SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 231 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 330 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS WILL BE AFFECTING MARION AND
SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM CST...
AT 325 PM EST/225 PM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
WAS TRACKING A LINE OF SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES
WEST OF MCMINNVILLE TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.  THESE SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE
LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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DH

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 204 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AROUND THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS THE
NARROW CORRIDOR ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-102-VAZ001-002-006-030415-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091203T0600Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-
BLEDSOE-MARION-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER...
DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON
304 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009 /204 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009/
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
THURSDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
THURSDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING HIGH KNOB.
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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 250 AM CST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009

/249 AM CST WED DEC 2 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 WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...BRINGING A STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND
FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WHICH WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS INTO A
NARROW CORRIDOR ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE TRI
CITIES REGION AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH COULD OCCUR AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...AND
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP. A VERY LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE.
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM AS THE WEEKEND DRAWS CLOSER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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