HIDEGUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE
PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...
ROCK HILL
1031 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
HIDE HIDECHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
833 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010
.NOW...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS MORNING. THE
SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WHERE
SOME ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND THE
VALLEYS...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LITTLE IN
THE WAY OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM THE SMOKY NATIONAL PARK
NORTH TOWARD WATERVILLE TO WHITE ROCK.
HIDE HIDECHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
602 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EDT TODAY.
NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. COVERAGE OF THE
SHOWERS MAY INCREASE BETWEEN SUNRISE AND MID MORNING WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE. HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW LEVELS
WILL BEGIN TO LIFT AFTER SUNRISE AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY
AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO
6 INCHES ALONG SOME THE HIGHER RIDGES IN THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING MAY RESULT IN
PATCHES OF BLACK ICE THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE HIDECHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
833 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010
.NOW...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THIS MORNING. THE
SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WHERE
SOME ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND THE
VALLEYS...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LITTLE IN
THE WAY OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM THE SMOKY NATIONAL PARK
NORTH TOWARD WATERVILLE TO WHITE ROCK.
HIDE HIDECHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
602 AM EDT MON MAR 15 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EDT TODAY.
NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. COVERAGE OF THE
SHOWERS MAY INCREASE BETWEEN SUNRISE AND MID MORNING WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE. HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW LEVELS
WILL BEGIN TO LIFT AFTER SUNRISE AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY
AREA BY LATE THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO
6 INCHES ALONG SOME THE HIGHER RIDGES IN THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING MAY RESULT IN
PATCHES OF BLACK ICE THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE 
