HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 330 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 330 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 254 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO CONTINUE TODAY...
.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER EASTERN CANADA...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OUT
OF THE MIDWEST...WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO TODAY.
NCZ001-018-VAZ015-101600-
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ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
253 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
* VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST TODAY.
* WEST WINDS 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65
  MPH.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...ACROSS
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE DOWNSTREAM SLOPES OF THE
  RIDGES WHERE CHANNELING MAY OCCUR.
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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
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