HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1042 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1045 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY OBSERVATIONS OF HIGH WINDS AND/OR
WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 231 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
.A BELT OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A POTENT STORM SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TODAY AND OVERSPREAD MOUNTAINS
THROUGH TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER ACROSS THE
HIGH ELEVATIONS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME OF THE STRONG WIND
GUSTS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
231 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.
WIND GUSTS COULD INCREASE TO AS MUCH 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT.
AFTER SUNRISE...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE
VALLEYS AS WELL. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS ALL THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH SEVERAL WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR GREATER AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS
EXPECTED TO TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BECAUSE OF THE
WET SOIL FROM RECENT RAINFALL EVENTS.
THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND FOR ROADS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.
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 OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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