HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 450 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON
THURSDAY...USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD AIR TO CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN THANKSGIVING NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN THE
FORECAST OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT LOCATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER AND AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WOULD EXPERIENCE THE
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO ABOUT TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE NORTHWEST FLOW
SNOW PRONE AREAS...WHILE THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MIGHT SEE
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS
SINCE THESE PROJECTIONS CAN CHANGE CONSIDERABLY BETWEEN NOW AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY NIGHT PERIOD. SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE
ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NONE.
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