HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY BECOME FAIRLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...HOWEVER MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THROUGH 500 AM.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
946 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES
OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT ON COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER TOTALS
WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO
AND FIVE BELOW AROUND DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...
COLUMBUS
229 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE SEVERAL
POINTS EITHER SIDE OF 30 PERCENT ON FRIDAY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE
FIRE DANGER ON FRIDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...RUTHERFORD
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
A SLOW MOVING AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH 500 AM...SO NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERPASSES AND ELEVATED
SURFACES COULD SEE SLIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY BECOME FAIRLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...HOWEVER MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THROUGH 500 AM.
HIDE

HIDE
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...
COLUMBUS
229 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE SEVERAL
POINTS EITHER SIDE OF 30 PERCENT ON FRIDAY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE
FIRE DANGER ON FRIDAY.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
946 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES
OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT ON COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER TOTALS
WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO
AND FIVE BELOW AROUND DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY BECOME FAIRLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...HOWEVER MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THROUGH 500 AM.
HIDE

HIDE
DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...
APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
309 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER FRIDAY...

THE COMBINATION OF LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL CREATE AN INCREASED THREAT OF WILD FIRES ON FRIDAY. BY
AFTERNOON THE HUMIDITY WILL BE DOWN TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT AND WINDS
WILL BE GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH.

USE CAUTION AROUND ANY OUTDOOR FIRES.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
946 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES
OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT ON COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER TOTALS
WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO
AND FIVE BELOW AROUND DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY BECOME FAIRLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...HOWEVER MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THROUGH 500 AM.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
946 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES
OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT ON COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER TOTALS
WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO
AND FIVE BELOW AROUND DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY BECOME FAIRLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...HOWEVER MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THROUGH 500 AM.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
946 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES
OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT ON COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER TOTALS
WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO
AND FIVE BELOW AROUND DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
217 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW BANDS MAY BECOME FAIRLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...HOWEVER MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
LESS THAN 1/2 INCH THROUGH 500 AM.
HIDE