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AWUS82 KRAH 140847
RWSRAH

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
448 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2004

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A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT RAIN TO MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA 
YESTERDAY WAS LOCATED IN THE DELMARVA AREA AND WAS CONTINUING TO 
MOVE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. TRAILING THE SYSTEM WAS A COLD FRONT 
THAT WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS 
FRONT...SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 63 TO 68 
RANGE. BEHIND THE FRONT...SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES 
IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 50S. 

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER 
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AFTER SOME 
MORNING CLOUDS IN THE PIEDMONT AND COASTAL PLAIN THIS 
MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST SPOTS TODAY 
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 70S CENTRAL AND 
EAST...WITH 60S IN THE WEST. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING NORTH CAROLINA FROM 
THE WEST BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CROSSING THE STATE 
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT 
ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN SPREAD 
EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AROUND DAYBREAK. COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE 
MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND 
AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. IT WILL ALSO BE QUITE BREEZY WITH A SOUTH WIND 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT BLOWING AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. WINDS WILL BE 
STRONGER AT THE COAST WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY 
MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 45 AND 50 IN THE 
MOUNTAINS...AND MAINLY BETWEEN 55 AND 60 FROM THE PIEDMONT TO THE 
COAST. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE ON FRIDAY 
BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGHS IN THE MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY WILL ONLY BE IN 
THE 50S...WITH LOWER AND MIDDLE 60S IN THE PIEDMONT. COASTAL AREAS 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOULD WARM TO NEAR 70 ON FRIDAY.  

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DGS