HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 216 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS
MORNING...WITH SOME LOCALLY DENSE FOG. TRAVELERS SHOULD DRIVE
WITH CAUTION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE
WEEKEND. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 20 CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY... WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 30S. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS COLD AIR WILL EXTEND WELL
INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BE AN EXTENDED COLD PERIOD WITH LOWS NEXT
WEEK BETWEEN 15 AND 20. EVERYONE SHOULD PROPERLY PROTECT EXPOSED
WATER PIPES AND CHECK HEATING UNITS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 106 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS THE PIEDMONT EARLY THIS MORNING...
LATE NIGHT MOTORISTS WILL ENCOUNTER PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE VISIBILITY WILL VARY
GREATLY IN A RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCE...GOING FROM A COUPLE MILES
TO LESS THAN A HUNDRED FEET. DUE TO THE SPORADIC NATURE OF THE DENSE
FOG...MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE PATCHY DENSE
FOG. WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE FOGGY AREAS...SLOW DOWN AND
LEAVING PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE
AHEAD OF YOU.
IF THE DENSE FOG BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SECTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT.
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