HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 506 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 700 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ISOLATED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY IN THE
MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL
INCH OF SNOW MAY FALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER
OR IN ANY OF THE MORE PERSISTENT BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS...HOWEVER...MOST
LOCATIONS WILL ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING.
THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE YOUNG WINTER SEASON WILL BE IN PLACE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FAIL TO CLIMB ABOVE
25 DEGREES IN MANY LOCATIONS...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY SEND WIND CHILL READINGS TO
BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE WIND CHILL
READINGS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS OF 2500
FEET AND ABOVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE COLDEST AIR MASS OF THE YOUNG WINTER SEASON WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
TO END THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL LIKELY FAIL TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK
IN MANY LOCATIONS...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS EACH NIGHT.
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AND THEN
AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE JACKSON
WEATHER OFFICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 425 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 1200 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...LOW WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 AND 20 COMBINED WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH IS LEADING TO WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10
ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET. WIND CHILLS
WILL REMAIN IN THIS RANGE IN LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING...UNTIL TEMPERATURES NEAR OR CLIMB ABOVE 20 DEGREES.
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...OF 2500 FEET AND ABOVE...TEMPERATURES
RANGE BETWEEN 7 AND 12 ABOVE WITH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. THIS
IS LEADING TO WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS
AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN IN THIS RANGE UNTIL
AROUND NOON WHEN TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB INTO THE UPPER TEENS.
THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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