HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 505 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA.
.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.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.
.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.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES
WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST
FACING SLOPES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
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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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