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Mesoscale Discussion 236
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0236
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1037 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF NERN WV...MD PANHANDLE...AND SW PA
   
   CONCERNING...FREEZING RAIN 
   
   VALID 261637Z - 262130Z
   
   SUMMARY...MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE MCD AREA AND
   CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RATES NEAR 0.02-0.03 INCHES
   PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED.
   
   DISCUSSION...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS
   THE MCD AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY NEAR
   OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...DEWPOINTS IN THE 20S WILL ALLOW FOR FALLING
   TEMPERATURES AS WET BULB PROCESSES OCCUR NEAR THE SFC.
   ALOFT...REGIONAL 12Z RAOBS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A WARM
   NOSE BETWEEN OF 3-4 DEG C BETWEEN 850-700 MB. THIS WILL RESULT IN
   LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH RATES
   APPROACHING 0.02-0.03 INCHES PER HOUR /LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES/.
   
   ..LEITMAN.. 02/26/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CTP...LWX...PBZ...RLX...
   
   LAT...LON   38177937 38297980 38497995 39077977 39927955 40327930
               40467903 40467877 40257847 39697847 38977857 38557869
               38307896 38177937 
   
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