MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0367
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0719 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...E CENTRAL AND SERN INDIANA/NRN KY/MUCH OF OH
   
   CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 
   
   VALID 071319Z - 071715Z
   
   SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1"/HR ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
   PORTIONS OF THE MID AND UPPER OH VALLEY REGION THROUGH MIDDAY.
   
   LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM A
   SURFACE LOW ACROSS E CENTRAL AL NNEWD ALONG THE APPALACHIANS.  THIS
   LOW -- ASSOCIATED WITH AN INITIAL SHORT-WAVE TROUGH NOW CROSSING THE
   CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION -- IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEWD ALONG THE
   BOUNDARY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
   ZONE OF STRONG LOW-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST N AND
   NE OF THE LOW...WHICH IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING AN EXPANDING AREA OF
   PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ERN HALF OF TN AND INTO CENTRAL AND ERN KY.
    WHILE MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS KY HAS BEEN IN THE FORM OF
   RAIN...ABOVE-GROUND PROFILES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING WITH HEIGHT ALONG
   AND N OF THE OH VALLEY-- PER MORNING ILN RAOB.  RUC POINT FORECAST
   SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT LITTLE WARMING WILL OCCUR...WHICH SUPPORTS
   DETERMINISTIC AND SREF GUIDANCE SUGGESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
   WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS OH AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF E CENTRAL AND
   SERN INDIANA.  AS THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION EXPANDS NWD WITH
   TIME...BANDS OF SNOWFALL EXCEEDING RATES OF 1" PER HOUR ARE
   ANTICIPATED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
   
   ..GOSS.. 03/07/2008
   
   
   ...NOTICE...
   SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A
   SCHEDULED BASIS FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28...FOUR
   TIMES A DAY...AROUND 00 UTC...06 UTC...12 UTC...AND 18 UTC
   FOR SIGNIFICANT SHORT RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS.
   
   ATTN...WFO...PBZ...RLX...CLE...JKL...ILN...LMK...IWX...IND...
   
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