SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1113 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD AIR TO AFFECT THE REGION
BEGINNING TONIGHT... LIKELY LASTING FOR A WEEK OR MORE...
A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SURGE INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
TONIGHT... WITH INTENSE COLD EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOWS BY
SATURDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL DIP TO AS LOW AS 10 DEGREES SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHS SATURDAY
SHOULD REMAIN AT OR BELOW 32. LOWS SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 DEGREES.
THE EXPECTED DURATION AND INTENSITY OF THIS COLD EVENT WILL BE A
VERY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. THIS INTENSE COLD EVENT WILL BE NEARLY
CONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED BY A COUPLE OF VERY STRONG ARCTIC HIGHS.
THESE HIGHS WILL PUSH FROM NORTH CENTRAL CANADA SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT WEEK. THIS
COLD EVENT WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE NEXT 7... TO POSSIBLY 14
DAYS... IN WHICH LOWS WILL FREQUENTLY FALL INTO THE TEENS. THIS WILL
ENSURE MANY HOURS OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES. A COMPARABLE COLD
SPELL BASED ON SOME OF THE HISTORICAL COLD EPISODES FROM THE PAST
INCLUDES THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY 1977.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE NOW TO ENSURE THAT HEATING SYSTEMS
ARE IN STRONG WORKING ORDER... ANY EXPOSED PIPES ARE PROPERLY
INSULATED OR COVERED... AND CRAWL SPACE VENTS ARE CLOSED. CHECK ON
THE ELDERLY TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ADEQUATE AND SAFE HEATING. IN
ADDITION... REMEMBER THE SAFETY RULES FOR SAFE HOME HEATING. ENSURE
YOUR PETS HAVE A WARM PLACE TO STAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1100 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 245 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
VERY COLD AIR ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. LOWS WILL DIP TO AROUND 15 IN THE TRIAD
REGION... RANGING TO THE LOWER 20S AROUND FAYETTEVILLE AND GOLDSBORO.
WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
VERY COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEEKEND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S AND 30S. LOWS
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 RANGE OVER THE PIEDMONT...
RANGING TO 15 TO 20 FROM FAYETTEVILLE TO GOLDSBORO.
A STIFF NORTHWEST BREEZE AT 10 TO 20 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 10 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE AT
TIMES.
THESE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY MODIFY SLIGHTLY EARLY NEXT WEEK...
BEFORE PLUMMETING AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK.
WITH AN EXTENDED COLD PERIOD EXPECTED...TAKE SOME TIME TO PREPARE
FOR THE COLD. PROPERLY PROTECT EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND CHECK
HEATING UNITS. CONSIDER CLOSING CRAWL SPACE VENTS. REMEMBER SAFETY
RULES FOR SAFE HOME HEATING.
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