WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1133 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE
FOOTHILLS...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS
TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY
STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS.
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-
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CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-
BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER...
JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
1130 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /1030 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS.
* IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY
THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.
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DMG
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