SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1215 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINDY...WET AND COLDER WEATHER ON THE WAY...
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDWEST DURING THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS WILL BRING AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER TO EAST
KENTUCKY. INITIALLY WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND
BECOME GUSTY LATER TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME... A POTENT COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA WITH BETWEEN A QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH
OF RAIN FALLING FROM TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. WHILE MUCH OF
THE SNOW HAS BEEN MELTING OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS... THE REMAINING
SNOW PACK WILL LIKELY WASH AWAY WITH THE RAIN. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
NEW RAINFALL THIS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A SMALL RISK FOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING. THE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST ACCOMPANYING THE COLD FRONT
TONIGHT... AND IN PARTICULAR... OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN NEAR THE
VIRGINA BORDER WHERE GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THESE
SPEEDS CAN POSE A THREAT TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WEAK OR
SHALLOWLY ROOTED TREES. THIS COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL...OR RENEWED...
POWER OUTAGES. ELSEWHERE... THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY
FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INTO CHRISTMAS DAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE. FINALLY... THE PASSAGE OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM/S COLD FRONT
ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL SEND COLDER AIR INTO EAST KENTUCKY WITH
PERIODIC LIGHT SNOWS A POSSIBILITY INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
$$
GREIF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 517 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ISOLATED LOCATIONS
ABOVE 3000 FEET COULD SEE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. WINDS OF THIS SPEED
WILL POSE A THREAT TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ARE
CAPABLE OF TOPPLING WEAK OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES. THIS COULD LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA CHRISTMAS
DAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS OF THIS SPEED
WILL POSE A THREAT TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ARE
CAPABLE OF TOPPLING WEAK OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES. THIS COULD LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. ADDITIONALLY...UP TO A HALF AN INCH OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL COMBINE
WITH THE RUN OFF FROM MELTING SNOW TO RESULT IN A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
ALSO...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN ANY REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS...BLOWN
DOWN TREES...OR WIND DAMAGE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IN
ADDITION...THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL OR INCIDENTS OF FLOODING FROM TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS
MORNING.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 435 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...
.A LARGE AND DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM TO OUR WEST WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO EAST KENTUCKY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE A GOOD BET ACCOMPANYING SHOWERS ON
THURSDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENT COLD FRONT CROSSING EAST
KENTUCKY. THE RIDGES ALONG THE BORDER WITH VIRGINIA WILL LIKELY SEE
THE HIGHEST WINDS...APPROACHING 50 MPH...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THESE
WINDS WILL POSE A THREAT TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL
AS BOATERS ON AREA LAKES. IN ADDITION...WEAK AND SHALLOW ROOTED TREES
COULD BE TOPPLED.
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WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE
435 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY.
* STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH CHRISTMAS
AFTERNOON WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE
VIRGINIA BORDER THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF A POTENT COLD
FRONT.
* GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT. 40 MPH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
* THESE WINDS WILL POSE A THREAT TO DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
AS WELL AS BOATERS ON AREA LAKES. IN ADDITION...WEAK AND SHALLOW
ROOTED TREES COULD BE TOPPLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$