HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 304 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AROUND THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS THE
NARROW CORRIDOR ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...ABINGDON
304 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WERE REPORTED AT
BOTH COVE AND ENGLISH MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. AT 300
PM...CAMP CREEK WIND TOWER...WHICH IS LOCATED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS
OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY...REPORTED A PEAK GUSTS OF 65 MPH.
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE HAVE
REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FOOTHILLS
TODAY.
THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SUSTAIN WINDS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 350 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009

/249 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...BRINGING A STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND
FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WHICH WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS INTO A
NARROW CORRIDOR ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE TRI
CITIES REGION AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH COULD OCCUR AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...AND
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP. A VERY LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE.
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM AS THE WEEKEND DRAWS CLOSER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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