HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 403 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009
Expiration: 415 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FRIDAY
NIGHT...AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY.
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
LATE SATURDAY ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. THE
ARRIVAL OF THE COLD AIR MAY ALLOW THE RAIN TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW FOR A SHORT TIME LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY END FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
AT THIS TIME...THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXTENT OF
COLD AIR AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT AND INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION.
THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO AT THIS POINT WOULD RESULT IN LITTLE IF
ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NC ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST
AND WEATHER UPDATES FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS
THE REGION.
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