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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
458 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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458 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE
LOWER OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE LOW PRESSURE
WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NC WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE INTO
THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. EQUALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AS
MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BEFORE THE WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN AND NORTHERN PIEDMONT...WHERE THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THOSE AREAS ARE ALSO ONES
MOST HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE WINTER STORM LATE LAST WEEK...WHERE
WEAKENED TREES AND TREE BRANCHES ARE LIKELY MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FALLING FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE RECENT ICE.

IN ADDITION...A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AS IT MARCHES EASTWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL NC BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. WIND GUSTS MAY BE LOCALLY
ENHANCED IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE SHOWERS
AND STORMS.

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MWS