WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 435 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL RANGE
FROM 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW RIDGE TOP
LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH THROUGH THE REST
OF THIS MORNING. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
...AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 444 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF
BY NOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA...BUT GENERALLY 1-3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER...IN AREAS FROM HOT SPRINGS
AND MARSHALL NORTH TO NEWLAND AND BANNER ELK. AMOUNTS WILL
DIMINISH EAST TOWARD THE BLUE RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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