HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 325 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS MORNING...
.A STRONG AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL SEND A BELT OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH THIS MORNING.
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MADISON-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
324 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR
THE GREAT SMOKY...SNOW BIRD...AND BALSAM MOUNTAINS. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...REACHING
30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE GREAT SMOKY AND BALSAM
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND
60 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN
A FEW TREES AND LIMBS...PRODUCING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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