WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 541 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE
3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
SATURDAY.
COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL
LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES TOWARD MORNING...WHICH WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATER
TONIGHT AS THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE. AROUND AN INCH OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM HOT SPRINGS NORTH TO NEWLAND AND BANNER ELK.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE LINE MAY SEE
UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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.
$$
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 541 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE
3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
SATURDAY.
COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL
LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES TOWARD MORNING...WHICH WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATER
TONIGHT AS THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE. AROUND AN INCH OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM HOT SPRINGS NORTH TO NEWLAND AND BANNER ELK.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE LINE MAY SEE
UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
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