NWS WAKEFIELD SPECIAL WX STATEMENT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
417 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2004


NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-065>068-070-071-079>082-087>098-231000-
AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CHARLES CITY VA-
CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC-DINWIDDIE VA-
EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-GATES NC-GREENSVILLE VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-
ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-
NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-PRINCE EDWARD VA-
PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-
VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-YORK VA-
417 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2004


...A COMPLEX STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDWEEK...

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT...AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO OUR REGION. LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT OFF CAPE HATTERAS TUESDAY EVENING
AND HEAD OUT TO SEA TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE FRONT TUESDAY...ENDING TUESDAY EVENING...AS THE DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE HEADS OUT TO SEA.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WEDNESDAY...TRACKING OFF THE CAROLINAS
LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM MAY BRING MIXED
PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. A
PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY OVER INTERIOR SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

A LONG PERIOD OF NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION...TO THE COAST OF VIRGINIA AND
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK COUNTY.

THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM HAS NOT BEGUN TO DEVELOP YET...AND AREAS OF
POTENTIAL SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADJUSTED AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES. THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE STORM TRACK
AND STRENGTH. A SLIGHT NORTHWARD STORM TRACK ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY COULD EXTEND PRECIPITATION CHANCES NORTH TO THE
FARMVILLE...RICHMOND AND WILLIAMSBURG AREAS. ALL INTERESTS ARE
ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS COMPLEX WEATHER
SITUATION.

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I saw that and I was a little surprised. This system looks to stay well south of us. I guess they see something I don't.