HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 845 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 845 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...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.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
.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.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT PLEASE RELAY
REPORTS OF ICING OR STRONG WINDS TO 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
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FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Issue Date: 255 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT ICING LIKELY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY OVERNIGHT...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.
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BLAND-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX
255 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST FRIDAY.
* LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING IS EXPECTED... WITH THE
HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON OTHER EASTERN FACING SLOPES.
* ROAD TEMPERATURES MAY BE COLD ENOUGH TO BECOME ICY...ESPECIALLY
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$

HIGH WIND WARNING
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.
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TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP
417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 6PM THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY
AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY.
* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
* TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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.
$$

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 337 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL
RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS.
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TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP
337 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING: FROM 6PM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY
* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60
MPH.
* IMPACTS: TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES
AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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