HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 342 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 345 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

/240 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...TRIGGERING A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. A LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
CLEARING SKIES AND CALM WINDS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
FALL INTO THE 20S...AND WITH WET ROADS FROM THE DAYTIME
PRECIPITATION...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR BLACK ICE SUNDAY
MORNING.
PLEASE SEE MEMWSWMRX AND MEMSPSMRX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL OBSERVERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY.
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 335 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

/235 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009/
...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE TODAY WITH BLACK ICE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
TODAY. WITH A COLD AIR MASS LINGERING OVER THE REGION...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE MID 30S
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...WHICH SHOULD KEEP ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
LIGHT.
SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
AND CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
HOWEVER...THE GREATER CONCERN FOR THE VALLEY AREAS MAY BE THE
POSSIBILITY OF BLACK ICE DEVELOPING TONIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES FALL
BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET AND ANY LINGERING MOISTURE REFREEZES.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
DGS

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 300 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST ON
SATURDAY...WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY HELPS TO BRING SOME OF ITS MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION. WITH A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE...ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-050400-
/O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0003.091205T0900Z-091206T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0013.091205T0900Z-091206T0000Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
300 PM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 310 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
ON SATURDAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HELPING TO PULL
MOISTURE FROM IT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.
AS A RESULT...SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE EXACT PATH OF THE
COASTAL LOW WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT
AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-040415-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WS.A.0003.091205T0900Z-091206T0000Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
310 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
DMG