HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 327 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 330 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS TONIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES.
.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.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Issue Date: 235 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS.
SURFACES TEMPERATURES COULD STILL BE AT...OR SLIGHTLY BELOW...THE
FREEZING MARK. AS A RESULT...RAIN MAY FREEZE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH THE LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS TO BREAK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY
NOON.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL COULD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED.
UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS COULD BE ICY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 420 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
FRIDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH
LOCATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET ELEVATION MUCH MORE VULNERABLE TO THE
HIGH WINDS. HOWEVER...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR
ANYWHERE WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN
PASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 319 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS POCAHONTAS AND
RANDOLPH COUNTIES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING
RAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST FACING SLOPES AND THE GREENBRIER
VALLEY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR GREATER CAN
BE EXPECTED.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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