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Last Updated:  615 PM Monday, November 23 2009



.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND WILL MOVE 
SLOWLY OFFSHORE THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 
ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST. LOW CLOUDS 
CONTINUE TO SOCK IN ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE. EXPECT 
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY PATCHY DRIZZLE 
SHOULD END BY 12Z TUESDAY. OTHERWISE ONLY MINOR IMPROVEMENT TO 
CIGS/VSBYS AFTER 12Z...BECOMING MVFR DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME VFR 
VSBYS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL.   

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS WILL 
CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VFR 
CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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