TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL AT
LEAST 14Z...MAINLY ON STRATOCU BUT ALSO PATCHY MVFR FOG. CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR AFTER 14Z AS DRIER AIR IS ABLE TO WORK
ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. WHEN THE STRATOCU DOES BREAK UP...HIGHER
CLOUDS CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY THICKEN AND LOWER TODAY AS ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL SPREAD RAIN FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH...HEAVY AT TIMES...AFTER 18Z. EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BY 21Z...WITH WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED AFTER 00Z WED. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN 06Z WED ON. A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER IS ALSO
POSSIBLE AFTER 06Z WED. MODERATE TO STRONG SW WINDS ALOFT.
AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY...
WIDESPREAD IFR IN RAIN LATE WED...MAINLY EARLY ON. WIND GUSTS OF
UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
WED...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR WVZ046-047.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR WVZ033>038-
046-047.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TRM/SL
NEAR TERM...SL
SHORT TERM...TRM
LONG TERM...ARJ
AVIATION...TRM/SLHazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 5:42 AM EST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 542 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032- 039-040-091045- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 542 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-091045- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- 542 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. WVZ046-047-091045- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 542 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 5:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | 23 hr | |
| Dec 8, 5:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:14 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 36 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.