HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 457 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 745 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM
THIS SYSTEM. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL POSE A THREAT TO DRIVERS OF
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ARE CAPABLE OF TOPPLING WEAK OR SHALLOW
ROOTED TREES.
THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN TO
THE REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH THE RUN OFF FROM MELTING SNOW TO
RESULT IN A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT.
ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS 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 THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY. IN ADDITION...THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OR INCIDENTS OF FLOODING FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.
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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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...
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.
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