HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 520 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST 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.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 416 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG HIGHER RIDGES...
.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND EVEN STRENGTHEN TODAY
AND TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST COAST. THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH
MUCH OF TONIGHT.
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ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
416 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. SOME WEAKENING MAY
BRIEFLY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH
THE WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST WEST FACING RIDGES THROUGH THIS MORNING
...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS AND
LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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.
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