Expires:201209180100;Remove:201209180100;595278 FPUS71 KAKQ 172335 NOWAKQ SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 735 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 ANZ636-637-VAZ065-066-079>082-084-087>091-094-180100- YORK RIVER-JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-GLOUCESTER-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 735 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE TRI CITIES AREA...AND INTO THE MIDDLE PENINSULA...THROUGH 9 PM. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...AND HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA...AND REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THIS EVENING...AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGEABLE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. $$ WRS