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MIDDAY WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND 
MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1025 AM EST MON DEC 19 2005

CLOUDS MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY 
OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NORTH SEEING A FEW SNOW 
SHOWERS. BY MID MORNING THE CLOUDS WERE ERODING FROM THE NORTHWEST. 
TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE 20S UNDER THE CLOUD COVER.  UNDER THE 
CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY IN THE TEENS.

ON THE MIDDAY WEATHER MAP...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SLIDE INTO THE 
REGION TODAY. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE 
FRONT EDGE OF THIS COLDER AIR. THE AIR MASS IS SO DRY HOWEVER...THAT 
SKIES WILL CLEAR QUICKLY IN MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH EVEN THE 
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS CLEARING THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR 
TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS FOR TONIGHT. 

THE COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY AS SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCE PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE 
REGION.  WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY...THE VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL MEAN NO PRECIPITATION IS 
EXPECTED...EXCEPT FOR SOME SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES IN THE NORTHERN 
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE ON THURSDAY AS SURFACE HIGH 
PRESSURE SYSTEM HEADS EAST OF THE AREA AND THE FLOW TURNS 
SOUTHERLY.  THIS SHOULD ALLOW READINGS TO CLIMB BACK TO NORMAL LATE 
DECEMBER LEVELS WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 40S AND LOWS IN THE 20S.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION LOOKS LIKE IT WILL 
ARRIVE JUST IN TIME TO AFFECT SANTAS TRIP ON CHRISTMAS EVE.  AT 
THIS POINT...WHAT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION HE WILL BE FLYING THROUGH IS 
STILL UP FOR DEBATE.  BUT THE BEST GUESS RIGHT NOW SAYS IT WILL BE 
RAIN NOT SNOW.

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