Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Blacksburg, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
816 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD EAST TOWARD THE
MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO THE WEEKEND
..BRINGING RECORD HEAT TO THE REGION.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 810 PM EDT FRIDAY...

KEEPING AN EYE ON A LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVING INTO OUR
WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES THIS EVENING. GETTING MULTIPLE REPORTS OF
60 TO 80 MPH WIND GUSTS ALONG THE LINE...IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY
RAIN. LOOKS LIKE THIS LINE WILL PASS THOUGH OUR ENTIRE FORECAST
REGION. WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY ACROSS OUR AREA THANKS
TO RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES EARLIER TODAY...DO NOT EXPECT THIS
LINE TO WEAKEN MUCH UNTIL MUCH LATER IN THE EVENING.

AS OF 555 PM EDT FRIDAY...

SENT A QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE MORE POPS ACROSS THE NW AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING FAST MOVING MCS THAT IS ALREADY NEARING THE OHIO
RIVER ATTM. SOME POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO AT LEAST MAKE IT
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS IT DIVES MORE TO THE SOUTH/SE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS SO POPS MAY NEED TO GO HIGHER SHORTLY. ALSO
INCLUDED STRONG WIND MENTION WHERE STORMS MAY IMPACT ESPCLY ACROSS
THE NW.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...

HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.
HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS POSTED FOR
2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

CHECK LATEST PNS AND RER REGARDING POSSIBLE RECORDS AND CLIMATE
INFO ON HEAT.

UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY RESULTING IN
RECORD WARMTH ACROSS OUR AREA. AN IMPRESSIVE MCS LOCATED ACROSS
INDIANA AND OHIO WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. INCREASED POPS
FOR TONIGHT MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS COMPLEX MAINTAINS
IT STRENGTH. THE MAIN THREAT IS STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. LEANED
TOWARDS WARMER NAM MOS AND LOCALLY DERIVED MOS FOR LOWS TONIGHT.
LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 60S IN THE COLDER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
TO THE MID 70S IN THE SOUTHEAST. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WITH
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COOLING THUNDERSTORMS. ONCE AGAIN THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE STRONG TO
SEVERE SATURDAY. HIGHS SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 105 IN THE SOUTHEAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...

LONG STORY SHORT..NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED. WHAT CAN FAIRLY BE
DESCRIBED AS INCREDIBLE HEAT DOME CONTINUES TO HOLD IN PLACE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONUS THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. NEARLY
UNPRECEDENTED H85 TEMPS RANGE FROM 22C TO 26C THROUGH THE PERIOD
OFFERING NEXT TO NOTHING IN THE WAY OF COOLING. HEAT ADVISORY
CRITERIA (105F+) LOOKS FAIRLY CERTAIN ACROSS THE PIEDMONT ON
SUNDAY BUT ELECTED NOT TO PUT AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH OUT SINCE
ADVISORIES/WARNINGS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA TOMORROW.
MODELS ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH POSSIBLE MCS ACTIVITY IN THE
PREVAILING NORTHWEST FLOW. 12Z NAM12 BRINGS CLUSTER OF STORMS
SOUTHEAST ACRS THE CWA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE 12Z GFS SHOWS ONE
12 HOURS EARLIER BUT THESE TYPE SYSTEMS ARE NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT
FOR MODELS TO HANDLE AND JUST LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS
FOR NOW. OBVIOUSLY CLOUDS FROM ANY ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS COULD PLAY
HAVOC WITH HIGH TEMP FORECASTS. GENERALLY HAVE 100F+ TEMPS IN THE
PIEDMONT AND ROANOKE VALLEYS FOR HIGHS AND MID-90S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS COULD AGAIN BE
THREATENED. REFER TO PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (WBCPNSRNK)
ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR DETAILS. WENT A LITTLE LOWER FOR HIGHS
ON MONDAY AS HEIGHT/THICKNESSES DROP SLIGHTLY BUT IT WILL REMAIN
VERY HOT AND THAT WOULD BE DAY 4 OF THIS HEAT WAVE. PROLONGED HEAT
EVEN AT MARGINALLY LOWER VALUES CAN PRESENT A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...

EXTENDED PERIOD IS MORE (NOT OR LESS) A BROKEN RECORD AS THE HEAT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. PRIMARY FORECAST QUESTIONS REVOLVE AROUND THE
POSITION AND AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND THE CHANCES FOR
RETROGRESSION TOWARD THE HIGH PLAINS OPENING THE POSSIBILITY FOR
FALLING HEIGHTS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE U.S TO BACK
DOWN INTO THE FORECAST AREA. H5 HEIGHTS REMAIN VERY HIGH GENERALLY
588-592 DM BUT MY MID- TO LATE WEEK COULD SEE SOME COOLING DUE TO
LOWERING HEIGHTS. BESIDES THE ONGOING HEAT THE OTHER FORECAST
ELEMENT OF CONCERN IS WITH THE PERISTENT CHANCE FOR NORTHWEST FLOW
MESOSCALE SYSTEMS. A QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIKELY TO SET UP
SOMEWHERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE MID-WEEK PERIOD
DIVIDING THE EXTREME HEAT OVER THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE SOMEWHAT
COOLER AIR OVER THE NORTHEAST. UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES ARE LIKELY
TO TRACK CLOSE TO THIS BOUNDARY ALTHOUGH THE EXACT TIMING ON SUCH
SYSTEMS AT THIS TIME RANGE WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. MAINTAINED
EITHER SLIGHT OR CHANCE POPS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK TO ACCOUNT
FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 740 PM EDT FRIDAY...

MAIN CONCERN FOR THE 30/00Z TAF PERIOD WILL BE THE MASSIVE
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVING ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA THIS
EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE A DIRECT HIT ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS LINE
WILL ENTER THE LWB AND BLF AREA AROUND 30/00Z...AND THEN PASS
ALONG A BCB...ROA...LYH LINE AROUND 30/01Z TO 02Z TIMEFRAME...
BEFORE MOVING ON TO DAN IN THE 30/02Z TO 04Z TIME FRAME. HAVE
HEARD MULTIPLE REPORTS OF 60 AND 70 KT WIND GUSTS ALONG THIS
LINE...AND GIVEN THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY ACROSS OUR
AREA...DO NOT THINK WE WILL SEE THESE STRONG WINDS DIMINISH MUCH
BY THE TIME THEY PASS DAN. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...EXPECT
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE LINE...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN A HALF MILE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY LATE THIS EVENING...SKIES WILL GRADUALLY
CLEAR. MAY SEE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOP DUE TO WET SOILS...WHERE
VISIBILITIES CAN FALL TO HALF MILE OR LESS. HAVE ENTERED THIS IN
FOR LWB...AND NOT QUITE AS LOW FOR BCB.

THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE
WEEKEND...BUT SLOWLY WEAKEN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING FOR
MOISTURE TO INCREASE ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF BRIEF SUB-VFR IN
SCATTERED CONVECTION SATURDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS:

               FRIDAY   SATURDAY
BLACKSBURG     92/1966   92/1966
BLUEFIELD      86/1991   88/1969
DANVILLE      100/1986  103/1959
LYNCHBURG     104/1934  103/1936
ROANOKE       101/1934  104/1936

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     VAZ047-058-059.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR VAZ022>024-
     032>035-043>046.
NC...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     NCZ006.
     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR NCZ003>005-
     019-020.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PH
NEAR TERM...JH/NF
SHORT TERM...PC
LONG TERM...PC/WERT
AVIATION...NF
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-010030-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A FAST MOVING LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING
STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS MAY IMPACT THE AREA BETWEEN SUNSET AND
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING
COULD BE SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017>020-WVZ042>045-010030-
TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

A FAST MOVING LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING DAMAGING
WINDS MAY IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING
COULD BE SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ004-005-010030-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS
IN THE PIEDMONT EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES AT TIMES DURING
THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

VAZ022-023-010030-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

A FAST MOVING LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CONTAINING STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS MAY IMPACT THE AREA BETWEEN
SUNSET AND MIDNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO
AROUND 100 WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ006-010030-
CASWELL-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS
IN THE PIEDMONT EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 111 DEGREES AT TIMES DURING
THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

VAZ047-058-059-010030-
BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS
IN THE PIEDMONT EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 111 DEGREES AT TIMES DURING
THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ003-019-020-010030-
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO
AROUND 100 WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

VAZ024-032>035-043>046-010030-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
826 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO
AROUND 100 WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
701 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

WVZ042>045-292345-
MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-
701 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT FOR
MERCER...SUMMERS...GREENBRIER AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 659 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY INCLUDING
THE REST OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AFTER 730 PM.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE STRONGER ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THOSE ATTENDING ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS AND SHOULD PREPARE FOR IMMINENT DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3823 8036 3811 8036 3805 8027 3806 7999
      3758 8044 3733 8109 3740 8133 3758 8119
      3760 8108 3771 8097 3768 8088 3782 8094
      3787 8075 3795 8081 3806 8080 3805 8086
      3810 8088 3810 8088 3808 8071 3827 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 29DEG 7KT 3839 8099 3750 8099

JH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
825 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

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

0812 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RAINELLE                37.97N 80.78W
06/29/2012                   GREENBRIER         WV   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON HOUSES IN RAINELLE...LOCAL FIRE
            DEPARTMENT ON THE SCENE

&&

PW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
842 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

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

0816 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE RENICK             37.96N 80.33W
06/29/2012                   GREENBRIER         WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SPOTTERS HOUSE...AND MULTIPLE
            85-FOOT HIGH WHITE BIRCH TREES DOWN

&&

PW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
850 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

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

0835 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NNE LEWISBURG         37.86N 80.40W
06/29/2012  M58.00 MPH       GREENBRIER         WV   AWOS

            WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AIRPORT

&&

PW