Expires:200905022030;Remove:200905022030;517696
FPUS71 KAKQ 021924
NOWAKQ
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
324 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

ANZ630-631-VAZ062>064-069>073-078-080>086-090-099-100-022030-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-LANCASTER-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
WILLIAMSBURG...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
324 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE DEVELOPING FROM WEST
OF THE RICHMOND METRO AREA EASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE PENINSULA...
AND THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE SMALL
HAIL AS WELL. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER INCH OF RAIN...AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE PROLONGED SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RECEIVE AS MUCH AS AN INCH OF RAIN.
MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND
ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
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