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MIDDAY WEATHER STORY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE 
OHIO VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1040 AM EDT THU SEP 8 2005

THE WEATHER THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME. SUNNY SKIES 
AROUND THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH LATE MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE 
60S TO AROUND 70. THE COOLER SPOTS AS USUAL ARE IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS
AND GREENBRIER VALLEY.

ON THE SURFACE WEATHER MAP TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CONTINUES TO 
LINGER OFF THE EAST CENTRAL COAST OF FLORIDA. A STATIONARY FRONT IN EASTERN
MONTANA EXTENDS SOUTHEAST TO EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE FRONT THEN 
GOES NORTHEAST TO A LOW OVER NORTHERN INDIANA. THE FRONT THEN 
CONTINUES EAST ALONG NORTHERN OHIO AND WESTERN NEW YORK STATE AND INTO
CANADA. LOW PRESSURE ALSO COVERED CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. THE REST OF 
THE NATION WAS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE.

A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY AS A WEAK 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. MOISTURE IS 
LACKING...SO LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. 

A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION 
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...PROVIDING A CHANCE OF A SHOWER 
MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WITH DRY WEATHER AND NEAR SEASONABLE 
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

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