MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0143
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1203 AM CST THU FEB 03 2005
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...WV...WRN VA...EXTREME WRN NC...EXTREME ERN TN
   
   CONCERNING...WINTER MIXED PRECIPITATION 
   
   VALID 030603Z - 031200Z
   
   WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE THREAT AREA OVER THE NEXT 6
   HOURS. MODERATE SNOWFALL WITH LOCALIZED RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH
   PER HOUR IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE PERIOD OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF
   THE AREA WITH FREEZING RAIN MORE LIKELY IN THE SOUTH.
   
   STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER WRN KY IN RUC
   ANALYSIS IS CONFIRMED IN WV IMAGERY.  DEEP ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH
   CVA AND CONTINUED 700MB WARM TEMPERATURE ADVECTION WILL TRAVERSE THE
   AREA FROM WEST TO EAST.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL
   BE BETWEEN 09Z AND 12Z AS DEEP ASCENT IS MAXIMIZED.
   
   MOISTURE WITH PW ABOVE ONE HALF INCH IS BEING TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD
   ON 35KT WINDS EVIDENT GSP VWP WITH NICE WARM TEMPERATURE ADVECTION
   VEERING PROFILE NEAR THE NOSE OF LLJ IN RLX VWP.  COLDER
   TEMPERATURES WITHIN HIGHER TERRAIN WILL MAINTAIN FREEZING RAIN
   THREAT IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA.
   
   ..SCHNEIDER.. 02/03/2005
   
   
   ...NOTICE...
   SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A 
   SCHEDULED BASIS...FOUR TIMES A DAY...BETWEEN 00-01 UTC...
   06-07 UTC...12-13 UTC...AND 18-19 UTC AS SIGNIFICANT SHORT
   RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS UNFOLD.  THIS SCHEDULE WILL BE
   USED FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28.
   
   ATTN...WFO...LWX...RNK...PBZ...RLX...GSP...MRX...
   
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