HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 645 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

/541 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC
COASTLINE...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE
STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE
WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS.
AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE
FOOTHILLS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR WIND REPORTS.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE AREA...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY...AND TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN
WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR
IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS.
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HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-
LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...
LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE
138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
* STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE MORNING.
* EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.
* TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS.
DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40
TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.
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