HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 453 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 445 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...
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.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   ICE STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   ICE STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ012-015-WVZ043-045-241730-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.091224T2300Z-091225T2100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WYTHE-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY.
* STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH ACROSS
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$

ICE STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 404 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY LATER TONIGHT...REACHING THE UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM...A COMPLEX FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST INTO THE AREA BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL PRODUCE INCREASING RAINFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE
LATER TONIGHT AND ELSEWHERE ON FRIDAY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MUCH OF THE TIME ALONG AND
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ012-015-016-241715-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0007.091224T2300Z-091225T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.IS.W.0003.091225T0200Z-091225T1700Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WILKESBORO...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY
404 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING...AND THEN
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICING CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE
BLUE RIDGE BY NOON FRIDAY. AREAS ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY MAY SEE LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS WITH BETWEEN A
THIRD TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICING.
* THIS AMOUNT OF ICING MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* ROAD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING MAY BE COLD ENOUGH TO BECOME ICY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 349 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HEAVY ICING POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT...AND A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MUCH OF THE
TIME ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ012-015-016-240500-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0007.091224T2300Z-091225T1700Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WILKESBORO...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY
349 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY
EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICING MAY BE WIDESPREAD BY
NOON THURSDAY. AREAS ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE
PARKWAY MAY SEE UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICING.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS AMOUNT OF ICING MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
POWER LINES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ROAD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING MAY BE COLD ENOUGH TO BECOME ICY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$