HIDE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...
APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
RIDGES. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR STRONGER COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND 50 MPH EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
...ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

NCZ001-018-WVZ042-043-045-091945-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH
SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER WEST FACING
SLOPES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO
PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO OR COLDER MAY OCCUR
LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.


HIDE

HIDE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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WVZ042>045-091700-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
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ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...
APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
RIDGES. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR STRONGER COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND 50 MPH EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
...ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

NCZ001-018-WVZ042-043-045-091945-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH
SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER WEST FACING
SLOPES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO
PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO OR COLDER MAY OCCUR
LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.


HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ033-049-050-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE
OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED 10 INCH
TOTALS AT THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE
BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE AS
WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN STRONG
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY PEAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ035>037-056>058-062>065-068>072-082-502-
504-506>510-SCZ001>010-092000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0001.100210T1100Z-100211T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON
421 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...RANGING
FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP BY MID DAY AND
REMAIN INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. PEAK GUSTS ARE
FORECAST TO EXCEED 60 MPH.

RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAS
KEPT SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION NEARLY SATURATED. IN
ADDITION...MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE TONIGHT...FURTHER LOOSENING THE
SOIL. THE COMBINATION OF UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506>510-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100210T0500Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...POSSIBLY MIXING
WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE
TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT LOCATIONS
CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH LATE DAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY
BRIEFLY TURN BACK OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM LESS
THAN ONE HALF INCH IN PIEDMONT LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE
40 TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN WESTERN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 40. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO DEVELOP
TODAY THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ048-051>053-059-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY...LIKELY MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. SOME
RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN ACROSS THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A
SHARP COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY BY ELEVATION. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BY
TONIGHT...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY
ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS OF THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS. A LIGHT
GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCH TOTALS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE
POSSIBLE AS WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...
APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
RIDGES. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR STRONGER COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND 50 MPH EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
...ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

NCZ002-VAZ009-015-091945-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY.

* PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE MIXING IN
WITH SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING WITH
SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ON WEST FACING SLOPES INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATER TONIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506>510-091700-
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ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...POSSIBLY MIXING
WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE
TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT LOCATIONS
CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH LATE DAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY
BRIEFLY TURN BACK OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM LESS
THAN ONE HALF INCH IN PIEDMONT LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE
40 TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN WESTERN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 40. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO DEVELOP
TODAY THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN STRONG
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY PEAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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504-506>510-SCZ001>010-092000-
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RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON
421 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...RANGING
FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP BY MID DAY AND
REMAIN INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. PEAK GUSTS ARE
FORECAST TO EXCEED 60 MPH.

RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAS
KEPT SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION NEARLY SATURATED. IN
ADDITION...MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE TONIGHT...FURTHER LOOSENING THE
SOIL. THE COMBINATION OF UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ033-049-050-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE
OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED 10 INCH
TOTALS AT THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE
BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE AS
WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-091700-
/O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0001.100210T0500Z-100211T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...
APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
RIDGES. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR STRONGER COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND 50 MPH EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
...ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>034-043>047-058-059-091945-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100210T1000Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET BY
MIDDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 58 IN VIRGINIA.
SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.

* 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.


HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ048-051>053-059-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY...LIKELY MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. SOME
RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN ACROSS THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A
SHARP COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY BY ELEVATION. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BY
TONIGHT...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY
ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS OF THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS. A LIGHT
GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCH TOTALS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE
POSSIBLE AS WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ033-049-050-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE
OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED 10 INCH
TOTALS AT THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE
BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE POSSIBLE AS
WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN STRONG
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY PEAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ035>037-056>058-062>065-068>072-082-502-
504-506>510-SCZ001>010-092000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0001.100210T1100Z-100211T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON
421 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...RANGING
FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP BY MID DAY AND
REMAIN INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. PEAK GUSTS ARE
FORECAST TO EXCEED 60 MPH.

RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAS
KEPT SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION NEARLY SATURATED. IN
ADDITION...MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE TONIGHT...FURTHER LOOSENING THE
SOIL. THE COMBINATION OF UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506>510-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100210T0500Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...POSSIBLY MIXING
WITH FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE
TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT LOCATIONS
CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH LATE DAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY
BRIEFLY TURN BACK OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM LESS
THAN ONE HALF INCH IN PIEDMONT LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE
40 TO BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN WESTERN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 40. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO DEVELOP
TODAY THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TODAY...

.A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY...SPREADING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. COOL AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A
WINTRY MIX ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS
SOME ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...USHERING IN MUCH
COLDER CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS.

NCZ048-051>053-059-091700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
419 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY...LIKELY MIXING WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. SOME
RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN ACROSS THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK ENTIRELY TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS A
SHARP COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY BY ELEVATION. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BY
TONIGHT...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE MORE LIKELY
ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS OF THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS. A LIGHT
GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 7 INCH TOTALS ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO MINUS 5 WILL BE QUITE
POSSIBLE AS WELL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

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.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.


HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
559 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS...WHILE MORE OF A SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET MIX WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS MIDDAY.
HIDE