HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1045 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1045 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
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.
   ICE STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 1025 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ042-043-045-252100-
/O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL...
MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...
DUO...RAINELLE
1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.
* DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY. POWER OUTAGES AND
  BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE.
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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