HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 344 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 345 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT ARE FORECAST TO FALL
WELL BELOW FREEZING. BLACK ICE MAY DEVELOP ON UNTREATED
ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NONE.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 248 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 800 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE
SOUTHEAST COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE FROM THE WEST TOWARD
DAYBREAK. MOISTURE ACCOMPANYING THESE SYSTEMS WILL INTERACT WITH
COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TO PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.
NCZ033-048>050-052-050500-
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE
248 PM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND
SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY BE ALL SNOW...ALTHOUGH A LITTLE RAIN OR SLEET MAY MIX IN AT
THE ONSET. THE SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
HOURS SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY REACH 3 TO
5 INCHES BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATE SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 344 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY...
.A FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...TO
OFFSHORE OF THE OUTER BANKS BY SATURDAY EVENING. COLD HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AS MOISTURE IS
TRANSPORTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT
AS ALL SNOW ABOVE 3500 FT...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING SATURDAY
MORNING...TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE WIDESPREAD FROM THE
EASTERN SMOKIES AND BALSAMS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
NCZ033-048>050-052-053-041000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0007.091205T0500Z-091206T0500Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE
344 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...STARTING AS ALL
SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND RAIN OR RAIN SNOW MIX IN THE VALLEYS.
AS PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY...SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. THE SNOW SHOULD RAPIDLY
TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND END BY LATE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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