HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 603 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 615 PM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
601 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501>510-122315-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
601 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST. COLD
AIR INITIALLY OVER THE AREA WILL CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL
AS A WINTRY MIX AS IT BEGINS...MAINLY OVER NORTH CAROLINA. AS
WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD SLOWLY CHANGE
TO RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...COLD AIR TRAPPED NEAR THE
SURFACE...WILL CAUSE FREEZING RAIN TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE AREAS OF BUNCOMBE...
HENDERSON...RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BY SUNDAY MORNING. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF
SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT AMOUNT AND
LOCATION OF ANY ICY ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NONE.
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